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Joan Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. In China, she starred in the 1979 film Little Flower [ zh] and came to the attention of American audiences for her performance in the 1987 film The Last Emperor, which won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Joan Chen is a versatile and acclaimed performer who has starred in films such as The Last Emperor, Lust, Caution, and Tigertail. She has also directed and produced several projects, and is a mother of two daughters.
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Joan Chen is a Chinese-American actress who starred in The Last Emperor and Twin Peaks. Learn about her life, career, family, awards, and trivia on IMDb.
- April 26, 1961
Nov 13, 2020 · You feel nourished.’. Joan Chen, ‘In Conversation’ on 8 December, 2018. Born into a family of pharmacologists in Shanghai and raised during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Chen was chosen to participate in the Shanghai Film Studio’s Actors’ Training Programme when she was in her early teens.
Learn about the life and career of Chinese-American actress Joan Chen, who will receive the Cinema Legend Award at the Singapore International Film Festival. Discover how she started as a child star in China, broke into Hollywood, and became a director of acclaimed films.
Mar 1, 2024 · Chinese-American actress Joan Chen never dreamed she would become a film star. She talks about her journey, and working with directors such as David Lynch, Ang Lee and Bernardo Bertolucci.
Jan 26, 2013 · One of China’s first stars to break into Hollywood, Joan Chen, says she never saw herself as a trail-blazing role model for the Asian stars.
