Joan Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. In China, she performed in the 1979 film and came to the attention of American audiences for her performance in the 1987 film '' The Last Emperor''. She is also known for her roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Saving Face'', and '' The Home Song Stories'', and for directing the feature film '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl''.

Early life

Chen was born in Shanghai, to a family of pharmacologists. She and her older brother, Chase, were raised during the

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. At the age of 14, Chen was discovered on the school rifle range by Jiang Qing, the wife of leader

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and major

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figure, for excelling at marksmanship. This led to her being selected for the Actors' Training Program by the

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in 1975, where she was discovered by veteran director

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who chose her to star in his 1977 film as a deaf mute whose senses are restored by an army medical team. Chen graduated from high school a year in advance, and at the age of 17 entered Shanghai International Studies University, where she majored in

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Career

Early career in China

Chen performed alongside Tang Guoqiang in Zhang Zheng's () in 1979, for which she won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress. Chen portrayed a pre-

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revolutionary's daughter, who, reunited with her brother, a wounded Communist soldier, later learned that his doctor was her biological mother. ''Little Flower'' was her second film and she soon achieved the status of China's most-loved actress; she was dubbed "the

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of China" by ''Time'' magazine for having achieved stardom while still a teenager. In addition, Chen was in the 1979 film . The film directed by Ou Fan () and Xing Jitian () depicts an

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family that returns to China from Southeast Asia out of their patriotic feelings but encounter political troubles during the

. The songs, " I Love You, China" and "High Flies the Petrel" (), sung by Chen's character, are perennial favorites in China. In 1981, Chen starred in ''Awakening'' (), directed by .

Hollywood breakout

At age 20, Chen moved to the United States, where she studied

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. Her first Hollywood movie was ''

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'', filmed on location in China. In 1985 she appeared in the U.S. television show ''

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'' as May Ying, former wife of Martin Castillo and husband to Ma Sek in the episode " Golden Triangle (Part II)". She went on to star in

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's '' The Last Emperor'' in 1987 and the

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/ Mark Frost television series ''

'' as

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. She starred alongside Rutger Hauer in 1989's '' The Blood of Heroes'', written and directed by David Webb Peoples. In 1993 she co-starred in

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's '' Heaven & Earth''. She portrayed two different characters in Clara Law's ''

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'': a seductive princess of

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, and a dangerous temptress. She shaved her head on-screen for the role. The award-winning film was adapted from a novel by

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. In 1994 she co-starred with

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in the action-adventure ''

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''; she returned to Shanghai to star in Stanley Kwan's ''

'' opposite

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, and subsequently won a Golden Horse Award and a Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for her performance. In 1996, she was a member of the jury at the

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. Tired of being cast as an exotic beauty in Hollywood films, Chen moved into directing in 1998 with the critically acclaimed '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'', adapted from the novella ''Celestial Bath'' () by her friend Yan Geling. She later directed '' Autumn in New York'', starring

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and

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, in 2000.

Later career

In the middle of the 2000s, Chen made a comeback in acting and began to work intensely, alternating between English and Chinese-language roles. In 2004, she starred in Hou Yong's

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'', alongside Zhang Ziyi, in which they played multiple roles as daughters and mothers across three generations in Shanghai. She also starred in the

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comedy '' Saving Face'' as a widowed mother, who is shunned by the Chinese-American community for being pregnant and unwed and has come to live with her lesbian daughter. In 2005, she appeared in Zhang Yang's family saga ''

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'', as a mother whose husband and son have a troubled father-son relationship over 30 years. She starred in the

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independent film ''

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'' and in

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's ''

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'', the first part of a two part project, scheduled to be released in 2009. In 2007, Chen was acclaimed for her performance in Tony Ayres' drama '' The Home Song Stories''. She portrayed a glamorous and unstable Chinese

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who struggles to survive in 1970s Australia with her two children. The role earned her four awards including the

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for Best Actress and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. The same year saw her co-starring in two other acclaimed films:

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's ''

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'', opposite

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's ''

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'', opposite Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, for which she received an Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2008, she starred alongside Sam Chow () in ''Shi Qi'' (), directed by Joe Chow (), as a rural mother of a 17-year-old in eastern Zhejiang province. The same year Joan Chen portrayed a factory worker in

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's ''

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'' once fancied because she resembled Chen herself in the 1979 film ''Little Flower'', but who missed her chance at love. She co-starred in Bruce Beresford's 2009 adaptation of the autobiography of dancer Li Cunxin, '' Mao's Last Dancer'', along with Wang Shuangbao () and Kyle MacLachlan. In 2009, Chen starred alongside Feng Yuanzheng and in the Chinese TV series ''Newcomers to the Middle-Aged'' (), directed by Dou Qi (), in which she played a female doctor facing middle-age problems. She also played the part of goddess

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in the 2010 Chinese TV adaptation of ''

