Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-01-19 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Beijing, China

Also Known As

Lisa Lu Yan
盧燕
Lo Yin
Yan Lu
Lu Yan
卢燕
卢燕卿
卢燕春

Lisa Lu

Biography

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.

Known For

5.9%

2012

Oct 10, 2009

7.1%

Crazy Rich Asians

Aug 15, 2018

7.6%

The Last Emperor

Oct 4, 1987

6.1%

Somewhere

Sep 3, 2010

7.2%

Lust, Caution

Sep 24, 2007

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.6%

Mission: Impossible

Sep 17, 1966

5.9%

Demon Seed

Apr 7, 1977

5.5%

I Love Trouble

Jun 29, 1994

7.1%

The Joy Luck Club

Sep 8, 1993

6.6%

Death and Other Details

Jan 16, 2024

6.5%

American Born Chinese

May 24, 2023

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Acting

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The Joy Luck Club 2 as An-Mei Hsu

2024		The Dream of the Red Chamber as Grandma Jia
2024		Death and Other Details as Celia Chun

2023		American Born Chinese as Ni Yang
2023		Rally Road Racers as Granny Bai (voice)
2023		The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu as Lily Wu

2018		The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018		Crazy Rich Asians as Ah Ma
2018		An Impossibly Small Object as Old lady

2015		A Journey Through Time with Anthony
2015		12 Golden Ducks as Aunt May

2012

Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Du Ruixue

2010		Somewhere as Chinese Journalist
2010		Apart Together as Qiao Yu'e

2009

2012 as Grandmother Sonam

2008		Dim Sum Funeral as Mrs. Xiao
2008		Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target as Self

2007		Lust, Caution as Mahjong Partner of Aunt
2007		The Postmodern Life of My Aunt as TaiTai Shui / 水太太
2007		Invisible Target as Ho's Grandma
2007		Hollywood Chinese as Self

2005

The Beauty Remains as Woman Gambler

2003

Qianlong Dynasty as 孝圣宪皇后

2001

The Tick as Bartender

1994		All-American Girl as Mrs. Han
1994		I Love Trouble as Virgina Hervey
1994		China: Beyond the Clouds as Narrator

1993		Temptation of a Monk as Shi's Mother
1993		The Joy Luck Club as An-Mei Hsu

1991

The Cold Mountain Temple as Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Mrs. Sato

1989		The Last Aristocrats as Li Tong's mother
1989		Guandong Heroine as Yi Pin-Hong

1987		The Last Emperor as Tzu Hsui
1987		Harry's Hong Kong as Rose
1987		Lotus as Mother-in-Law

1986

Tai-Pan

1984

Pledge in Quick Sand

1982		Sewing Woman as Narrator
1982		Hammett as Miss Cameron's Assistant
1982		Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Sister Marie

1979

Saint Jack as Mrs. Yates

1977

Demon Seed as Soong Yen

1976

The Last Tempest as Empress Dowager Tsz Hei

1975

The Empress Dowager as Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager

1973

Terror in the Wax Museum as Madame Yang

1972		Anna and the King
1972		The 14 Amazons as Grand Dame / She Tai Chun

1970

The Odd Couple as Mrs. Lee

1969

The Arch as Madame Tung

1966

Mission: Impossible as Mioshi Kellem

1962		Golden Horse Awards as Self
1962		Womanhunt
1962		Rider on a Dead Horse as Ming Kwai

1960		The Mountain Road as Sue-Mei Hung
1960		Hong Kong as Mai Loo

1959		Hawaiian Eye as Lili
1959		Bonanza as Su Ling

1958		China Doll as Tulips
1958		Shirley Temple's Storybook as Lady Thousand Thrush

1957		Have Gun, Will Travel
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Kim Li
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Hey Girl

Production

1987

Lotus as Executive Producer

1979

Saint Jack as Producer's Assistant