Tsai Chin
Born
November 30, 1936 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tianjin, China
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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.
Known For

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Waipo
2021

Lucky Grandma
Grandma
2020

Abominable
Nai Nai (voice)
2019

Daughter of Shanghai
Herself
2019

The Jade Pendant
Madame Pong
2017

She's Got a Plan
Mrs. Roberts
2016

Now You See Me 2
Bu Bu
2016

We Bare Bears
Linda (voice) · (1 episode)
2015
She Lights Up Well
Grandma
2014

Getting On
Ruth Lee · (2 episodes)
2013

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
May's Mother · (1 episode)
2013
Nani
Isabel
2012

The Dream of Red Mansions
贾母 · (50 episodes)
2010

Year of the Fish
Mrs. Su
2007

Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007

Casino Royale
Madame Wu
2006

Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Grandma
2006

Memoirs of a Geisha
Auntie
2005

The Interpreter
Luan
2005

Grey's Anatomy
Helen Rubenstein · (3 episodes)
2005

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Madame Lu
2003

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Hun Ping Wong
2002

Inside 'You Only Live Twice'
Self
2000

Strong Medicine
Jin Jae · (1 episode)
2000

Titan A.E.
Old Woman (voice)
2000

My American Vacation
Grandma Lee
1999

Fantasy Island
Rita · (1 episode)
1998

Red Corner
Chairman Xu
1997

The Magic Pearl
Additional Voices
1997

The West Side Waltz
Tenant
1995

Crowfoot
Det. Lisa Ishima
1995

Due South
Mrs. Lee · (1 episode)
1994

All-American Girl
Auntie June · (1 episode)
1994

The Joy Luck Club
Lindo Jong
1993
Laundry detergent commercial
1989

Rentadick
Madam Greenfly
1972

The Virgin Soldiers
Juicy Lucy
1969

The Castle of Fu Manchu
Lin Tang
1969

The Blood of Fu Manchu
Lin Tang
1968

You Only Live Twice
Ling
1967

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
Lin Tang
1967

Blow-Up
Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)
1966

The Brides of Fu Manchu
Lin Tang
1966

Invasion
Nurse Lim
1965

The Face of Fu Manchu
Lin Tang
1965

The Troubleshooters
Esther Ho · (1 episode)
1965

The Cool Mikado
1963

The Defenders
Parma Gideon · (1 episode)
1961

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Sui-Lan
1958

Violent Playground
Primrose
1958

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Sampan Woman
1957