Joan Chen
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Lust, Caution
2007
as Mrs. Yee
The Last Emperor
1987
as Wan Jung
Judge Dredd
1995
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
Ava
2020
as Toni
1911
2011
as Longyu
Wild Side
1996
as Virginia Chow
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Josie Packard
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
Twin Peaks
1989
as Jocelyn Packard
Under the Light
2023
as He Xiuli
Purple Storm
1999
as Shirley Kwan
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024
as Chungsing Wang
On Deadly Ground
1994
as Masu
Montreal, My Beautiful
2026
as Feng Xia
Saving Face
2004
as Ma
Hachiko
2023
as Li Jiazhen
Heaven & Earth
1993
as Mama
The Hunted
1995
as Kirina
No Other Love
2026