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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 got her first taste of fame as the teen star of "Little Flower" (or "Xiao hua"), a melodramatic war epic released in her native China eight years before her big international breakout in ...
Joan Chen was just 15 when she became the biggest movie star in her home country and hailed “the Elizabeth Taylor of China. ... “Everything in the film that happened happened in real life."
Joan Chen is finally getting her flowers. At the Critics Choice Association Celebration of AAPI Cinema and Television, Chen received a standing ovation as she accepted the career achievement award.
Joan Chen as Empress Chabi, [7] the Khan's favorite and most important wife who is a valued unofficial adviser. Rick Yune as Kaidu, the Khan's cousin and rival, [4] leader of the House of Ögedei; Amr Waked as Yusuf (season 1), the Khan's Vice Regent [8] Remy Hii as Prince Jingim, the Khan's lawful son and heir. [4]
The character was then reconceived as Josie Packard, of Chinese ethnicity, and the role given to actress Joan Chen. [35] The cast includes several actors who had risen to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, including 1950s film stars Richard Beymer , Piper Laurie , and Russ Tamblyn .
Joan Chen as Chungsing Wang in <i>Didi</i>. Credit - Courtesy of Focus Features/Talking Fish Pictures. I n Didi, Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical debut feature, Chris (Izaac Wang) is a 13-year ...
He and Joan Chen presented the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 1988 Academy Awards. [9] In 1987, David Henry Hwang and John Dexter were casting for Hwang's play M. Butterfly. Hwang knew of Lone's Peking opera training and thought of him for the part of Song Liling, an opera singer. [10]