Acting

Joan Chen

Born 1961-04-26 · Shanghai, China

Joan Chong Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.

Credits

Newest first

The Evil Inside
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
2026
Remarkably Bright Creatures
as Janice Kim
2026
No Other Love
as Ms. Miao
2026
Montreal, My Beautiful
as Feng Xia
2026
Oh. What. Fun.
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
2025
Slow Conversation
2025
The Wedding Banquet
as May Chen
2025
The Truck
Executive Producer
2024
The Making of Dìdi
2024
Dìdi (弟弟)
as Chungsing Wang
2024
Dìdi (弟弟)
Executive Producer
2024
A Murder at the End of the World
as Lu Mei
2023
Under the Light
as He Xiuli
2023
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen
2023
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
as Cyborg #1
2022
Hero
Screenplay
2022
Hero
Director
2022
Breathe
2021
Breathe
Producer
2021
Ava
as Toni
2020
The Iron Hammer
Director
2020
The Way to World Culture
2020
Tigertail
as Yuan
2020
Sheep Without a Shepherd
as La Wen
2019
My Brilliant Masters
2019
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
The House That Never Dies II
as 医生
2017
The One
as 汤母·柯露思
2017
Wonderland
as Susan
2017
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Thirteen Talks
2016
Cairo Declaration
2015
Nature Is Speaking
as Sky / Tiankong
2015
Lady of the Dynasty
as Consort Wu
2015
You Are My Sunshine
2015
旗
2015
Marco Polo
as Empress Chabi
2014
For Love or Money
as Xu's mother
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Josie Packard
2014
Meng's Palace
2013
Serangoon Road
as Patricia Cheng
2013
White Frog
as Irene Young
2013
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
as Empress Wenxian of Sui
2012
Double Xposure
as Dr. Hao
2012
Let It Be
2012
Passion Island
as Joanna
2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
2012
Shanghai Strangers
Director
2012
Shanghai Strangers
Writer
2012
1911
as Longyu
2011
Color Me Love
2010
Love in Disguise
as Joan
2010
Journey to the West
as Guanyin
2010
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
as Herself
2010
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Niang
2009
人到中年
2009
All God's Children Can Dance
as Evelyn
2008
24 City
as Xiao Hua
2008
Fringe
as Reiko
2008
The Leap Years
as Li-Ann (age 48)
2008
Shi Qi
2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
as Self
2007
Lust, Caution
as Mrs. Yee
2007
The Sun Also Rises
as Dr. Lin
2007
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
2007
The Home Song Stories
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
2007
Americanese
as Betty Nguyen
2006
Sunflower
as Zhang Xiuqing
2005
Cyber Wars
as Madame Ong
2004
Saving Face
as Ma
2004
Jasmine Women
as Elder Mo
2004
Autumn in New York
Director
2000
What's Cooking?
as Trinh Nguyen
2000
Purple Storm
as Shirley Kwan
1999
In a Class of His Own
as Linda Ching
1999
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Director
1998
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Producer
1998
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Executive Producer
1998
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Screenplay
1998
Precious Find
as Camilla Jones
1996