Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

  • Birthday: 1936-11-30
  • Place of birth: Tianjin, China
  • Also know as: Tsai Chin Zhou

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Filmography

Year of the Fish

2007

As Mrs. Su

Nani

2012

As Isabel

Lucky Grandma

2020

As Grandma

Daughter of Shanghai

2019

As Herself

My American Vacation

1999

As Grandma Lee

She's Got a Plan

2016

As Mrs. Roberts

Crowfoot

1995

As Det. Lisa Ishima

Hollywood Chinese

2007

As Self

The Magic Pearl

1997

As Additional Voices

The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968

As Lin Tang

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

As Lin Tang

She Lights Up Well

2014

As Grandma

The Jade Pendant

2017

As Madame Pong

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

As Lin Tang

Rentadick

1972

As Madam Greenfly

Invasion

1965

As Nurse Lim

The Face of Fu Manchu

1965

As Lin Tang

Red Corner

1997

As Chairman Xu

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003

As Madame Lu

The Joy Luck Club

1993

As Lindo Jong

Abominable

2019

As Nai Nai (voice)

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

As Juicy Lucy

You Only Live Twice

1967

As Ling

Now You See Me 2

2016

As Bu Bu

Violent Playground

1958

As Primrose

Blow-Up

1966

As Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

As Auntie

Titan A.E.

2000

As Old Woman (voice)

Casino Royale

2006

As Madame Wu

The Interpreter

2005

As Luan

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