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.
Lisa Lu
Acting
Beijing, China
Born
Movies
Lisa Lu Plays Herself· 2025
Self
The Dream of the Red Chamber· 2024
Grandma Jia
Rally Road Racers· 2023
Granny Bai (voice)
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu· 2023
Lily Wu
An Impossibly Small Object· 2018
Old lady
Crazy Rich Asians· 2018
Ah Ma
12 Golden Ducks· 2015
Aunt May
A Journey Through Time with Anthony· 2015
Dangerous Liaisons· 2012
Madame Du Ruixue
Apart Together· 2010
Qiao Yu'e
Somewhere· 2010
Chinese Journalist
2012· 2009
Grandmother Sonam
Dim Sum Funeral· 2008
Mrs. Xiao
Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target· 2008
Self
Hollywood Chinese· 2007
Self
Invisible Target· 2007
Ho's Grandma
Lust, Caution· 2007
Mahjong Partner of Aunt
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt· 2007
TaiTai Shui / 水太太
The Beauty Remains· 2005
Woman Gambler
Blindness· 1998
Mrs. Hong
China: Beyond the Clouds· 1994
Narrator
I Love Trouble· 1994
Virgina Hervey
Temptation of a Monk· 1993
Shi's Mother
The Joy Luck Club· 1993
An-Mei Hsu
The Cold Mountain Temple· 1991
Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
钟鸣寒山寺· 1991
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes· 1990
Mrs. Sato
Guandong Heroine· 1989
Yi Pin-Hong
The Last Aristocrats· 1989
Li Tong's mother
Harry's Hong Kong· 1987
Rose
Lotus· 1987
Mother-in-Law
The Last Emperor· 1987
Tzu Hsui
Tai-Pan· 1986
Pledge in Quick Sand· 1984
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder· 1982
Sister Marie
Hammett· 1982
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Sewing Woman· 1982
Narrator
Saint Jack· 1979
Mrs. Yates
The Eternal Love· 1978
Demon Seed· 1977
Soong Yen
The Last Tempest· 1976
Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
The Empress Dowager· 1975
Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
Terror in the Wax Museum· 1973
Madame Yang
The 14 Amazons· 1972
Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
The Arch· 1969
Madame Tung
Rider on a Dead Horse· 1962
Ming Kwai
Womanhunt· 1962
The Mountain Road· 1960
Sue-Mei Hung
TV shows
Death and Other Details· 2024
Celia Chun
American Born Chinese· 2023
Ni Yang
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up· 2018
Qianlong Dynasty· 2003
孝圣宪皇后
The Tick· 2001
Bartender
All-American Girl· 1994
Mrs. Han
Anna and the King· 1972
Lady Thiang
Hong Kong· 1960
Mai Loo
Have Gun, Will Travel· 1957