Lisa Lu

Acting

January 19, 1927Beijing, China

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.

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Known for

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2012

2009

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Crazy Rich Asians

2018

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The Last Emperor

1987

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Somewhere

2010

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Lust, Caution

2007

Bonanza

1959

Mission: Impossible

1966

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Demon Seed

1977

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I Love Trouble

1994

Death and Other Details

2024

Acting70

Lisa Lu Plays Herself

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Lisa Lu Plays Herself

2025

Self

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

2024

Grandma Jia

Death and Other Details

2024

Celia Chun

American Born Chinese

2023

Ni Yang

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Rally Road Racers

2023

Granny Bai (voice)

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The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

2023

Lily Wu

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

2018

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Crazy Rich Asians

2018

Ah Ma

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An Impossibly Small Object

2018

Old lady

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A Journey Through Time with Anthony

2015

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12 Golden Ducks

2015

Aunt May

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Dangerous Liaisons

2012

Madame Du Ruixue

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Somewhere

2010

Chinese Journalist

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Apart Together

2010

Qiao Yu'e

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2012

2009

Grandmother Sonam

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Dim Sum Funeral

2008

Mrs. Xiao

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Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target

2008

Self

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Lust, Caution

2007

Mahjong Partner of Aunt

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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

TaiTai Shui / 水太太

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Invisible Target

2007

Ho's Grandma

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Hollywood Chinese

2007

Self

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The Beauty Remains

2005

Woman Gambler

Qianlong Dynasty

2003

孝圣宪皇后

The Tick

2001

Bartender

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Blindness

1998

Mrs. Hong

All-American Girl

1994

Mrs. Han

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I Love Trouble

1994

Virgina Hervey

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China: Beyond the Clouds

1994

Narrator

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Temptation of a Monk

1993

Shi's Mother

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The Joy Luck Club

1993

An-Mei Hsu

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The Cold Mountain Temple

1991

Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)

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钟鸣寒山寺

1991

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Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Mrs. Sato

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The Last Aristocrats

1989

Li Tong's mother

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Guandong Heroine

1989

Yi Pin-Hong

Noble House

1988

Ah Tam

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The Last Emperor

1987

Tzu Hsui

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Harry's Hong Kong

1987

Rose

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Lotus

1987

Mother-in-Law

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Tai-Pan

1986

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Pledge in Quick Sand

1984

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Sewing Woman

1982

Narrator

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Hammett

1982

Miss Cameron's Assistant

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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

1982

Sister Marie

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Saint Jack

1979

Mrs. Yates

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The Eternal Love

1978

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Demon Seed

1977

Soong Yen

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The Last Tempest

1976

Empress Dowager Tsz Hei

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The Empress Dowager

1975

Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager

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Terror in the Wax Museum

1973

Madame Yang

Anna and the King

1972

Lady Thiang

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The 14 Amazons

1972

Grand Dame / She Tai Chun

The Odd Couple

1970

Mrs. Lee

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The Arch

1969

Madame Tung

Mission: Impossible

1966

Mioshi Kellem

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Self

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Womanhunt

1962

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Rider on a Dead Horse

1962

Ming Kwai

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The Mountain Road

1960

Sue-Mei Hung

Hong Kong

1960

Mai Loo

Hawaiian Eye

1959

Lili

Bonanza

1959

Su Ling

Yancy Derringer

1958

Miss Mandarin

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China Doll

1958

Tulips

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

Lady Thousand Thrush

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958

Sue Wo Toi

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Kim Li / Hey Girl

Cheyenne

1955

Mei Ling Soong

The Joy Luck Club 2

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The Joy Luck Club 2

An-Mei Hsu

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See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow

Nai Nai

Production2

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Lotus

1987

Executive Producer

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Saint Jack

1979

Producer's Assistant