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Joan Chen

1961 - Today

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Joan Chen (simplified Chinese; 陈冲; born April 26, 1961) is an 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 1,803rd most popular actor (down from 1,518th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from China (down from 569th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Chen ranks 1,803 out of 13,578Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Joan Chen ranks 96Before 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.

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In China

Among people born in China, Joan Chen ranks 596 out of 1,610Before her are Jianzhen (688), 8th Dalai Lama (1758), Man Chong (209), Erin Hunter (null), Jin Midi (-134), and Wang Hongwen (1935). After her are Ti Lung (1946), Sengcan (529), Liu Bocheng (1892), Ding Ling (1904), Yin Lihua (5), and Qin Jiushao (1201).

Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Joan Chen ranks 16Before her are Yoshiko Yamaguchi (1920), Shih Kien (1913), Zhou Xuan (1920), Na Moon-hee (1941), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), and Cheng Pei-pei (1946). After her are Ti Lung (1946), Roy Chiao (1927), Kenneth Tsang (1935), James Tien (1942), Lee Hoi-chuen (1901), and Faye Wong (1969).