Cast & creator
Joan Chen
Best known for Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks, Fringe
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.
Also known as: Chen Chong, Joan C. Chen, Joan Chen Chong
95
film credits
33
television credits
114
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (128)
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Twin Peaks
Jocelyn Packard
1990Twin Peaks
Josie Packard (archive footage)
1990
Fringe
Reiko
2008
MacGyver
Lin
1985
The Outer Limits
Major Dara Talif
1995
American Playhouse
Mei Lai
1982American Playhouse
Young Mahjong Player
1982American Playhouse
Marilyn Song
1982
Miami Vice
May Ying
1984
Knight Rider
Su-Lin
1982
Homicide: Life on the Street
Elizabeth Wu
1993
Tales from the Crypt
Connie
1989
The Oscars
Self
1953
Wiseguy
1987
Matt Houston
1982
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Princess Jade (voice)
1995
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Empress Wenxian of Sui
2012
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Janice Kim
2026
Marco Polo
Empress Chabi
2014
Judge Dredd
Dr. Ilsa Hayden
1995
鲁豫有约一日行
2016
Lust, Caution
Mrs. Yee
2007
The Last Emperor
Wan Jung
1987
Thirteen Talks
2016
Oh. What. Fun.
Jeanne Wang-Wasserman
2025
A Murder at the End of the World
Lu Mei
2023
Ava
Toni
2020
Journey to the West
Guanyin
2010
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
Autumn in New York
Director
2000
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Director
1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Producer
1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Executive Producer
1998Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Screenplay
1998
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Madame Chiang Kai Shek
2012
Serangoon Road
Patricia Cheng
2013
Twin Peaks
Jocelyn Packard
1989
Nightmare Cafe
Cafe Customer
1992
Dìdi (弟弟)
Chungsing Wang
2024Dìdi (弟弟)
Executive Producer
2024
Nature Is Speaking
Sky / Tiankong
2015
Montreal, My Beautiful
Feng Xia
2026
The Hunted
Kirina
1995
On Deadly Ground
Masu
1994
Heaven & Earth
Mama
1993
The Blood of Heroes
Kidda
1989
Meng's Palace
2013
Slow Conversation
2025
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Josie Packard
2014
The Wedding Banquet
May Chen
2025
1911
Longyu
2011
My Brilliant Masters
2019
Mao’s Last Dancer
Niang
2009
Saving Face
Ma
2004
White Frog
Irene Young
2013
Hachiko
Li Jiazhen
2023Children of the Dragon
Jin-Juan
1992
Wedlock
Noelle
1991
No Other Love
Ms. Miao
2026
Wild Side
Virginia Chow
1996
Sheep Without a Shepherd
La Wen
2019
What's Cooking?
Trinh Nguyen
2000
The Iron Hammer
Director
2020
Tai-Pan
May-May
1986
Precious Find
Camilla Jones
1996
The Way to World Culture
2020
Lady of the Dynasty
Consort Wu
2015
The Home Song Stories
Rose Hong / Hong Meigui
2007
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Young M.J. Player
1985
Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007
The Sun Also Rises
Dr. Lin
2007
Golden Gate
Marilyn Song
1994
24 City
Xiao Hua
2008
All God's Children Can Dance
Evelyn
2008
Wonderland
Susan
2017
Under the Light
He Xiuli
2023
人到中年
2009
Temptation of a Monk
Princess Hong-e - Scarlet / Qing-shou - Violet
1993
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Self
2007
In a Class of His Own
Linda Ching
1999Peking Encounter
GUIDE
1982
Red Rose White Rose
Wang Jiaohui
1994Tonight at Noon
Joan
The Night Stalker
Mai Wing
1987The Making of Dìdi
2024
Tigertail
Yuan
2020
The Truck
Executive Producer
2024Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd'
Herself
1995
Breathe
2021Breathe
Producer
2021
Jasmine Women
Elder Mo
2004
The One
汤母·柯露思
2017
You Are My Sunshine
2015
Purple Storm
Shirley Kwan
1999
Cyber Wars
Madame Ong
2004Shadow of a Stranger
Vanessa
1992
For Love or Money
Xu's mother
2014
Turtle Beach
Minou
1992
Hero
Screenplay
2022Hero
Director
2022
Logic Paralyzes the Heart
Cyborg #1
2022
The Little Flower
赵小花
1979
Double Xposure
Dr. Hao
2012
Love in Disguise
Joan
2010
Color Me Love
2010
Shanghai Strangers
Director
2012Shanghai Strangers
Writer
2012
The House That Never Dies II
医生
2017
A Loyal Overseas Chinese Family
黄思华
1979
Americanese
Betty Nguyen
2006
Strangers
The Girl (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)
1992Dim Sum Take-Out
1988
Youth
Shen Yamei
1977
The Leap Years
Li-Ann (age 48)
2008
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
Herself
2010
The Evil Inside
Ho Jen-Jen / "Golden Phoenix"
2026
Passion Island
Joanna
2012
Flayer
Goodbye My Hero
1986
Steel Justice
Nicole Loa
1992
Sunflower
Zhang Xiuqing
2005
Awakening
Su Xiaomei
1981
Cairo Declaration
2015
English
Director
Shi Qi
2008