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Joan Chen
Known for: ActingJoan 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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The Last Emperor
as Wan Jung 
Oh. What. Fun.
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman 
Marco Polo
as Empress Chabi 
Remarkably Bright Creatures
as Janice Kim 
A Murder at the End of the World
as Lu Mei 
Lust, Caution
as Mrs. Yee 
Judge Dredd
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden 
Journey to the West
as Guanyin 
Ava
as Toni 
Dìdi (弟弟)
as Chungsing Wang 
Autumn in New York
Director 
On Deadly Ground
as Masu 
The Wedding Banquet
as May Chen 
Saving Face
as Ma 
24 City
as Xiao Hua 
The Hunted
as Kirina 
Wedlock
as Noelle 
Serangoon Road
as Patricia Cheng 
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek 
Heaven & Earth
as Mama 
The Blood of Heroes
as Kidda 
Montreal, My Beautiful
as Feng Xia 
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen 
1911
as Longyu 
Sheep Without a Shepherd
as La Wen 
The Home Song Stories
as Rose Hong / Hong Meigui 
Wild Side
as Virginia Chow 
Tai-Pan
as May-May 
White Frog
as Irene Young 
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Niang 
Lady of the Dynasty
as Consort Wu 
What's Cooking?
as Trinh Nguyen 
Hollywood Chinese
as Self 
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
as Young M.J. Player 
All God's Children Can Dance
as Evelyn 
Golden Gate
as Marilyn Song 
Tigertail
as Yuan 
Hero
Director, Screenplay 
Turtle Beach
as Minou 
In a Class of His Own
as Linda Ching