Acting
Joan Chen
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
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Fringe
2008
SCI-FI
Twin Peaks
1990
DRAMA
MacGyver
1985
DRAMA
Knight Rider
1982
ACTION
Miami Vice
1984
CRIME
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
MYSTERY
The Outer Limits
1995
DRAMA
Tales from the Crypt
1989
COMEDY
Matt Houston
1982
DRAMA
Marco Polo
2014
ACTION
Wiseguy
1987
CRIME
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
DRAMA
Lust, Caution
2007
ACTION
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
COMEDY
Judge Dredd
1995
SCI-FI
The Last Emperor
1987
DRAMA
A Murder at the End of the World
2023
MYSTERY
Ava
2020
ACTION
Autumn in New York
2000
DRAMA
Heaven & Earth
1993
HISTORY
On Deadly Ground
1994
ACTION
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998
DRAMA
The Hunted
1995
ACTION
Twin Peaks
1989
MYSTERY
The Wedding Banquet
2025
COMEDY
The Blood of Heroes
1989
ACTION
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
DRAMA
Saving Face
2004
COMEDY
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
THRILLER
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024
COMEDY