Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-04-26 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Shanghai, China

Also Known As

Chen Chong

Can4 Cung1

Chén Chōng

Joan C. Chen

Joan Chen Chong

ChenChong

جوان چن

Joan Chen

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

Acting

Wedlock

1991

Wedlock

as

Noelle

The Last Emperor

1987

The Last Emperor

as

Wan Jung

Lust, Caution

2007

Lust, Caution

as

Mrs. Yee

The Blood of Heroes

1989

The Blood of Heroes

as

Kidda

Heaven & Earth

1993

Heaven & Earth

as

Mama

Judge Dredd

1995

Judge Dredd

as

Dr. Ilsa Hayden

The Hunted

1995

The Hunted

as

Kirina

Wild Side

1996

Wild Side

as

Virginia Chow

On Deadly Ground

1994

On Deadly Ground

as

Masu

Cyber Wars

2004

Cyber Wars

as

Madame Ong

Mao’s Last Dancer

2009

Mao’s Last Dancer

as

Niang

In a Class of His Own

1999

In a Class of His Own

as

Linda Ching

Breathe

2021

Breathe

as

Tai-Pan

1986

Tai-Pan

as

May-May

24 City

2008

24 City

as

Xiao Hua

Hachiko

2023

Hachiko

as

Li Jiazhen

Sunflower

2005

Sunflower

as

Zhang Xiuqing

Golden Gate

1994

Golden Gate

as

Marilyn Song

Precious Find

1996

Precious Find

as

Camilla Jones

Jasmine Women

2004

Jasmine Women

as

Elder Mo

Love in Disguise

2010

Love in Disguise

as

Joan

Temptation of a Monk

1993

Temptation of a Monk

as

Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet

Color Me Love

2010

Color Me Love

as

The Sun Also Rises

2007

The Sun Also Rises

as

Dr. Lin

Saving Face

2004

Saving Face

as

Ma

1911

2011

1911

as

Longyu

What's Cooking?

2000

What's Cooking?

as

Trinh Nguyen

Hollywood Chinese

2007

Hollywood Chinese

as

Self

The Leap Years

2008

The Leap Years

as

Li-Ann (age 48)

Passion Island

2012

Passion Island

as

Joanna

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

1985

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

as

Young M.J. Player

White Frog

2013

White Frog

as

Irene Young

Swordsman

2013

Swordsman

as

Dongfang Bubai

Swordsman

2013

Swordsman

as

Yue Lingshan

Americanese

2006

Americanese

as

Betty Nguyen

Red Rose White Rose

1994

Red Rose White Rose

as

Wang Jiaohui

Double Xposure

2012

Double Xposure

as

Dr. Hao

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

1979

A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family

as

黄思华

The Night Stalker

1986

The Night Stalker

as

Mai Wing

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

as

Flayer

Flayer

as

The Home Song Stories

2007

The Home Song Stories

as

Rose Hong / Hong Meigui

Lady of the Dynasty

2015

Lady of the Dynasty

as

Consort Wu

Turtle Beach

1992

Turtle Beach

as

Minou

For Love or Money

2014

For Love or Money

as

Xu's mother

Goodbye My Hero

1986

Goodbye My Hero

as

Purple Storm

1999

Purple Storm

as

Shirley Kwan

Shadow of a Stranger

1992

Shadow of a Stranger

as

Vanessa

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024

Dìdi (弟弟)

as

Chungsing Wang

Dim Sum Take-Out

1988

Dim Sum Take-Out

as

Awakening

1981

Awakening

as

Su Xiaomei

The Little Flower

1979

The Little Flower

as

赵小花

The Wedding Banquet

2025

The Wedding Banquet

as

May Chen

Oh. What. Fun.

2025

Oh. What. Fun.

as

Jeanne Wang-Wasserman

Critical Lifeline

2016

Critical Lifeline

as

Xin Zhou

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as

Madame Chiang Kai Shek

Let It Be

2012

Let It Be

as

Steel Justice

1992

Steel Justice

as

Nicole Loa

Twin Peaks

1989

Twin Peaks

as

Jocelyn Packard

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as

Josie Packard

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

2010

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

as

Herself

The House That Never Dies II

2017

The House That Never Dies II

as

医生

The One

2017

The One

as

汤母·柯露思

All God's Children Can Dance

2008

All God's Children Can Dance

as

Evelyn

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

1995

Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'

as

Herself

Ava

2020

Ava

as

Toni

Strangers

1992

Strangers

as

The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

Tonight at Noon

Tonight at Noon

as

Joan

Sheep Without a Shepherd

2019

Sheep Without a Shepherd

as

La Wen

Tigertail

2020

Tigertail

as

Yuan

Under the Light

2023

Under the Light

as

He Xiuli

Youth

1977

Youth

as

Shen Yamei

Peking Encounter

1982

Peking Encounter

as

GUIDE

Montreal, My Beautiful

2025

Montreal, My Beautiful

as

Feng Xia

Remarkably Bright Creatures

2026

Remarkably Bright Creatures

as

The Evil Inside

The Evil Inside

as

Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"

Cairo Declaration

2015

Cairo Declaration

as

You Are My Sunshine

2015

You Are My Sunshine

as

2015

旗

as

Shi Qi

2008

Shi Qi

as

Wonderland

2017

Wonderland

as

Susan

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

2022

Logic Paralyzes the Heart

as

Cyborg #1

No Other Love

No Other Love

as

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Jocelyn Packard

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Connie

The Way to World Culture

The Way to World Culture

as

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Lin

Nightmare Cafe

Nightmare Cafe

as

Cafe Customer

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Elizabeth Wu

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

as

Children of the Dragon

Children of the Dragon

as

Jin-Juan

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

as

Empress Chabi

Meng's Palace

Meng's Palace

as

Serangoon Road

Serangoon Road

as

Patricia Cheng

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Major Dara Talif

A Murder at the End of the World

A Murder at the End of the World

as

Lu Mei

Fringe

Fringe

as

Reiko

Journey to the West

Journey to the West

as

Guanyin

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

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

as

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Su-Lin

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as

Princess Jade (voice)

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

as

Self

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Josie Packard (archive footage)

人到中年

人到中年

as

Nature Is Speaking

Nature Is Speaking

as

Sky / Tiankong

Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties

as

Empress Wenxian of Sui

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

May Ying

鲁豫有约一日行

鲁豫有约一日行

as

The Heart

The Heart

as

Fang Zhuqing

My Brilliant Masters

My Brilliant Masters

as

Thirteen Talks

Thirteen Talks

as

Production

Dìdi (弟弟)

2024

Dìdi (弟弟)

as

Breathe

2021

Breathe

as

The Truck

2024

The Truck

as

Crew

Directing

Autumn in New York

2000

Autumn in New York

as

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

1998

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

as

Shanghai Strangers

2012

Shanghai Strangers

as

English

English

as

The Iron Hammer

2020

The Iron Hammer

as

Hero

2022

Hero

as