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Lisa Lu

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Lisa Lu

Born January 19, 1927 in Beijing, China46 films

Lisa Lu Yan (simplified Chinese: 卢燕; traditional Chinese: 盧燕; pinyin: Lú Yàn; born July 8, 1927) is a Chinese-born American actress and singer. She won the Golden Horse Awards three times in the 1970s.

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The Last Emperor posterFirst watchThe Last Emperor19877.6as Tzu HsuiA dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his…View film

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Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Joy Luck Club 2An-Mei Hsu
  2. TBASee You Tomorrow Tomorrow TomorrowNai Nai
  3. 2024The Dream of the Red ChamberGrandma Jia
  4. 2023Rally Road RacersGranny Bai (voice)
  5. 2023The Disappearance of Mrs. WuLily Wu
  6. 2018Crazy Rich AsiansAh Ma
  7. 2018An Impossibly Small ObjectOld lady
  8. 2015A Journey Through Time with Anthony
  9. 201512 Golden DucksAunt May
  10. 2012Dangerous LiaisonsMadame Du Ruixue
  11. 2010SomewhereChinese Journalist
  12. 2010Apart TogetherQiao Yu'e
  13. 20092012Grandmother Sonam
  14. 2008Dim Sum FuneralMrs. Xiao
  15. 2007Lust, CautionMahjong Partner of Aunt
  16. 2007The Postmodern Life of My AuntTaiTai Shui / 水太太
  17. 2007Invisible TargetHo's Grandma
  18. 2005The Beauty RemainsWoman Gambler
  19. 1998BlindnessMrs. Hong
  20. 1994I Love TroubleVirgina Hervey
  21. 1993Temptation of a MonkShi's Mother
  22. 1993The Joy Luck ClubAn-Mei Hsu
  23. 1991The Cold Mountain TempleHou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
  24. 1991钟鸣寒山寺
  25. 1990Hiroshima: Out of the AshesMrs. Sato
  26. 1989The Last AristocratsLi Tong's mother
  27. 1989Guandong HeroineYi Pin-Hong
  28. 1987The Last EmperorTzu Hsui
  29. 1987Harry's Hong KongRose
  30. 1987LotusMother-in-Law
  31. 1986Tai-Pan
  32. 1984Pledge in Quick Sand
  33. 1982HammettMiss Cameron's Assistant
  34. 1982Don't Cry, It's Only ThunderSister Marie
  35. 1979Saint JackMrs. Yates
  36. 1978The Eternal Love
  37. 1977Demon SeedSoong Yen
  38. 1976The Last TempestEmpress Dowager Tsz Hei
  39. 1975The Empress DowagerTsz Hei, Empress Dowager
  40. 1973Terror in the Wax MuseumMadame Yang
  41. 1972The 14 AmazonsGrand Dame / She Tai Chun
  42. 1969The ArchMadame Tung
  43. 1962Womanhunt
  44. 1962Rider on a Dead HorseMing Kwai
  45. 1960The Mountain RoadSue-Mei Hung
  46. 1958China DollTulips