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Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 30, 1936 (88)
Birthplace Tianjin, China
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Xinfan ... g, 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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Lucky Grandma

Lucky Grandma

2020

as Grandma

Abominable

Abominable

2019

as Nai Nai (voice)

The Jade Pendant

The Jade Pendant

2017

as Madame Pong

She's Got a Plan

She's Got a Plan

2016

as Mrs. Roberts

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

2016

as Bu Bu

She Lights Up Well

She Lights Up Well

2014

as Grandma

Nani

Nani

2012

as Isabel

Year of the Fish

Year of the Fish

2007

as Mrs. Su

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

2006

as Madame Wu

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

as Auntie

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

as Luan

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003

as Madame Lu

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity

2002

as Hun Ping Wong

Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

2000

as Old Woman (voice)

My American Vacation

My American Vacation

1999

as Grandma Lee

The Magic Pearl

The Magic Pearl

1997

as Additional Voices

Red Corner

Red Corner

1997

as Chairman Xu

Crowfoot

Crowfoot

1995

as Det. Lisa Ishima

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

1993

as Lindo Jong

Rentadick

Rentadick

1972

as Madam Greenfly

The Castle of Fu Manchu

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

as Lin Tang

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

as Juicy Lucy

The Blood of Fu Manchu

The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968

as Lin Tang

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

1967

as Lin Tang

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

1967

as Ling

The Brides of Fu Manchu

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

as Lin Tang

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

1966

as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

Invasion

Invasion

1965

as Nurse Lim

The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu

1965

as Lin Tang

Violent Playground

Violent Playground

1958

as Primrose

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Television Credits

The Dream of Red Mansions

as Grandmother Jia

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Jun 24, 2010

Grey's Anatomy

as Helen Rubenstein

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

We Bare Bears

as Linda (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 24, 2015

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as May's Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2013

The Defenders

as Parma Gideon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Due South

as Mrs. Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Fantasy Island

as Rita

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

Strong Medicine

as Jin Jae

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

The Troubleshooters

as Esther Ho

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 1965

All-American Girl

as Auntie June

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1994

Rose Red

as Madame Lu

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 2002

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