Joan Chen (simplified Chinese; 陈冲; born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. She made her film debut in the Chinese film Youth (1977) before starring in the film Little Flower (1979).

Joan Chen. Actress: On Deadly Ground. 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.

Jul 31, 2024 · 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Last Emperor' star Joan Chen tells PEOPLE roles 'dried up' for her in the U.S., so she made movies in China. Now she's back — and getting Oscar buzz.

Aug 1, 2024 · In 1991, having asked David Lynch to write her out of his surrealist soap opera Twin Peaks, the actor found her character, factory owner Josie Packard, doomed to a life in timber: her soul...

Nov 11, 2024 · Joan Chen got frustrated with her ability to land interesting roles after starring in 'The Last Emperor.' Now the 'Didi' star considers acting her destiny.

Joan Chen: She and I were, are, good friends. She was living in San Francisco at the time and told me a real story of something that happened to a friend of ours. Then, a couple of months later, she’d written it into a short story, a novella, and I instantly saw a film in it.

actress in the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Critics Awards. Chen has starred in Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, Jiang Wen’s The Sun Also Rises, for which Chen won Best Supporting Actress at Asian Film Award, Netflix’s epic series Marco Polo, and FX series A Murder at the End of the World.

Chen is the first female Chinese director to direct a studio film in the U.S. In 2017, Chen wrote and directed her third feature film, based on the critically acclaimed Chinese novel English （英格力士）, by Wang Gang.

Aug 16, 2024 · From doomed empress Wanrong in 'The Last Emperor' to enigmatic Josie Packard on 'Twin Peaks,' screen icon Joan Chen looks back at some of her most memorable roles.

Mar 15, 2012 · With us today, award-winning actress Joan Chen. She was born to two physicians in China and wound up becoming a star in two countries. Only 19 when she took home the Chinese equivalent of the...