Acting · Beijing, China · Born January 19, 1927
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.
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
2025
as Self
MovieThe Dream of the Red Chamber
2024
as Grandma Jia
TVDeath and Other Details
2024
as Celia Chun
TVAmerican Born Chinese
2023
as Ni Yang
MovieRally Road Racers
2023
as Granny Bai (voice)
MovieThe Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
2023
as Lily Wu
TVThe 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2018
MovieCrazy Rich Asians
2018
as Ah Ma
MovieAn Impossibly Small Object
2018
as Old lady
MovieA Journey Through Time with Anthony
2015
Movie12 Golden Ducks
2015
as Aunt May
MovieDangerous Liaisons
2012
as Madame Du Ruixue
MovieSomewhere
2010
as Chinese Journalist
MovieApart Together
2010
as Qiao Yu'e
Movie2012
2009
as Grandmother Sonam
MovieDim Sum Funeral
2008
as Mrs. Xiao
MovieOrchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target
2008
as Self
MovieLust, Caution
2007
as Mahjong Partner of Aunt
MovieThe Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
as TaiTai Shui / 水太太
MovieInvisible Target
2007
as Ho's Grandma
MovieHollywood Chinese
2007
as Self
MovieThe Beauty Remains
2005
as Woman Gambler
TVQianlong Dynasty
2003
as 孝圣宪皇后
TVThe Tick
2001
as Bartender
MovieBlindness
1998
as Mrs. Hong
TVAll-American Girl
1994
as Mrs. Han
MovieI Love Trouble
1994
as Virgina Hervey
MovieChina: Beyond the Clouds
1994
as Narrator
MovieTemptation of a Monk
1993
as Shi's Mother
MovieThe Joy Luck Club
1993
as An-Mei Hsu
MovieThe Cold Mountain Temple
1991
as Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
Movie钟鸣寒山寺
1991
MovieHiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Mrs. Sato
MovieThe Last Aristocrats
1989
as Li Tong's mother
MovieGuandong Heroine
1989
as Yi Pin-Hong
TVNoble House
1988
as Ah Tam
MovieThe Last Emperor
1987
as Tzu Hsui
MovieHarry's Hong Kong
1987
as Rose
MovieLotus
1987
as Mother-in-Law
MovieTai-Pan
1986
MoviePledge in Quick Sand
1984
MovieSewing Woman
1982
as Narrator
MovieHammett
1982
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
MovieDon't Cry, It's Only Thunder
1982
as Sister Marie
MovieSaint Jack
1979
as Mrs. Yates
MovieThe Eternal Love
1978
MovieDemon Seed
1977
as Soong Yen
MovieThe Last Tempest
1976
as Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
MovieThe Empress Dowager
1975
as Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
MovieTerror in the Wax Museum
1973
as Madame Yang
TVAnna and the King
1972
as Lady Thiang
MovieThe 14 Amazons
1972
as Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Mrs. Lee
MovieThe Arch
1969
as Madame Tung
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Mioshi Kellem
TVGolden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
MovieWomanhunt
1962
MovieRider on a Dead Horse
1962
as Ming Kwai
MovieThe Mountain Road
1960
as Sue-Mei Hung
TVHong Kong
1960
as Mai Loo
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Lili
TVBonanza
1959
as Su Ling
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Miss Mandarin
MovieChina Doll
1958
as Tulips
TVShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Lady Thousand Thrush
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Sue Wo Toi
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVCheyenne
1955
as Mei Ling Soong
The Joy Luck Club 2
as An-Mei Hsu
MovieSee You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow
as Nai Nai
