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