
Joan Chen
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1961-04-26 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Shanghai, China
- Also known as
- Chen Chong · Joan C. Chen · Joan Chen Chong
Biography
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
TV Shows (29)

Fringe
2008
as Reiko

MacGyver
1985
as Lin

Twin Peaks
1990
as Jocelyn Packard / Josie Packard (archive footage)

Miami Vice
1984
as May Ying

Knight Rider
1982
as Su-Lin

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Elizabeth Wu

The Outer Limits
1995
as Major Dara Talif

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Connie

Marco Polo
2014
as Empress Chabi

Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self

Matt Houston
1982

Wiseguy
1987

The Oscars
1953
as Self

鲁豫有约一日行
2016

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Princess Jade (voice)

Thirteen Talks
2016

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018

Journey to the West
2010
as Guanyin

Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012
as Empress Wenxian of Sui

A Murder at the End of the World
2023
as Lu Mei

The Heart
2023
as Fang Zhuqing

Meng's Palace
2013

Nature Is Speaking
2015
as Sky / Tiankong

Nightmare Cafe
1992
as Cafe Customer

Serangoon Road
2013
as Patricia Cheng

My Brilliant Masters
2019

The Way to World Culture
2020

人到中年
2009
Children of the Dragon
1992
as Jin-Juan
Movies (83)

Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
as Janice Kim

Lust, Caution
2007
as Mrs. Yee

The Last Emperor
1987
as Wan Jung

Judge Dredd
1995
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden

Montreal, My Beautiful
2026
as Feng Xia

Ava
2020
as Toni

The Hunted
1995
as Kirina

The Wedding Banquet
2025
as May Chen

On Deadly Ground
1994
as Masu

Sheep Without a Shepherd
2019
as La Wen

Wedlock
1991
as Noelle

Dìdi (弟弟)
2024
as Chungsing Wang

Heaven & Earth
1993
as Mama

Saving Face
2004
as Ma

Oh. What. Fun.
2025
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek

Twin Peaks
1989
as Jocelyn Packard

Tai-Pan
1986
as May-May

White Frog
2013
as Irene Young

Golden Gate
1994
as Marilyn Song

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Josie Packard

Tigertail
2020
as Yuan

1911
2011
as Longyu

Wild Side
1996
as Virginia Chow

The Sun Also Rises
2007
as Dr. Lin

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985
as Young M.J. Player

The Blood of Heroes
1989
as Kidda

No Other Love
2026
as Ms. Miao

Jasmine Women
2004
as Elder Mo

Lady of the Dynasty
2015
as Consort Wu

The Home Song Stories
2007
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Purple Storm
1999
as Shirley Kwan

Hachiko
2023
as Li Jiazhen

The Little Flower
1979
as 赵小花

The One
2017
as 汤母·柯露思

Turtle Beach
1992
as Minou

Steel Justice
1992
as Nicole Loa

Under the Light
2023
as He Xiuli

Passion Island
2012
as Joanna

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self

All God's Children Can Dance
2008
as Evelyn

The House That Never Dies II
2017
as 医生

What's Cooking?
2000
as Trinh Nguyen

Red Rose White Rose
1994
as Wang Jiaohui

You Are My Sunshine
2015

Double Xposure
2012
as Dr. Hao

Love in Disguise
2010
as Joan

Temptation of a Monk
1993
as Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet

24 City
2008
as Xiao Hua

Breathe
2021
Tonight at Noon
as Joan

Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
as Niang

Hollywood Chinese
2007
as Self

For Love or Money
2014
as Xu's mother

Strangers
1992
as The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

Cyber Wars
2004
as Madame Ong

Goodbye My Hero
1986

The Night Stalker
1987
as Mai Wing

Sunflower
2005
as Zhang Xiuqing

In a Class of His Own
1999
as Linda Ching

Precious Find
1996
as Camilla Jones

The Leap Years
2008
as Li-Ann (age 48)

Critical Lifeline
2016
as Xin Zhou

Flayer

Color Me Love
2010

Americanese
2006
as Betty Nguyen
Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
1995
as Herself

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
2010
as Herself

Cairo Declaration
2015
Dim Sum Take-Out
1988
The Evil Inside
as Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
1979
as 黄思华

Let It Be
2012
笑傲江湖
2013
as Dongfang Bubai / Yue Lingshan

Shi Qi
2008
Shadow of a Stranger
1992
as Vanessa

Awakening
1981
as Su Xiaomei
The Making of Dìdi
Peking Encounter
1982
as GUIDE

Logic Paralyzes the Heart
2022
as Cyborg #1

Wonderland
2017
as Susan

Youth
1977
as Shen Yamei
旗
2015
About Joan Chen
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. With 112 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Joan Chen has appeared in 83 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Chen Movies
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) — as Janice Kim
- Lust, Caution (2007) — as Mrs. Yee
- The Last Emperor (1987) — as Wan Jung
- Judge Dredd (1995) — as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
- Montreal, My Beautiful (2026) — as Feng Xia
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