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Joan Chen

Joan Chen (陳沖, pinyin: Chén Chōng) ( born April 26, 1961) is an actor and film director.

Born in Shanghai, China. At age eighteen she won the Golden Rooster award for acting in China. At age twenty she moved to the United States where she studied film at California State University.

Her first Hollywood movie was Tai-Pan, filmed on location in China. She went on to star in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor in 1987 and the David Lynch television series Twin Peaks.


She directed Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl in 1998 and Autumn in New York in 2000. She has also appeared in many other numerous movies both in Hollywood and China.

Selected filmography

  • Salute of the Jugger (1990)
  • The Wild side

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She has also appeared in many other numerous movies both in Hollywood and China. She died in Norwalk, Connecticut due to complications from a stroke.
She directed Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl in 1998 and Autumn in New York in 2000. They had 3 sons, including actor Jody McCrea. She went on to star in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor in 1987 and the David Lynch television series Twin Peaks. McCrea died on their 57th wedding anniversary. Her first Hollywood movie was Tai-Pan, filmed on location in China. She met actor Joel McCrea on the set of the 1933 film "The Silver Cord." They married on October 20, 1933 after a whirlwind courtship.

At age twenty she moved to the United States where she studied film at California State University. In 1929, her father was transferred back to L.A., and (as a lark) she began working in movies as an extra. At age eighteen she won the Golden Rooster award for acting in China. She was born in Los Angeles, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago. Born in Shanghai, China. Frances Dee (November 26, 1907 - March 6, 2004) was an actress. Joan Chen (陳沖, pinyin: Chén Chōng) ( born April 26, 1961) is an actor and film director.

The Wild side. Salute of the Jugger (1990).