FrameThrower · Actors · Joan Chen
Joan Chen
2 films · 131 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1987–2023
Born 26 April 1961 · Shanghai, China
Joan Chong Chen 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 131 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1987–2023
- AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2007
- Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress2007
- Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress2007
- Golden Horse Award for Best Director1998
- Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress1994
- Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress1980
How their films are shot
Measured across 131 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Joan takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 57% of their frames are night, 58% low key — the look of the work Joan takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 131 frames from Joan Chen's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.