Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Born 1936-11-30 (age 89) Tianjin, China
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

2006

as Madame Wu

Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2

2016

as Bu Bu

You Only Live Twice
Abominable
Abominable

2019

as Nai Nai (voice)

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

as Auntie

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

The Interpreter
The Interpreter

2005

as Luan

Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.

2000

as Old Woman (voice)

Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Blow-Up
Blow-Up

1966

as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

Red Corner
Red Corner

1997

as Chairman Xu

The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club

1993

as Lindo Jong

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

as Lin Tang

James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as Ling (archive footage)

The Jade Pendant
The Jade Pendant

2017

as Madame Pong

The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu

1965

as Lin Tang

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer