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Joan Chen

Highest Rated: 100% Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)

Lowest Rated: 0% Golden Gate (1994)

Birthday: Apr 26, 1961

Birthplace: Shanghai, China

Striking Chinese-born leading lady who became a star in her native country at age 14 when she was whisked from an athletic rifle team to star in a film sponsored by Mao Tse-tung's wife. Chen subsequently proved very popular in several other Chinese films, acquiring the sobriquet of "the Chinese Elizabeth Taylor." One of her best-remembered films during this time was "Little Flower" (1978), in which she played a deaf-mute girl, cured by acupuncture, whose first words are "Long live Chairman Mao!." The winner of many awards in China, Chen made her US debut with a small role in Wayne Wang's "Dim Sum: a Little Bit of Heart" (1985). Given her star status at home, she was an appropriate choice for the lead role, opposite Bryan Brown, in the English-language film "Tai-Pan" (1986), the first significant collaboration between an American filmmaker and the Chinese government.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 85% Sheep Without a Shepherd
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100% 79% The Home Song Stories
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100% Hollywood Chinese
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96% 84% Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
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96% 91% Dìdi Watchlist 95% The Wedding Banquet Watchlist
90% 50% Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
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89% 72% 24 City
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88% 88% Saving Face Watchlist
86% 88% The Last Emperor
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Filmography

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The Wedding Banquet 95% 2025 May Chen Actor Dìdi 96% 91% 2024 Chungsing Wang Actor Under the Light 54% 2023 Actor Hachiko 95% 2023 Actor Hero 2022 Director, Screenwriter Ava 21% 29% 2020 Toni Actor Sheep Without a Shepherd 100% 85% 2019 La Wen Actor The House That Never Dies II 20% 2017 Doctor Actor Wonderlandd 2017 Susan Actor Lady of the Dynasty 31% 2015 Consort Wu Actor White Frog 70% 2012 Irene Young Actor Double Xposure 50% 2012 Dr. Hao Actor 1911 8% 30% 2011 Empress Dowager Longyu Actor Love in Disguise 52% 2010 Joan Actor Mao's Last Dancer 55% 76% 2009 Niang Actor 24 City 89% 72% 2008 Little Flower Actor The Leap Years 2008 Li-Ann - age 48 Actor American Masters 76% 2008 Actor Shi qi 2008 Actor All God's Children Can Dance 27% 2007 Evelyn Actor The Home Song Stories 100% 79% 2007 Actor Lust, Caution 73% 84% 2007 Mrs. Yi Actor Hollywood Chinese 100% 2007 Actor The Sun Also Rises 2007 Actor Americanese 67% 2006 Betty Actor
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