Lisa Lu

Profile

Lisa Lu

Acting

Born 1927-01-19

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Beijing, China

Biography

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.

Filmography

70 credits across movies and TV

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994 · Virgina Hervey

Dim Sum Funeral

Dim Sum Funeral

2008 · Mrs. Xiao

The Dream of the Red Chamber

The Dream of the Red Chamber

2024 · Grandma Jia

2012

2012

2009 · Grandmother Sonam

Demon Seed

Demon Seed

1977 · Soong Yen

Temptation of a Monk

Temptation of a Monk

1993 · Shi's Mother

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

1993 · An-Mei Hsu

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

2007 · Mahjong Partner of Aunt

The Beauty Remains

The Beauty Remains

2005 · Woman Gambler

Saint Jack

Saint Jack

1979 · Mrs. Yates

The Mountain Road

The Mountain Road

1960 · Sue-Mei Hung

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

2012 · Madame Du Ruixue

Apart Together

Apart Together

2010 · Qiao Yu'e

The Arch

The Arch

1969 · Madame Tung

Terror in the Wax Museum

Terror in the Wax Museum

1973 · Madame Yang

Harry's Hong Kong

Harry's Hong Kong

1987 · Rose

Sewing Woman

Sewing Woman

1982 · Narrator

Pledge in Quick Sand

Pledge in Quick Sand

1984

The Last Aristocrats

The Last Aristocrats

1989 · Li Tong's mother

Rally Road Racers

Rally Road Racers

2023 · Granny Bai (voice)

Rider on a Dead Horse

Rider on a Dead Horse

1962 · Ming Kwai

The Cold Mountain Temple

The Cold Mountain Temple

1991 · Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)

China Doll

China Doll

1958 · Tulips

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007 · TaiTai Shui / 水太太

Somewhere

Somewhere

2010 · Chinese Journalist

A Journey Through Time with Anthony

A Journey Through Time with Anthony

2015

Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Chinese

2007 · Self

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987 · Tzu Hsui

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

1982 · Sister Marie

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 · Mrs. Sato

The Empress Dowager

The Empress Dowager

1975 · Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager

12 Golden Ducks

12 Golden Ducks

2015 · Aunt May

The 14 Amazons

The 14 Amazons

1972 · Grand Dame / She Tai Chun

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

1986

Guandong Heroine

Guandong Heroine

1989 · Yi Pin-Hong

An Impossibly Small Object

An Impossibly Small Object

2018 · Old lady

China: Beyond the Clouds

China: Beyond the Clouds

1994 · Narrator

Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

2018 · Ah Ma

The Last Tempest

The Last Tempest

1976 · Empress Dowager Tsz Hei

Womanhunt

Womanhunt

1962

Hammett

Hammett

1982 · Miss Cameron's Assistant

Lotus

Lotus

1987 · Mother-in-Law

Invisible Target

Invisible Target

2007 · Ho's Grandma

Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target

Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target

2008 · Self

The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

2023 · Lily Wu

The Joy Luck Club 2

The Joy Luck Club 2

An-Mei Hsu

The Eternal Love

The Eternal Love

1978

Lisa Lu Plays Herself

Lisa Lu Plays Herself

2025 · Self

钟鸣寒山寺

钟鸣寒山寺

1991

Blindness

Blindness

1998 · Mrs. Hong

Qianlong Dynasty

Qianlong Dynasty

2003 · 孝圣宪皇后

Anna and the King

Anna and the King

1972

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

All-American Girl

All-American Girl

1994 · Mrs. Han

American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese

2023 · Ni Yang

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Kim Li

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Hey Girl

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

1960 · Mai Loo

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up

2018

The Tick

The Tick

2001 · Bartender

Death and Other Details

Death and Other Details

2024 · Celia Chun

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Su Ling

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962 · Self

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959 · Lili

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

1970 · Mrs. Lee

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966 · Mioshi Kellem

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958 · Lady Thousand Thrush

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

1958 · Miss Mandarin

Noble House

Noble House

1988 · Ah Tam

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958 · Sue Wo Toi