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- 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.
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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 .
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Joan Chen. Actress: Judge Dredd. 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.
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Joan Chen. Actress: Judge Dredd. 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.
- April 26, 1961
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.
By the time Joan Chen (then known as Chen Chong) was 17 years old, she was a movie star in China. “I was considered the darling of the country,” she said, in an exclusive interview for aiisf.org. “Everyone had a picture of me in their home.”
Chen won a major award for her acting in Chinese films as a teenager, but she decided to come to the United States to get an education as an adult. For a time she worked as a waitress while acting in small parts, but finally in 1987 she got her big break, the role of the empress in The Last Emperor.
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.
