
Tsai Chin
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actress
- Birthday: 30 Nov, 1936 ( 88 years old )
- Place of birth: Tianjin, China
- Also known as: Tsai Chin Zhou , 周采芹, Zhōu Cǎiqín, Chou Ts’ai-ch’in, 저우차이친, ツァイ・チン, Zhou Caiqin
Tsai Chin
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.
Credits
- 2021 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ( movie ) as Waipo
- 2020 - Lucky Grandma ( movie ) as Grandma
- 2019 - Abominable ( movie ) as Nai Nai (voice)
- 2019 - 上海的女儿 ( movie ) as Herself
- 2017 - The Jade Pendant ( movie ) as Madame Pong
- 2016 - She's Got a Plan ( movie ) as Mrs. Roberts
- 2016 - Now You See Me 2 ( movie ) as Bu Bu
- 2015 - We Bare Bears ( tv ) as Linda (voice)
- 2014 - She Lights Up Well ( movie ) as Grandma
- 2013 - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( tv ) as May's Mother
- 2012 - Nani ( movie ) as Isabel
- 2010 - 红楼梦 ( tv ) as 贾母
- 2007 - Year of the Fish ( movie ) as Mrs. Su
- 2007 - Hollywood Chinese ( movie ) as Self
- 2006 - Casino Royale ( movie ) as Madame Wu
- 2006 - Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior ( movie ) as Grandma
- 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha ( movie ) as Auntie
- 2005 - The Interpreter ( movie ) as Luan
- 2005 - Grey's Anatomy ( tv ) as Helen Rubenstein
- 2003 - The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer ( movie ) as Madame Lu
- 2002 - Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity ( movie ) as Hun Ping Wong
- 2000 - Inside 'You Only Live Twice' ( movie ) as Self
- 2000 - Strong Medicine ( tv ) as Jin Jae
- 2000 - Titan A.E. ( movie ) as Old Woman (voice)
- 1999 - My American Vacation ( movie ) as Grandma Lee
- 1998 - Fantasy Island ( tv ) as Rita
- 1997 - Red Corner ( movie ) as Chairman Xu
- 1997 - The Magic Pearl ( movie ) as Additional Voices
- 1995 - The West Side Waltz ( movie ) as Tenant
- 1995 - Crowfoot ( movie ) as Det. Lisa Ishima
- 1994 - Due South ( tv ) as Mrs. Lee
- 1994 - All-American Girl ( tv ) as Auntie June
- 1993 - The Joy Luck Club ( movie ) as Lindo Jong
- 1989 - Laundry detergent commercial ( movie )
- 1972 - Rentadick ( movie ) as Madam Greenfly
- 1969 - The Virgin Soldiers ( movie ) as Juicy Lucy
- 1969 - The Castle of Fu Manchu ( movie ) as Lin Tang
- 1968 - The Blood of Fu Manchu ( movie ) as Lin Tang
- 1967 - You Only Live Twice ( movie ) as Ling
- 1967 - The Vengeance of Fu Manchu ( movie ) as Lin Tang
- 1966 - Blow-Up ( movie ) as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
- 1966 - The Brides of Fu Manchu ( movie ) as Lin Tang
- 1965 - Invasion ( movie ) as Nurse Lim
- 1965 - The Face of Fu Manchu ( movie ) as Lin Tang
- 1965 - The Troubleshooters ( tv ) as Esther Ho
- 1963 - The Cool Mikado ( movie )
- 1961 - The Defenders ( tv ) as Parma Gideon
- 1958 - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ( movie ) as Sui-Lan
- 1958 - Violent Playground ( movie ) as Primrose
- 1957 - The Bridge on the River Kwai ( movie ) as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 - Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst ( movie ) as Sampan Woman