Tsai Chin
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1936-11-30 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Tianjin, China
- Also known as
- Tsai Chin Zhou · 周采芹 · Zhōu Cǎiqín · Chou Ts’ai-ch’in · 저우차이친 · ツァイ・チン
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tsai Chin, also known by her Chinese name Zhou Caiqin, is an actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang, Tsai Chin was the first Chinese student trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and later earned a Masters Degree at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starred onstage in London's West End in The World of Susie Wong, and on Broadway in Golden Child. Chin appeared in two James Bond films: as a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice; and Casino Royale. Her single, "The Ding Dong Song," recorded for Decca, hit the top of the music charts in Asia. She was the first acting instructor to be invited to teach acting in China after the Cultural Revolution, when China's universities re-opened. In China she is best known for her portrayal of Grandmother Jia in the 2010 TV drama series The Dream of Red Mansions.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Helen Rubenstein
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as May's Mother
Chicago Hope
1994
as Board Member
Strong Medicine
2000
as Jin Jae
We Bare Bears
2015
as Linda (voice)
Due South
1994
as Mrs. Lee
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Aunt Wu (voice)
The Defenders
1961
as Parma Gideon
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Esther Ho
Getting On
2013
as Ruth Lee
Fantasy Island
1998
as Rita
All-American Girl
1994
as Auntie June
The Dream of Red Mansions
2010
as 贾母
Man of the World
1962
as Souen
Movies (43)
Casino Royale
2006
as Madame Wu
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
as Waipo
Now You See Me 2
2016
as Bu Bu
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Ling
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as Auntie
Abominable
2019
as Nai Nai (voice)
The Interpreter
2005
as Luan
Titan A.E.
2000
as Old Woman (voice)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
2006
as Grandma
Red Corner
1997
as Chairman Xu
Blow-Up
1966
as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Joy Luck Club
1993
as Lindo Jong
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966
as Lin Tang
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Ling (archive footage)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958
as Sui-Lan
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
as Madame Lu
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Sampan Woman
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
as Lin Tang
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
as Lin Tang
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2002
as Hun Ping Wong
The Jade Pendant
2017
as Madame Pong
Hollywood Chinese
2007
as Self
Crowfoot
1995
as Det. Lisa Ishima
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
1967
as Lin Tang
The West Side Waltz
1995
as Tenant
Lucky Grandma
2020
as Grandma
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
as Lin Tang
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Juicy Lucy
Violent Playground
1958
as Primrose
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
2000
as Self
Invasion
1965
as Nurse Lim
Rentadick
1972
as Madam Greenfly
The Magic Pearl
1997
as Additional Voices (voice)
Daughter of Shanghai
2019
as Self
Year of the Fish
2007
as Mrs. Su
The Cool Mikado
1963
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959
as 1st Girl in Fight
She's Got a Plan
2016
as Mrs. Roberts
Nani
2012
as Isabel
A Leading Man
2014
as Grandma Lu Mei-An
My American Vacation
1999
as Grandma Lee
She Lights Up Well
2014
as Grandma
About Tsai Chin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tsai Chin, also known by her Chinese name Zhou Caiqin, is an actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang, Tsai Chin was the first Chinese student trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and later earned a Masters Degree at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starre… With 57 credits spanning from 1957 to 2021, Tsai Chin has appeared in 43 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tsai Chin Movies
- Casino Royale (2006) — as Madame Wu
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) — as Waipo
- Now You See Me 2 (2016) — as Bu Bu
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Ling
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) — as Auntie
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