Tsai Chin
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1936-11-30 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Tianjin, China
Tsai Chin
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.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
(2020)
Lucky Grandma
as Grandma
(2019)
Abominable
as Nai Nai (voice)
(2019)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Herself
(2017)
The Jade Pendant
as Madame Pong
(2016)
Now You See Me 2
as Bu Bu
(2016)
She's Got a Plan
as Mrs. Roberts
(2014)
She Lights Up Well
as Grandma
(2012)
Nani
as Isabel
(2007)
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
(2007)
Year of the Fish
as Mrs. Su
(2006)
Casino Royale
as Madame Wu
(2006)
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
as Grandma
(2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Auntie
(2005)
The Interpreter
as Luan
(2003)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Madame Lu
(2002)
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
as Hun Ping Wong
(2000)
Titan A.E.
as Old Woman (voice)
(2000)
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
as Self
(1999)
My American Vacation
as Grandma Lee
(1997)
Red Corner
as Chairman Xu
(1997)
The Magic Pearl
as Additional Voices
(1995)
(1995)
Crowfoot
as Det. Lisa Ishima
(1993)
The Joy Luck Club
as Lindo Jong
(1972)
Rentadick
as Madam Greenfly
(1969)
The Virgin Soldiers
as Juicy Lucy
(1969)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
(1968)
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
(1967)
You Only Live Twice
as Ling
(1967)
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
(1966)
Blow-Up
as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1966)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
(1965)
The Face of Fu Manchu
as Lin Tang
(1965)
Invasion
as Nurse Lim
(1963)
(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 (voice) (uncredited)
(1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Sampan Woman