Long before JoanChen charmed Western audiences with seductive turns in "The Last Emperor" and "Twin Peaks" she was a child star in China, hand-picked for her debut movie role by Mao Zedong's wife ...
That’s largely due to the standout performance of veteran actor JoanChen. The 63-year-old Chen plays Chungsing, a mother with unrealized artistic dreams, with a complexity and grace that ...