Joan Chen

Joan Chong Chen (Traditional Chinese: 陈冲; simplified Chinese: 陳冲; pinyin: Chén Chōng) (Shanghai, April 26, 1961) is an actress, film director, screenwriter and producer Chinese American.

Biography

He emigrated to the United States when he was 20 years old.

Career

He has acted in films such as The Last Emperor, Red Rose, White Rose, Temptation of a Monk (in which he played 2 different characters and for which she shaved her head in front of the cameras) and the television series Twin Peaks playing Josie Packard.

He has directed the films Xiu-Xiu: The Sent Down Girl and Autumn in New York.

Partial filmography

Movies

• Relative Insanity (2013)
• Let It Be (2012)
• Passion Island (2012)
• Double Exposure (2012)
• 1911 (2011)
• Fringe (03x13) (2011)
• Lujuria and betrayal (o) Wish, danger) (2007)
• Saving face (Saving appearances) (2005)
• What's cooking? (2000)
• Autumn in New York (2000)
• Xiu-Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)
• Lunar deposit (1996)
• Presa de la sect (1995)
• Judge Dredd (1995)
• The Wild Side (1995)
• Golden Gate (1994)
• In dangerous land (1994)
• Temptation of a Monk (1993)
• Heaven and earth (1993)
• The shadow of a stranger (1992)
• Dangerously United (1991)
• The Blood of Heroes (1989)
• The last emperor (1987)

TV series

• Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018), like Ula-Nara Yixiu.
• Marco Polo (2014), like Lady Chabi.
• Twin Peaks (1990-1991), like Josie Packard.