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Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Birthday: 1936-11-30 | Place of Birth: Tianjin, China

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tsai Chin, also known by her Chinese name Zhou Caiqin, is an actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club. The third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang, Tsai Chin was the first Chinese student trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and later earned a Masters Degree at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starred onstage in London's West End in The World of Susie Wong, and on Broadway in Golden Child. Chin appeared in two James Bond films: as a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice; and Casino Royale. Her single, "The Ding Dong Song," recorded for Decca, hit the top of the music charts in Asia. She was the first acting instructor to be invited to teach acting in China after the Cultural Revolution, when China's universities re-opened. In China she is best known for her portrayal of Grandmother Jia in the 2010 TV drama series The Dream of Red Mansions.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Lucky Grandma

as    Grandma

2019
Abominable

as    Nai Nai (voice)

2014
She Lights Up Well

as    Grandma

2006
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

as    Grandma

2003
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

as    Madame Lu

2002
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

as    Hun Ping Wong

1997
Red Corner

as    Chairman Xu

1993
The Joy Luck Club

as    Lindo Jong

1972
The Castle of Fu Manchu

as    Lin Tang

1966
The Brides of Fu Manchu

as    Lin Tang

1965
The Face of Fu Manchu

as    Lin Tang

1965
Invasion

as    Nurse Lim

1958
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

as    Sui-Lan