Lisa Lu

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.

Career Overview

Lisa Lu has 59 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Signature works include Crazy Rich Asians, The 14 Amazons, The Joy Luck Club. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

59

Birth Date

1927-01-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Beijing, China

Known For

• 

  Crazy Rich Asians
• 

  The 14 Amazons
• 

  The Joy Luck Club
• 

  The Empress Dowager
• Lisa Lu Plays Herself
• 

  Rally Road Racers

Frequent Collaborators

• Awkwafina (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy O. Yang (2 collaborations)
• Ivy Ling Po (2 collaborations)
• Ou-Yang Sha-Fei (2 collaborations)
• Tin Ching (2 collaborations)
• Yang Chi-Ching (2 collaborations)
• Ching Miao (2 collaborations)
• Shum Lo (2 collaborations)
• Constance Wu (1 collaborations)
• Henry Golding (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (57 credits)

  • See You Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow

    Nai Nai

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Joy Luck Club 2

    An-Mei Hsu

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Lisa Lu Plays Herself

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Dream of the Red Chamber

    Grandma Jia

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Death and Other Details

    - Impossible (2024) ... Celia Chun actor actors

    - Vanishing (2024) ... Celia Chun actor actors

    - Memorable (2024) ... Celia Chun actor actors

    - Tragic (2024) ... Celia Chun actor actors

    - Exquisite (2024) ... Celia Chun actor actors
    2024
  • Rally Road Racers

    Granny Bai (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu

    Lily Wu

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Crazy Rich Asians

    Ah Ma

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • An Impossibly Small Object

    Old lady

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • A Journey Through Time with Anthony

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • 12 Golden Ducks

    Aunt May

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Madame Du Ruixue

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Somewhere

    Chinese Journalist

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Apart Together

    Qiao Yu'e

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • 2012

    Grandmother Sonam

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Dim Sum Funeral

    Mrs. Xiao

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Lust, Caution

    Mahjong Partner of Aunt

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

    TaiTai Shui / 水太太

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Invisible Target

    Ho's Grandma

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Hollywood Chinese

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Beauty Remains

    Woman Gambler

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Blindness

    Mrs. Hong

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • I Love Trouble

    Virgina Hervey

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • China: Beyond the Clouds

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Temptation of a Monk

    Shi's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Joy Luck Club

    An-Mei Hsu

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Cold Mountain Temple

    Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • 钟鸣寒山寺

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

    Mrs. Sato

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Last Aristocrats

    Li Tong's mother

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Guandong Heroine

    Yi Pin-Hong

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Last Emperor

    Tzu Hsui

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Harry's Hong Kong

    Rose

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Lotus

    Mother-in-Law

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Tai-Pan

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Pledge in Quick Sand

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Sewing Woman

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Hammett

    Miss Cameron's Assistant

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

    Sister Marie

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Saint Jack

    Mrs. Yates

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Eternal Love

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Demon Seed

    Soong Yen

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Last Tempest

    Empress Dowager Tsz Hei

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Empress Dowager

    Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Terror in the Wax Museum

    Madame Yang

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The 14 Amazons

    Grand Dame / She Tai Chun

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Arch

    Madame Tung

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Mission: Impossible

    - Butterfly (aka Poor Butterfly) (1970) ... Mioshi Kellem actor actors
    1966
  • Womanhunt

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Rider on a Dead Horse

    Ming Kwai

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Golden Horse Awards

    - Episode 1 (1975) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 1 (1971) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mountain Road

    Sue-Mei Hung

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Bonanza

    - Day of the Dragon (1961) ... Su Ling actor actors
    1959
  • China Doll

    Tulips

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - Soledad Crossing (1961) ... Hey Girl actor actors

    - Bearbait (1961) ... Hey Girl actor actors

    - Broken Image (1961) ... Hey Girl actor actors

    - The Gold Bar (1961) ... Hey Girl actor actors

    - Fandango (1961) ... Hey Girl actor actors
    1957
  • Cheyenne

    - Pocketful of Stars (1962) ... Mei Ling Soong actor actors
    1955

• production (2 credits)

  • Lotus

    executive producer

    production
    1987
  • Saint Jack

    producer's assistant

    production
    1979