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.
Known For
Crazy Rich Asians
(2018)
Shang Su Yi
2012
(2009)
Grandmother Sonam
Rally Road Racers
(2023)
Granny Bai (voice)
Lust, Caution
(2007)
Mahjong Partner of Aunt
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Tzu Hsui
Somewhere
(2010)
Chinese Journalist
Demon Seed
(1977)
Soong Yen
The Joy Luck Club
(1993)
An-Mei Hsu
Invisible Target
(2007)
Ho's Grandma
I Love Trouble
(1994)
Virgina Hervey
Dangerous Liaisons
(2012)
Madame Du Ruixue
Saint Jack
(1979)
Mrs. Yates
Full Filmography
Acting
China Doll
(1958)
Tulips
The Mountain Road
(1960)
Sue-Mei Hung
Womanhunt
(1962)
Rider on a Dead Horse
(1962)
Ming Kwai
The Arch
(1969)
Madame Tung
The 14 Amazons
(1972)
Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
Terror in the Wax Museum
(1973)
Madame Yang
The Empress Dowager
(1975)
Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
The Last Tempest
(1976)
Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
Demon Seed
(1977)
Soong Yen
Saint Jack
(1979)
Mrs. Yates
Sewing Woman
(1982)
Narrator
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
(1982)
Sister Marie
Hammett
(1982)
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Pledge in Quick Sand
(1984)
Tai-Pan
(1986)
Harry's Hong Kong
(1987)
Rose
The Last Emperor
(1987)
Tzu Hsui
Lotus
(1987)
Mother-in-Law
The Last Aristocrats
(1989)
Li Tong's mother
Guandong Heroine
(1989)
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
(1990)
Mrs. Sato
The Cold Mountain Temple
(1991)
Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
Temptation of a Monk
(1993)
Shi's Mother
The Joy Luck Club
(1993)
An-Mei Hsu
I Love Trouble
(1994)
Virgina Hervey
China: Beyond the Clouds
(1994)
Narrator
The Beauty Remains
(2005)
Woman Gambler
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
Dim Sum Funeral
(2008)
Mrs. Xiao
Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target
(2008)
Herself
2012
(2009)
Grandmother Sonam
Apart Together
(2010)
Qiao Yu'e
Somewhere
(2010)
Chinese Journalist
Dangerous Liaisons
(2012)
Madame Du Ruixue
12 Golden Ducks
(2015)
Aunt May
A Journey Through Time with Anthony
(2015)
An Impossibly Small Object
(2018)
Old lady
Crazy Rich Asians
(2018)
Shang Su Yi
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
(2023)
Lily Wu
Rally Road Racers
(2023)
Granny Bai (voice)
A Dream of Red Mansions
(2024)
Grandma Jia
Production