Joan Chen
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. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose White Rose, Saving Face and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.
Acting
TV
Fringe
as Reiko
2008
Movie
Ava
as Toni
2020
Movie
Judge Dredd
as Dr. Ilsa Hayden
1995
TV
Twin Peaks
as Jocelyn Packard
1990
TV
Twin Peaks
as Josie Packard (archive footage)
1990
Movie
The Last Emperor
as Wan Jung
1987
TV
Knight Rider
as Su-Lin
1982
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Connie
1989
TV
MacGyver
as Lin
1985
Movie
Lust, Caution
as Mrs. Yee
2007
Movie
Twin Peaks
as Jocelyn Packard
1989
TV
Marco Polo
as Empress Chabi
2014
Movie
Remarkably Bright Creatures
as Janice Kim
2026
Movie
On Deadly Ground
as Masu
1994
TV
Miami Vice
as May Ying
1984
Movie
Heaven & Earth
as Mama
1993
TV
A Murder at the End of the World
as Lu Mei
2023
Movie
Hachiko
as Li Jiazhen
2023
Movie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Josie Packard
2014
Movie
Saving Face
as Ma
2004
Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
as Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
2025
TV
The Outer Limits
as Major Dara Talif
1995
Movie
Dìdi (弟弟)
as Chungsing Wang
2024
Movie
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Madame Chiang Kai Shek
2012
Crew
Movie
Autumn in New York
Director
2000
Movie
Dìdi (弟弟)
Executive Producer
2024
Movie
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Director
1998
Movie
Hero
Screenplay
2022
Movie
The Iron Hammer
Director
2020
Movie
Shanghai Strangers
Director
2012
Movie
Breathe
Producer
2021
Movie
English
Director
Movie
The Truck
Executive Producer
2024