ACTOR

Joan Chen

1961 - Today

Joan Chen

Joan Chen (simplified Chinese; 陈冲; born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-born American actress and film director. She made her film debut in the Chinese film Youth (1977) before starring in the film Little Flower (1979). She came to the attention of American audiences for her portrayal of Wanrong in the Bernardo Bertolucci historical epic film The Last Emperor (1987), which won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture. She is also known for her leading roles in Heaven & Earth (1993), Golden Gate (1994), Red Rose White Rose (1994), Saving Face (2004), Sunflower (2005), and The Home Song Stories (2007) with supporting roles in Lust, Caution (2007), Tigertail (2020), and Dìdi (2024). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Chen is the 1,802nd most popular actor (down from 1,517th in 2019), the 595th most popular biography from China (down from 568th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Chen ranks 1,802 out of 13,578. Before her are Pierre Renoir, Daniel Gélin, Peter Cullen, Al Matthews, Patricia Hayes, and Paul Bettany. After her are Kevin Peter Hall, Allan Edwall, Ti Lung, Dick Sargent, Gloria Guida, and Ralph Richardson.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Pierre Renoir
1885 - 1952
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,796
Daniel Gélin
1921 - 2002
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 1,797
Peter Cullen
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,798
Al Matthews
1942 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 1,799
Patricia Hayes
1909 - 1998
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,800
Paul Bettany
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,801
Joan Chen
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,802
Kevin Peter Hall
1955 - 1991
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 1,803
Allan Edwall
1924 - 1997
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 1,804
Ti Lung
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 1,805
Dick Sargent
1930 - 1994
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,806
Gloria Guida
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,807
Ralph Richardson
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,808

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Joan Chen ranks 96. Before her are Tom Sizemore, Andrey Kurkov, Billy Ray Cyrus, Guido Buchwald, Rafael Grossi, and Steve Holmes. After her are Élisabeth Borne, José Luis Mendilibar, Steven Weber, Joanne Whalley, Jared Harris, and Aleksandr Dvornikov.

Others Born in 1961

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Tom Sizemore
ACTOR
1961 - 2023
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 90
Andrey Kurkov
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 91
Billy Ray Cyrus
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 92
Guido Buchwald
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 93
Rafael Grossi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 94
Steve Holmes
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 95
Joan Chen
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 96
Élisabeth Borne
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 97
José Luis Mendilibar
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 98
Steven Weber
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 99
Joanne Whalley
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 100
Jared Harris
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 101
Aleksandr Dvornikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 102