Joan Chen
Acting
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.
Known for
Lust, Caution
2007 · Movie
No Other Love
2026 · Movie
Judge Dredd
1995 · Movie
Montreal, My Beautiful
2026 · Movie
The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Releases May 8, 2026
Ava
2020 · Movie
Twin Peaks
1989 · Movie
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024 · Movie
Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019 · Movie
Saving Face
2004 · Movie
The Home Song Stories
2007 · Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
2025 · Movie
On Deadly Ground
1994 · Movie
Hachiko
2023 · Movie
Heaven & Earth
1993 · Movie
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 · Movie
1911
2011 · Movie
The Wedding Banquet
2025 · Movie
The Hunted
1995 · Movie
Awakening
1981 · Movie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Movie
Tigertail
2020 · Movie
Wild Side
1996 · Movie
Cairo Declaration
2015 · Movie
Jasmine Women
2004 · Movie
The Little Flower
1979 · Movie
Purple Storm
1999 · Movie
The Sun Also Rises
2007 · Movie
Tai-Pan
1986 · Movie
24 City
2008 · Movie
In a Class of His Own
1999 · Movie
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
1979 · Movie
Wedlock
1991 · Movie
The Blood of Heroes
1989 · Movie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Movie
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Movie
Red Rose White Rose
1994 · Movie
Under the Light
2023 · Movie
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
2010 · Movie
Goodbye My Hero
1986 · Movie
The House That Never Dies II
2017 · Movie
Lady of the Dynasty
2015 · Movie
For Love or Money
2014 · Movie
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Movie
Critical Lifeline
2016 · Movie
White Frog
2013 · Movie
What's Cooking?
2000 · Movie
Youth
1977 · Movie
Color Me Love
2010 · Movie
The One
2017 · Movie
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985 · Movie
Double Xposure
2012 · Movie
Love in Disguise
2010 · Movie
You Are My Sunshine
2015 · Movie
Precious Find
1996 · Movie
The Leap Years
2008 · Movie
Sunflower
2005 · Movie
Turtle Beach
1992 · Movie
Passion Island
2012 · Movie