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Joan Chen (I)
Born into a family of doctors and educated in China at the Shanghai Film Academy and the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Languages, Joan Chen was discovered by veteran Chinese director Jin Xie while observing a filming with a school group. Her performance in Xiao hua (1979) (A.K.A. "The Little Flower") won China's Best Actress award, and resulted in...
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Actress (90 credits)
Actress (90 credits)
2018
Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace
(TV Series)
Ula Nara Yixiu
Ula Nara Yixiu
- Episode #1.82
(2018)
... Ula Nara Yixiu
- Episode #1.28
(2018)
... Ula Nara Yixiu
- Episode #1.24
(2018)
... Ula Nara Yixiu
- Episode #1.3
(2018)
... Ula Nara Yixiu
- Episode #1.2
(2018)
... Ula Nara Yixiu
2014-2016
Marco Polo
(TV Series)
Empress Chabi
Empress Chabi
- Heirs
(2016)
... Empress Chabi
- Whitehorse
(2016)
... Empress Chabi
- Lost Crane
(2016)
... Empress Chabi
- Serpent's Terms
(2016)
... Empress Chabi
- Lullaby
(2016)
... Empress Chabi
2016
Nature Is Speaking
(TV Series short)
Sky / Tiankong
Sky / Tiankong
- Sky
(2016)
... Sky / Tiankong (English, Mandarin version, voice)
2013
Serangoon Road
(TV Series)
Patricia Cheng
Patricia Cheng
- Episode #1.10
(2013)
... Patricia Cheng
- Episode #1.9
(2013)
... Patricia Cheng
- Episode #1.8
(2013)
... Patricia Cheng
- My Girl
(2013)
... Patricia Cheng
- Tracks of My Tears
(2013)
... Patricia Cheng
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(TV Series)
Princess Jade
Princess Jade
- Aladdin
(1997)
... Princess Jade (voice)
1989-1991
Twin Peaks
(TV Series)
Jocelyn Packard
Jocelyn Packard
- Episode #2.21
(1991)
... Jocelyn Packard (credit only)
- Episode #2.22
(1991)
... Jocelyn Packard (credit only)
- Episode #2.20
(1991)
... Jocelyn Packard (credit only)
- Episode #2.19
(1991)
... Jocelyn Packard (credit only)
- Episode #2.18
(1991)
... Jocelyn Packard
1985
Miami Vice
(TV Series)
May Ying
May Ying
- Golden Triangle: Part 2
(1985)
... May Ying
- Golden Triangle: Part 1
(1985)
... May Ying (uncredited)
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Director (3 credits)
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Narrated the self-guided audio tour for the "Shanghai" exhibition of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Interviews | 6 Articles | 11 Pictorials | 8 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Chong Chen | Joan C. Chen | Joan Chen ChongHeight:
5' 4" (1.63 m)
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I remember thinking how I had never seen a film like Edward Scissorhands (1990) when I first watched it in 1990. It was unique cinema that felt like pure magic. The bizarre beauty of the film and the gentle hero with his lethally sharp scissorhands stayed with me through out the years. Looking back, after almost 20 years, I now understand better the fierce longing and intense loneliness that the ... See more »Trivia:
Narrated with Amy Tan the audio book version of Tan's novel "The Bonesetter's Daughter". Chen reads the part of Ruth. See more »Trademark:
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