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Tsai Chin
Actor
Born November 30, 1936 (87 years)
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Tsai Chin, also known by her Chinese name Zhou Caiqin, is an actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang, Tsai Chin was the first Chinese student trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and later earned a Masters Degree at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starred onstage in London's West End in The World of Susie Wong, and on Broadway in Golden Child. Chin appeared in two James Bond films: as a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice; and Casino Royale. Her single, "The Ding Dong Song," recorded for Decca, hit the top of the music charts in Asia. She was the first acting instructor to be invited to teach acting in China after the Cultural Revolution, when China's universities re-opened. In China she is best known for her portrayal of Grandmother Jia in the 2010 TV drama series The Dream of Red Mansions.
Tsai Chin, also known by her Chinese name Zhou Caiqin, is an actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang, Tsai Chin was the first Chinese student trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and later earned a Masters Degree at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starred onstage in London's West End in The World of Susie Wong, and on Broadway in Golden Child. Chin appeared in two James Bond films: as a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice; and Casino Royale. Her single, "The Ding Dong Song," recorded for Decca, hit the top of the music charts in Asia. She was the first acting instructor to be invited to teach acting in China after the Cultural Revolution, when China's universities re-opened. In China she is best known for her portrayal of Grandmother Jia in the 2010 TV drama series The Dream of Red Mansions.
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Filmography
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Waipo |
| 2019 | Lucky Grandma · as Grandma |
| 2019 | Abominable · as Nai Nai (voice) |
| 2017 | The Jade Pendant · as Madame Pong |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 · as Bu Bu |
| 2014 | We Bare Bears (TV Series) · as Linda (voice) |
| 2014 | She Lights Up Well · as Grandma |
| 2013 | A Leading Man · as Grandma Lu Mei-An |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Ruth Lee |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as May's Mother |
| 2012 | Nani · as Isabel |
| 2010 | The Dream of Red Mansions (TV Series) · as Grandmother Jia / 贾母 |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Mrs. Sesumi |
| 2007 | Year of the Fish · as Mrs. Su |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life (TV Series) · as Mai Thuy |
| 2006 | Casino Royale · as Madame Wu |
| 2006 | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior · as Grandma |
| 2006 | The Evidence (TV Series) · as Joon Huang |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha · as Auntie |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Legend So Far · as Aunt Wu |
| 2005 | The Interpreter · as Luan |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Helen Rubenstein |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series) · as Aunt Wu |
| 2003 | The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer · as Madame Lu |
| 2002 | Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity · as Hun Ping Wong |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Jin Jae |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. · as Old Woman (voice) |
| 1999 | Journey from the Heart · as Grandma Lee |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island (1998) (TV Series) · as Rita |
| 1997 | Red Corner · as Chairman Xu |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Crowfoot · as Det. Lisa Ishima |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Board Member |
| 1994 | Under Suspicion (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1994 | All-American Girl (TV Series) · as Auntie June |
| 1994 | Due South (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lee |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club · as Lindo Jong |
| 1991 | Sisters (TV Series) · as Rita Kwan |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years · as Ling |
| 1972 | |
| 1969 | The Castle of Fu Manchu · as Lin Tang |
| 1969 | The Virgin Soldiers · as Juicy Lucy |
| 1968 | The Blood of Fu Manchu · as Lin Tang |
| 1967 | The Vengeance of Fu Manchu · as Lin Tang |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice · as Ling |
| 1966 | Blow-Up · as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu · as Lin Tang |
| 1966 | Invasion · as Nurse Lim |
| 1965 | The Face of Fu Manchu · as Lin Tang |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Esther Ho |
| 1963 | The Cool Mikado · as Pitti-Sing |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV Series) · as Souen |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Parma Gideon |
| 1959 | Hot Money Girl · as 1st Girl In Fight |
| 1958 | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness · as Sui-Lan |
| 1958 | Violent Playground · as Primrose |
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai · as Tokyo Rose |
| 1957 | Battle Hell · as Sampan Woman |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Bun-Mee |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Anna Man Ning |