Joan Chen: movies and TV shows
Joan Chen has 131 credits in the archive: 98 films and 33 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: Golden Horse Awards (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2012 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Janice Kim | Film | 8.5 | 65 |
| 2026 | Montreal, My Beautiful | Feng Xia | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2026 | No Other Love | Ms. Miao | Film | 5.1 | 65 |
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. | Jeanne Wang-Wasserman | Film | 5.6 | 64 |
| 2025 | The Wedding Banquet | May Chen | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟) | Chungsing Wang | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2024 | Dìdi (弟弟) | Film | 7.2 | 63 | |
| 2024 | The Truck | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2023 | The Heart | Fang Zhuqing | TV | 8.6 | 62 |
| 2023 | A Murder at the End of the World | Lu Mei | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2023 | Hachiko | Li Jiazhen | Film | 7.9 | 62 |
| 2023 | Under the Light | He Xiuli | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 2022 | Hero | Film | 4.5 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Hero | Film | 4.5 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Logic Paralyzes the Heart | Cyborg #1 | Film | — | 61 |
| 2021 | Breathe | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2021 | Breathe | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2020 | Ava | Toni | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 2020 | The Way to World Culture | TV | — | 59 | |
| 2020 | Tigertail | Yuan | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 2020 | The Iron Hammer | Film | 4.0 | 59 | |
| 2019 | My Brilliant Masters | TV | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Sheep Without a Shepherd | La Wen | Film | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2018 | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2017 | The One | 汤母·柯露思 | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2017 | The House That Never Dies II | 医生 | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 2017 | Wonderland | Susan | Film | — | 56 |
| 2016 | 鲁豫有约一日行 | TV | 4.0 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Thirteen Talks | TV | 8.8 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Critical Lifeline | Xin Zhou | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 2015 | Nature Is Speaking | Sky / Tiankong | TV | 8.7 | 54 |
| 2015 | Lady of the Dynasty | Consort Wu | Film | 4.6 | 54 |
| 2015 | You Are My Sunshine | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 2015 | 旗 | Film | — | 54 | |
| 2015 | Cairo Declaration | Film | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 2014 | Marco Polo | Empress Chabi | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Josie Packard | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2014 | For Love or Money | Xu's mother | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2013 | Meng's Palace | TV | — | 52 | |
| 2013 | Serangoon Road | Patricia Cheng | TV | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2013 | 笑傲江湖 | Yue Lingshan | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2013 | 笑傲江湖 | Dongfang Bubai | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2013 | White Frog | Irene Young | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 2012 | Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties | Empress Wenxian of Sui | TV | 8.5 | 51 |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Madame Chiang Kai Shek | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 2012 | Shanghai Strangers | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2012 | Shanghai Strangers | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2012 | Double Xposure | Dr. Hao | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 2012 | Passion Island | Joanna | Film | 4.5 | 51 |
| 2012 | Let It Be | Film | 5.0 | 51 | |
| 2011 | 1911 | Longyu | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2010 | Journey to the West | Guanyin | TV | 10.0 | 49 |
| 2010 | Love in Disguise | Joan | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 2010 | Color Me Love | Film | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 2010 | To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey | Herself | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2009 | 人到中年 | TV | — | 48 | |
| 2009 | Mao’s Last Dancer | Niang | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 2008 | Fringe | Reiko | TV | 8.1 | 47 |
| 2008 | 24 City | Xiao Hua | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 2008 | All God's Children Can Dance | Evelyn | Film | 4.3 | 47 |
| 2008 | The Leap Years | Li-Ann (age 48) | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2008 | Shi Qi | Film | — | 47 | |
| 2007 | Lust, Caution | Mrs. Yee | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 2007 | The Sun Also Rises | Dr. Lin | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2007 | The Home Song Stories | Rose Hong / Hong Meigui | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2007 | Hollywood Chinese | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2007 | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | Self | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2006 | Americanese | Betty Nguyen | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 2005 | Sunflower | Zhang Xiuqing | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 2004 | Saving Face | Ma | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 2004 | Jasmine Women | Elder Mo | Film | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2004 | Cyber Wars | Madame Ong | Film | 5.1 | 43 |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Film | 6.1 | 39 | |
| 2000 | What's Cooking? | Trinh Nguyen | Film | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1999 | In a Class of His Own | Linda Ching | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1999 | Purple Storm | Shirley Kwan | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1998 | Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl | Film | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1996 | Precious Find | Camilla Jones | Film | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1996 | Wild Side | Virginia Chow | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Major Dara Talif | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Princess Jade (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Dr. Ilsa Hayden | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1995 | The Hunted | Kirina | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1995 | Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' | Herself | Film | 1.5 | 34 |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Masu | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1994 | Red Rose White Rose | Wang Jiaohui | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1994 | Golden Gate | Marilyn Song | Film | 4.4 | 33 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Elizabeth Wu | TV | 8.1 | 32 |
| 1993 | Temptation of a Monk | Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1993 | Heaven & Earth | Mama | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1992 | Nightmare Cafe | Cafe Customer | TV | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1992 | Children of the Dragon | Jin-Juan | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1992 | Turtle Beach | Minou | Film | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1992 | Steel Justice | Nicole Loa | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1992 | Shadow of a Stranger | Vanessa | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1992 | Strangers | The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows) | Film | 3.2 | 31 |
| 1991 | Wedlock | Noelle | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Jocelyn Packard | TV | 8.3 | 29 |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Josie Packard (archive footage) | TV | 8.3 | 29 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Connie | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Jocelyn Packard | Film | 8.5 | 28 |
| 1989 | The Blood of Heroes | Kidda | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1988 | Dim Sum Take-Out | Film | 6.8 | 27 | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | TV | 6.6 | 26 | |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Wan Jung | Film | 7.6 | 26 |
| 1987 | The Night Stalker | Mai Wing | Film | 4.3 | 26 |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | May-May | Film | 5.2 | 25 |
| 1986 | Goodbye My Hero | Film | 6.5 | 25 | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Lin | TV | 7.7 | 24 |
| 1985 | Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Young M.J. Player | Film | 5.9 | 24 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | May Ying | TV | 7.4 | 23 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Su-Lin | TV | 7.5 | 21 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Mei Lai | TV | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Young Mahjong Player | TV | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Marilyn Song | TV | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | TV | 6.3 | 21 | |
| 1982 | Peking Encounter | GUIDE | Film | 9.0 | 21 |
| 1981 | Awakening | Su Xiaomei | Film | 10.0 | 20 |
| 1979 | A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family | 黄思华 | Film | 8.0 | 18 |
| 1979 | The Little Flower | 赵小花 | Film | 7.0 | 18 |
| 1977 | Youth | Shen Yamei | Film | 7.0 | 16 |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self | TV | 9.0 | 1 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 7 |
| Tonight at Noon | Joan | Film | — | — | |
| Flayer | Film | — | — | ||
| The Evil Inside | Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix" | Film | — | — | |
| The Making of Dìdi | Film | — | — | ||
| English | Film | — | — |