- Winner
Golden Horse Awards · Best Director (1998) · Winner
- Winner
Independent Spirit Award · nomination (1999) · Winner
- Social impact
Its Cultural Revolution-era setting led Chinese authorities to fine and blacklist the director from working in China's film industry
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Joan Chen
陈冲
1961 – Present
- Genres
- Drama
- Topics
- Justice
- Region
- North America
- Heritage
- ChinaUnited States
Biography
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.
