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Daughter of a famous actor long with the Peking Opera, Tsai Chin was educated at England's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and soon thereafter played the title role in the West End production of "The World of Suzie Wong". She also made an auspicious film debut as Ingrid Bergman's adopted daughter in the touching biopic, "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" (1958). Through the 1960s, she was cast in decorative, small roles in films ranging from "Blow Up" (1966) to "You Only Live Twice" (1967), achieving her greatest recognition for the five films she made with Christopher Lee in which she played the villainous and inscrutable daughter of his equally treacherous Fu Manchu, beginning with 1965's "The Face of Fu Manchu"....

Filmography

Year of the Fish - ( - Cast / 2007 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Film - ( - Cast / 2008 / Released / )
Casino Royale - ( Madame Wu / 2006 / Released / )
Memoirs of a Geisha - ( Auntie / 2005 / Released / )
The Interpreter - ( Luan / 2005 / Released / )
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity - ( Hun Ping / 2004 / Released / )
The Gold Cup - ( Ma / 2000 / Released / )
Titan A.E. - ( of Old Woman / 2000 / Released / )
My American Vacation - ( Grandma Lee / 1998 / Released / )
The Red Corner - ( Chairman Xu / 1997 / Released / )
The Joy Luck Club - ( Lindo / 1993 / Released / IFDL )
The Virgin Soldiers - ( Juicy Lucy / 1970 / Released / )
You Only Live Twice - ( Chinese Girl / 1967 / Released / )
Blow-Up - ( Receptionist / 1966 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
The Brides of Fu Manchu - ( Lin Tang / 1966 / Released / )
The Face of Fu Manchu - ( Lin Tang / 1965 / Released / Seven Arts Entertainment )
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness - ( Sui-Lan / 1958 / Released / )
TV Credits
A Side Order of Life ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
Private Practice ( 2007 / Released ): Actor
The Evidence ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 2005 / Released ): Voice
TV Episode Additional Voices

TV Episode Additional Voices

TV Episode Aunt Wu

Grey's Anatomy ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
TV Episode Cast

TV Episode Cast

TV Episode Cast

Deny, Deny, Deny ( 2005 )
TV Episode Cast

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Strong Medicine ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Fantasy Island ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
The Magic Pearl ( 1996 / Released ): Voice
Crowfoot ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The West Side Waltz ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
All-American Girl ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The Byrds of Paradise ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Under Suspicion ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Chicago Hope ( Released ): Actor
Due South ( Released ): Actor
Sisters ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Daughter of a famous actor long with the Peking Opera, Tsai Chin was educated at England's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and soon thereafter played the title role in the West End production of "The World of Suzie Wong". She also made an auspicious film debut as Ingrid Bergman's adopted daughter in the touching biopic, "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" (1958). Through the 1960s, she was cast in decorative, small roles in films ranging from "Blow Up" (1966) to "You Only Live Twice" (1967), achieving her greatest recognition for the five films she made with Christopher Lee in which she played the villainous and inscrutable daughter of his equally treacherous Fu Manchu, beginning with 1965's "The Face of Fu Manchu". Tsai Chin did better onstage during the 70s and 80s and even returned to her native land to considerable acclaim when she taught and directed at Beijing's Central Academy of Dramatic Art. She returned to feature films after a long absence to play one of four mothers who bond with their daughters over mah-jongg in Wayne Wang's "The Joy Luck Club" (1993).

Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Zhou Xinfang (noted performer at the Peking Opera)

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Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London, England
Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts MA dramatic literature 1981
Awards (Back to top)
Los Angeles Drama Critics Award Featured Performance "The Woman Warrior" 1996
OBIE Award Performance "Golden Child" 1996 - 1997

Milestones (Back to top)
1980 - 1981 Invited by China's Minister of Culture to teach acting for a semester at the Central Academy of Dramatic Art in Beijing; finished up her stay directing a well-received production of "The Tempest"; als
1965 Played Lin Tang, villainous daughter of the equally treacherous Fu Manchu, in the first of five films opposite Christopher Lee, "The Face of Fu Manchu"
1959 Starred in the West End stage production of "The World of Suzie Wong"
1958 Played first important feature film role in "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
Raised in Shanghai
After her mother insisted that all her children receive a Western education, Chin settled in London and attended the RADA
Acted primarily onstage during the 1970s, in plays including "The Gimmick", "The Two Mrs. Carrolls", and "Love for Love"; also did experimental theater, and appeared in "The Oresteia" and "The Scarlet
Was artist-in-residence at Tufts University in Boston while she completed her Master's degree


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