Joan Chen
50Movies
8.5 Best Rating
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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. | Jeanne Wang-Wasserman | FLOP | |
| 2025 | The Wedding Banquet | May Chen | HIT | |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟) | Chungsing Wang | HIT | |
| 2023 | Under the Light | He Xiuli | FLOP | |
| 2023 | Hachiko | Li Jiazhen | HIT | |
| 2020 | Ava | Toni | FLOP | |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Yuan | HIT | |
| 2019 | Sheep Without a Shepherd | La Wen | HIT | |
| 2016 | Critical Lifeline | Xin Zhou | HIT | |
| 2015 | Cairo Declaration | - | HIT | |
| 2014 | For Love or Money | Xu's mother | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Josie Packard | HIT | |
| 2013 | White Frog | Irene Young | FLOP | |
| 2013 | Swordsman | Yue Lingshan | HIT | |
| 2013 | Swordsman | Dongfang Bubai | HIT | |
| 2012 | Double Xposure | Dr. Hao | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Madame Chiang Kai Shek | FLOP | |
| 2011 | 1911 | Longyu | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Color Me Love | - | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Love in Disguise | Joan | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Mao’s Last Dancer | Niang | HIT | |
| 2008 | 24 City | Xiao Hua | HIT | |
| 2008 | The Leap Years | Li-Ann (age 48) | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | - | HIT | |
| 2007 | Lust, Caution | Mrs. Yee | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Sun Also Rises | Dr. Lin | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Home Song Stories | Rose Hong / Hong Meigui | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Sunflower | Zhang Xiuqing | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Saving Face | Ma | HIT | |
| 2004 | Jasmine Women | Elder Mo | HIT | |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Trinh Nguyen | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Purple Storm | Shirley Kwan | FLOP | |
| 1999 | In a Class of His Own | Linda Ching | HIT | |
| 1996 | Precious Find | Camilla Jones | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Wild Side | Virginia Chow | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Dr. Ilsa Hayden | FLOP | |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Kirina | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Red Rose White Rose | Wang Jiaohui | FLOP | |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Masu | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Heaven & Earth | Mama | HIT | |
| 1993 | Temptation of a Monk | Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Wedlock | Noelle | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Jocelyn Packard | HIT | |
| 1989 | The Blood of Heroes | Kidda | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Dim Sum Take-Out | - | HIT | |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Wan Jung | HIT | |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | May-May | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Goodbye My Hero | - | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Young M.J. Player | FLOP | |
| 1979 | The Little Flower | 赵小花 | HIT |