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'', directed by Cheng Lidong (). In October 2009 Joan Chen was the curator of the first Singapore Sun Film Festival, whose theme was "The Art of Living Well". She selected and curated five films for screening during the festival: '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', '' Dead Man Walking'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2010, Chen joined the cast of

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's directorial debut '' Love in Disguise'', Alexi Tan's () ''Color Me Love'' (; alongside Liu Ye),

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's ''Kiss, His First'' (alongside

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and

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) and veteran acting coach Larry Moss' '' Relative Insanity'' (along with

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). In May 2010, she was set to star and direct one of the three parts of the anthology film ''Seeing Red''. In 2011, she played Secretary Bishop's girlfriend on the television series ''

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'' episode "

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". Chen was cast as the Mongol

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empress Chabi in the 2014 American television series ''

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''. Being somewhat unfamiliar with the Mongols, Chen read ''

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'' in order to prepare for the role. She also appeared in several episodes of the 2018 Chinese television drama ''

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'' as Ula Nara Yixiu (the Empress Xiaojingxian).

Personal life

Chen was formerly married to actor Jim "Jimmy" Lau from 1985 to 1990. Chen married her second husband,

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Peter Hui, on January 18, 1992. They have two daughters. They live in San Francisco, California. During her early years in California, Chen attended

. In 1989, she became a

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of the United States. On April 9, 2008, Chen wrote an article entitled "Let the Games Go On" for the ''

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'' objecting to the politicization of the

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in Beijing.

Charitable work

In May 2008, Chen appeared alongside

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, Silas Flensted, and Amy Hanaialiʻi Gilliom in a public service announcement for the Banyan Tree Project campaign to stop HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Asian & Pacific Islander communities. In October 2008, Chen made the cover of Trends Health magazine alongside actresses Ke Lan () and Ma Yili () to promote the Chinese

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Breast Cancer Prevention campaign. On January 8, 2010, Chen attended, alongside

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, and Joe Torre, the ceremony to help

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break ground on a new center located in the

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intended to combat violence against women and children. During the ceremony, Chen performed an excerpt from the documentary play ''The Thumbprint of

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'' (presented as part of "Seven"). On January 15, 2010, Chen was set to appear, along with other Asian American personalities, in a series of videos supporting the Center for the Pacific Asian Family.

Filmography

Actress

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Writer

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Other media

*2008: "Shanghai," narrator—an audio walking tour by

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Awards and nominations

Other recognition

* In 1992 ''

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'' magazine chose her as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world. * Chen inspired indie rock band Xiu Xiu, named after her film ''Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl''. * Chen was chosen by Goldsea as Number 45 on its compilation of "The 120 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time".

References

Articles and interviews

* "''The Last Empress''", by C. Mark Jacobson. ''

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''. December 1987. p. 146-147. * "''In Praise of Actors: Joan Chen''", by Peter Rainer. '' American Film''. Volume 15: Issue 8. May 1990. p. 32.
"''Heavenly And Hearthy''"
by Tom Kagy. '' Goldsea Asian American Daily''. August 1992. * "''Chen Reaction''", by Alison Dakota Gee. ''

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'' (USA). December 1993. p. 54-59, 88.
"''West To East''"
by Richard Corliss. ''TIME'' (USA). Volume 153: Issue 13. April 5, 1999.

by Richard Corliss. ''TIME'' (USA). April 5, 1999.

by Steven Schwankert. '' Beijing Scene''. Volume 5: Issue 8. May 7, 1999.
"''Joan Chen: Guerilla Director''"
by Michael Sragow. '' Salon.com''. May 27, 1999. * "''Reel Poetry''", by Kevin Berger. ''

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'' (USA). July 2000. p. 51.
"''Joan Chen: Whether it's China or Hollywood, this actress/director tells it like it is''"
by Franz Lidz. ''

''. August 2000. p. 80-81.
"''An Interview with Joan Chen''"
by Michelle Caswell. ''

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''. November 2000.
"''Is Joan Chen Done with Hollywood?''"
'' Goldsea Asian American Daily''. January 28, 2003.
"''Empress and Enigma''"
''

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''. October 25, 2003.
"''Joan Chen's Wild Side''"
by Malinda Lo. ''

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''. Volume 15: Issue 4. June 2005.
"''The Face Behind'' Saving Face"
by Kenny Tanemura. ''

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''. June 3, 2005. * "''Sensuously Elegant: An Interview with Joan Chen''", by Lisa Odham Stokes. '' Asian Cult Cinema'' (USA). Issue 48. October–December 2005. p. 51-61.
"''Joan Chen on Filming'' Lust, Caution ''in Shanghai: Follow One's Heart''."
by Liu Qing. '' The Chinese Mirror''. February 28, 2007.
"''The Many Faces of Joan Chen''."
by Glen Schaefer. ''

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''. October 3, 2007.
"''Joan Chen returns to Chinese film''."
by Min Lee. ''

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''. October 17, 2007.

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Early career in China

Hollywood breakout

Later career

Personal life

Charitable work

Filmography

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References

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