Tsai Chin
Born
November 30, 1936 (age 89)
Birthplace
Tianjin, China

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 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.

Movies

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 ★ 7.5
Waipo
Lucky Grandma
Lucky Grandma
2020 ★ 6.4
Grandma
Abominable
Abominable
2019 ★ 7.5
Nai Nai (voice)
The Jade Pendant
The Jade Pendant
2017 ★ 6.0
Madame Pong
She's Got a Plan
She's Got a Plan
2016 ★ 10.0
Mrs. Roberts
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2
2016 ★ 6.8
Bu Bu
A Leading Man
A Leading Man
2014 ★ 5.0
Grandma Lu Mei-An
She Lights Up Well
She Lights Up Well
2014 ★ 6.0
Grandma
Nani
Nani
2012 ★ 6.0
Isabel
Year of the Fish
Year of the Fish
2007 ★ 4.4
Mrs. Su
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
2006 ★ 7.6
Madame Wu
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
2006 ★ 6.2
Grandma
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 ★ 7.7
Auntie
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
2005 ★ 6.3
Luan
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 ★ 5.4
Madame Lu
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
2002 ★ 6.8
Hun Ping Wong
Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.
2000 ★ 6.6
Old Woman (voice)
My American Vacation
My American Vacation
1999
Grandma Lee
Red Corner
Red Corner
1997 ★ 6.3
Chairman Xu
The Magic Pearl
The Magic Pearl
1997
Additional Voices (voice)
The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz
1995 ★ 5.2
Tenant
Crowfoot
Crowfoot
1995
Det. Lisa Ishima
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
1993 ★ 7.1
Lindo Jong
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 ★ 5.0
Ling (archive footage)
Rentadick
Rentadick
1972 ★ 3.8
Madam Greenfly
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 ★ 6.5
Juicy Lucy
The Castle of Fu Manchu
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969 ★ 3.6
Lin Tang
The Blood of Fu Manchu
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968 ★ 4.2
Lin Tang
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
1967 ★ 6.6
Ling
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
1967 ★ 6.2
Lin Tang
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 ★ 7.3
Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966 ★ 5.7
Lin Tang
Invasion
Invasion
1965 ★ 6.1
Nurse Lim
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965 ★ 6.0
Lin Tang
The Cool Mikado
The Cool Mikado
1963
The Treasure of San Teresa
The Treasure of San Teresa
1959 ★ 6.2
1st Girl in Fight
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 ★ 6.7
Sui-Lan
Violent Playground
Violent Playground
1958 ★ 7.0
Primrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 ★ 7.8
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 ★ 7.2
Sampan Woman

TV Series