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Tsai Chin
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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 …
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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.
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Tsai Chin's Filmography
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Waipo
Lucky Grandma
as Grandma
Abominable
as Nai Nai (voice)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Self
The Jade Pendant
as Madame Pong
She's Got a Plan
as Mrs. Roberts
Now You See Me 2
as Bu Bu
A Leading Man
as Grandma Lu Mei-An
No Poster
She Lights Up Well
as Grandma
No Poster
Nani
as Isabel
Year of the Fish
as Mrs. Su
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
Casino Royale
as Madame Wu
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
as Grandma
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Auntie
The Interpreter
as Luan
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Madame Lu
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
as Hun Ping Wong
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
as Self
Titan A.E.
as Old Woman (voice)
My American Vacation
as Grandma Lee
Red Corner
as Chairman Xu
The Magic Pearl
as Additional Voices (voice)
The West Side Waltz
as Tenant
Crowfoot
as Det. Lisa Ishima
The Joy Luck Club
as Lindo Jong
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Ling (archive footage)
Rentadick
as Madam Greenfly
The Virgin Soldiers
as Juicy Lucy
The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
You Only Live Twice
as Ling
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
Blow-Up
as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
Invasion
as Nurse Lim
The Face of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
The Cool Mikado
The Treasure of San Teresa
as 1st Girl in Fight
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as Sui-Lan
Violent Playground
as Primrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Sampan Woman