Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 19, 1927
Place of Birth:
Beijing, China
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Dream of the Red Chamber | Grandma Jia |
| 2023 | Rally Road Racers | Granny Bai (voice) |
| 2023 | The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu | Lily Wu |
| 2018 | An Impossibly Small Object | Old lady |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Ah Ma |
| 2015 | A Journey Through Time with Anthony | |
| 2015 | 12 Golden Ducks | Aunt May |
| 2012 | Dangerous Liaisons | Madame Du Ruixue |
| 2010 | Apart Together | Qiao Yu'e |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Chinese Journalist |
| 2009 | 2012 | Grandmother Sonam |
| 2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Mrs. Xiao |
| 2008 | Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target | Self |
| 2007 | Lust, Caution | Mahjong Partner of Aunt |
| 2007 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | TaiTai Shui / 水太太 |
| 2007 | Hollywood Chinese | Self |
| 2007 | Invisible Target | Ho's Grandma |
| 2005 | The Beauty Remains | Woman Gambler |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Virgina Hervey |
| 1994 | China: Beyond the Clouds | Narrator |
| 1993 | Temptation of a Monk | Shi's Mother |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club | An-Mei Hsu |
| 1991 | The Cold Mountain Temple | Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu) |
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Mrs. Sato |
| 1989 | The Last Aristocrats | Li Tong's mother |
| 1989 | Guandong Heroine | Yi Pin-Hong |
| 1987 | Harry's Hong Kong | Rose |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Tzu Hsui |
| 1987 | Lotus | Mother-in-Law |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | |
| 1984 | Pledge in Quick Sand | |
| 1982 | Sewing Woman | Narrator |
| 1982 | Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder | Sister Marie |
| 1982 | Hammett | Miss Cameron's Assistant |
| 1979 | Saint Jack | Mrs. Yates |
| 1978 | The Eternal Love | |
| 1977 | Demon Seed | Soong Yen |
| 1976 | The Last Tempest | Empress Dowager Tsz Hei |
| 1975 | The Empress Dowager | Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager |
| 1973 | Terror in the Wax Museum | Madame Yang |
| 1972 | The 14 Amazons | Grand Dame / She Tai Chun |
| 1969 | The Arch | Madame Tung |
| 1962 | Rider on a Dead Horse | Ming Kwai |
| 1962 | Womanhunt | |
| 1960 | The Mountain Road | Sue-Mei Hung |
| 1958 | China Doll | Tulips |
| The Joy Luck Club 2 | An-Mei Hsu |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Death and Other Details | Celia Chun |
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Ni Yang |
| 2018 | The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up | |
| 2003 | Qianlong Dynasty | 孝圣宪皇后 |
| 2001 | The Tick | Bartender |
| 1994 | All-American Girl | Mrs. Han |
| 1972 | Anna and the King | |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Mrs. Lee |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Mioshi Kellem |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self |
| 1960 | Hong Kong | Mai Loo |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Su Ling |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Lili |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Lady Thousand Thrush |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer | Miss Mandarin |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Kim Li |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Hey Girl |