Tsai Chin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1936
- Birthplace
- Tianjin, China
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.
Filmography
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021
as Waipo
Lucky Grandma 2020
as Grandma
Abominable 2019
as Nai Nai (voice)
Daughter of Shanghai 2019
as Self
The Jade Pendant 2017
as Madame Pong
She's Got a Plan 2016
as Mrs. Roberts
Now You See Me 2 2016
as Bu Bu
A Leading Man 2014
as Grandma Lu Mei-An
- She Lights Up Well
She Lights Up Well 2014
as Grandma
- Nani
Nani 2012
as Isabel
Year of the Fish 2007
as Mrs. Su
Hollywood Chinese 2007
as Self
Casino Royale 2006
as Madame Wu
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior 2006
as Grandma
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005
as Auntie
The Interpreter 2005
as Luan
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer 2003
as Madame Lu
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity 2002
as Hun Ping Wong
Inside 'You Only Live Twice' 2000
as Self
Titan A.E. 2000
as Old Woman (voice)
My American Vacation 1999
as Grandma Lee
Red Corner 1997
as Chairman Xu
The Magic Pearl 1997
as Additional Voices (voice)
The West Side Waltz 1995
as Tenant
Crowfoot 1995
as Det. Lisa Ishima
The Joy Luck Club 1993
as Lindo Jong
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Ling (archive footage)
Rentadick 1972
as Madam Greenfly
The Virgin Soldiers 1969
as Juicy Lucy
The Castle of Fu Manchu 1969
as Lin Tang
The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968
as Lin Tang
You Only Live Twice 1967
as Ling
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu 1967
as Lin Tang
Blow-Up 1966
as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Brides of Fu Manchu 1966
as Lin Tang
Invasion 1965
as Nurse Lim
The Face of Fu Manchu 1965
as Lin Tang
The Cool Mikado 1963
Actor
The Treasure of San Teresa 1959
as 1st Girl in Fight
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958
as Sui-Lan
Violent Playground 1958
as Primrose
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst 1957
as Sampan Woman
Credits from TMDB.