Lisa Lu

Born: 1927-01-19

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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as Grandmother Sonam
Released: 2009-10-10

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth...

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The Last Emperor

as Tzu Hsui
Released: 1987-10-04

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief...

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Crazy Rich Asians

as Ah Ma
Released: 2018-08-15

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best...

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Lust, Caution

as Mahjong Partner of Aunt
Released: 2007-09-24

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce then assassinate an official who works for the...

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Rally Road Racers

as Granny Bai (voice)
Released: 2023-05-12

Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of...

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Demon Seed

as Soong Yen
Released: 1977-04-07

A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes...

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The Joy Luck Club

as An-Mei Hsu
Released: 1993-09-08

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers...

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Invisible Target

as Ho's Grandma
Released: 2007-07-19

When the Ronin Gang robs an armored car, three cops — Chan, Fong and Wai — go on the warpath....

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I Love Trouble

as Virgina Hervey
Released: 1994-06-29

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck...

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Somewhere

as Chinese Journalist
Released: 2010-09-03

After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when...

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Tai-Pan

as uncredited
Released: 1986-11-07

The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong...

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Hammett

as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Released: 1982-06-09

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker...

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Dangerous Liaisons

as Madame Du Ruixue
Released: 2012-09-27

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by...

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Terror in the Wax Museum

as Madame Yang
Released: 1973-05-02

Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper,...

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12 Golden Ducks

as Aunt May
Released: 2015-02-19

Devastated by a love affair, former in-demand gigolo Future Chang (played by Sandra Ng) retreats...

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Saint Jack

as Mrs. Yates
Released: 1979-04-27

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time...

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Dim Sum Funeral

as Mrs. Xiao
Released: 2008-11-01

An Irish funeral has a wake. A Jewish funeral has sitting shiva. A traditional Chinese funeral...

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The Mountain Road

as Sue-Mei Hung
Released: 1960-06-15

In 1944, in eastern part of China, U.S.Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition...

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The 14 Amazons

as Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
Released: 1972-07-27

The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the...

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Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

as Mrs. Sato
Released: 1990-08-06

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers,...

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The Last Tempest

as Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
Released: 1976-02-21

Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule...

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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

as TaiTai Shui / 水太太
Released: 2007-08-03

Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a...

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China Doll

as Tulips
Released: 1958-06-06

American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional...

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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

as Sister Marie
Released: 1982-05-03

During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson, a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially...

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Apart Together

as Qiao Yu'e
Released: 2010-02-11

Liu returns to his native city Shanghai after 50 years spent in Taiwan. He has come to find the...

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

as Grandma Jia
Released: 2024-08-16

Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu get to know Xue Baochai at the Jia Mansion. The three young people...

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A Journey Through Time with Anthony

as uncredited
Released: 2015-11-20

A young man from Dalian pursues his studies in Melbourne, where he undergoes love, loss and...

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The Arch

as Madame Tung
Released: 1969-12-18

A widow upholds feudal virtue by suppressing her love for a cavalry captain in favor of her...

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Temptation of a Monk

as Shi's Mother
Released: 1993-09-15

Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked...

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Hollywood Chinese

as Self
Released: 2007-03-18

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese...

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Rider on a Dead Horse

as Ming Kwai
Released: 1962-05-27

Three prospectors divide and bury their gold to safeguard it from warring Apaches. Cue a series...

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The Empress Dowager

as Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
Released: 1975-07-23

This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast...

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The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

as Lily Wu
Released: 2023-03-17

Aware that her time is running short, irascible Wu family matriarch Lily is eager to repair the...

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Harry's Hong Kong

as Rose
Released: 1987-05-08

A private eye becomes the target of both a Chinese syndicate and the police during an...

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The Beauty Remains

as Woman Gambler
Released: 2005-02-14

Set in 1948 against the backdrop of Communism's rise, "Fei" is the story of two sisters--Fei and...

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Sewing Woman

as Narrator
Released: 1982-10-01

Sewing Woman chronicles the bittersweet journey of one woman's determination to survive: from an...

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Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target

as Self
Released: 2008-06-10

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Benny Chan's Invisible Target (2007) including...

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Guandong Heroine

as Yi Pin-Hong
Released: 1989-08-16

A teenage girl during Japanese occupation of Northeast China joins a group of bandits to get...

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Lotus

as Mother-in-Law
Released: 1987-01-01

Lotus is a traditional Chinese woman with bound feet who must decide whether or not to bind her...

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The Last Aristocrats

as Li Tong's mother
Released: 1989-08-19

In 1948, four young girls, daughters of Shanghai's elite, attending college in America find...

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An Impossibly Small Object

as Old lady
Released: 2018-04-27

A Dutch photographer (played by David Verbeek himself – also a talented photographer in real...

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The Cold Mountain Temple

as Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
Released: 1991-05-22

Corrupt officials seek to gain control of a large region of Southern China, but a group of...

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Pledge in Quick Sand

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-01

Taiwanese drama.

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Womanhunt

as uncredited
Released: 1962-06-03

After being accused of killing his friend, a man finds that he is being pursued by the real...

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China: Beyond the Clouds

as Narrator
Released: 1994-01-01

Documentary series made in China in the early 90s. Agland was an anthropologist and he’d already...

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The Odd Couple

as Mrs. Lee
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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Bonanza

as Su Ling
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as Kim Li
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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Have Gun, Will Travel

as Hey Girl
First aired: 1957-09-14

Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...

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Golden Horse Awards

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-31

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...

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Mission: Impossible

as Mioshi Kellem
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Hawaiian Eye

as Lili
First aired: 1959-10-07

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they...

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Death and Other Details

as Celia Chun
First aired: 2024-01-16

How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an...

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

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-11-19

Documentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from...

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Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Lady Thousand Thrush
First aired: 1958-01-12

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by...

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Qianlong Dynasty

as 孝圣宪皇后
First aired: 2003-01-23

Qianlong Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the novel Qianlong Huangdi by Eryue He....

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Hong Kong

as Mai Loo
First aired: 1960-03-01

Hong Kong is a 26-episode adventure/drama series which aired on ABC television during the...

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All-American Girl

as Mrs. Han
First aired: 1994-09-14

All-American Girl is a 1994 ABC situation comedy starring Margaret Cho and featuring Jodi Long,...

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American Born Chinese

as Ni Yang
First aired: 2023-05-24

Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When...

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The Tick

as Bartender
First aired: 2001-11-08

Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of...

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Anna and the King

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-11

A stern schoolteacher clashes with an aristocratic 19th-century king.

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