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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% 83% 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
Watchlist 96% 92% Dìdi Watchlist
90% 50% Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
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89% 72% 24 City
Watchlist 88% 88% Saving Face Watchlist
86% 88% The Last Emperor
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73% 84% Lust, Caution
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Joan Chen

Joan Chen Joan Chen WEDLOCK, RUTGER HAUER, JOAN CHEN, 1991. © HBO WEDLOCK, (AKA DEADLOCK), FROM LEFT: RUTGER HAUER, JOAN CHEN, 1991, © HBO 1911, (aka XINHAI GEMING), Joan Chen, 2011. ©Well Go ON DEADLY GROUND, Joan Chen, Steven Seagal, 1994, (c)Warner Bros. TAI-PAN, from left, Joan Chen, Bryan Brown, 1986, ©De Laurentiis Entertainment Group WEDLOCK, (AKA DEADLOCK), FROM LEFT, RUTGER HAUER, JOAN CHEN, 1991, ©HBO THE SUN ALSO RISES, (AKA TAI YANG ZHAO CHANG SHENG QI), Joan Chen, 2007. ©Shaw Organisation BLOOD OF HEROES (aka SALUTE OF THE JUGGER), Joan Chen, 1988 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
96% 92% Dìdi Chungsing Wang (Character) $4.8M 2024
No Score Yet 58% Under the Light Unknown (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 95% Hachiko Unknown (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hero Director,
Screenwriter 		- 2022
21% 29% Ava Toni (Character) $464.2K 2020
100% 83% Sheep Without a Shepherd La Wen (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 20% The House That Never Dies II Doctor (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wonderlandd Susan (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 31% Lady of the Dynasty Consort Wu (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 70% White Frog Irene Young (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 50% Double Xposure Dr. Hao (Character) - 2012
8% 30% 1911 Empress Dowager Longyu (Character) $127.4K 2011
No Score Yet 52% Love in Disguise Joan (Character) - 2010
55% 76% Mao's Last Dancer Niang (Character) $4.8M 2009
89% 72% 24 City Little Flower (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Leap Years Li-Ann - age 48 (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shi qi Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 76% American Masters Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 27% All God's Children Can Dance Evelyn (Character) - 2007
100% 79% The Home Song Stories Unknown (Character) - 2007
73% 84% Lust, Caution Mrs. Yi (Character) $4.6M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sun Also Rises Unknown (Character) - 2007
100% No Score Yet Hollywood Chinese Unknown (Character) - 2007
67% No Score Yet Americanese Betty (Character) - 2006
69% 74% Sunflower Xiuqing (Character) $23.3K 2005
No Score Yet 35% Avatar Madame Ong (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jasmine Women Mo's Mother / Elder Mo (Character) - 2004
88% 88% Saving Face Ma (Character) $1.2M 2004
No Score Yet 77% Mo li hua kai (Jasmine Women) Unknown (Character) - 2004
20% 53% Autumn in New York Director $37.8M 2001
52% 65% What's Cooking? Trinh Nguyen (Character) $1.0M 2000
No Score Yet 50% In a Class of His Own Linda Ching (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 56% Purple Storm Shirley Kwan (Character) - 1999
96% 84% Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl Director,
Writer,
Producer,
Executive Producer 		$1.0M 1998
No Score Yet 8% Precious Find Camilla Jones (Character) - 1996
60% 47% Wild Side Virginia Chow (Character) - 1995
8% 54% The Hunted Kirina (Character) $6.4M 1995
22% 31% Judge Dredd Dr. Ilsa Hayden (Character) $34.7M 1995
0% 7% Golden Gate Marilyn Song (Character) $395.1K 1994
14% 35% On Deadly Ground Masu (Character) $36.0M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Rose White Rose Wang Chiao-jui / Wang Jiao-rui (Character) - 1994
45% 71% Heaven and Earth Mama (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 62% Temptation of a Monk Princess Hong-e - Scarlet/Qing-shou - Violet (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Turtle Beach Minou (Character) $708.4K 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Steel Justice Nicole Loa (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadow of a Stranger Vanessa (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 36% Wedlock Noelle (Character) - 1991
22% 76% The Blood of Heroes Kidda (Character) $882.3K 1989
86% 88% The Last Emperor Empress (Elizabeth) Wan Jung (Character) $43.0M 1987
14% 39% Tai-Pan May-May (Character) $3.8M 1986
90% 50% Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Young m.j. player (Character) - 1985

TV

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89% 88% A Murder at the End of the World Lu Mei (Character) 2023
94% 83% Twin Peaks: The Return Josie Packard (archive footage) (Guest Star) 2017
66% 93% Marco Polo Empress Chabi (Character) 2014 2016
90% 80% Fringe Reiko (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Major Dara Talif (Character) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Unknown (Voice) 1997
91% 90% Homicide: Life on the Street Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
82% 90% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1993
78% 92% Twin Peaks Jocelyn Packard (Character) 1990-1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wiseguy Maxine Tzu (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
71% 89% Miami Vice Unknown (Guest Star) 1985