ACTOR

Joan Chen

1961 - Today

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Joan Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. In China, she starred in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to the attention of American audiences for her performance in the 1987 film The Last Emperor, which won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Chen has received more than 2,731,946 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Joan Chen is the 1,519th most popular actor (up from 1,551st in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from China (down from 539th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Chen ranks 1,519 out of 13,578. Before her are James Remar, Philippe Leroy, Kaspar Capparoni, Alisa Freindlich, Robert Downey Sr., and Donna Murphy. After her are François Berléand, Sarah Wayne Callies, Ralph Waite, Choi Eun-hee, Bruce Greenwood, and Franco Citti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Joan Chen ranks 79. Before her are Jared Harris, Tite, Heather Locklear, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Frans Timmermans, and Tom Sizemore. After her are Boy George, Kalpana Chawla, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Ray Cyrus, Chad Smith, and Kim Tok-hun.

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In China

Among people born in China, Joan Chen ranks 569 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhong Yao (151), Shen Zhou (1427), Ji Kang (223), Wang Qishan (1948), Yuan Zhen (779), and Shiing-Shen Chern (1911). After her are Xia Gui (1195), Yun Shouping (1633), Huang Xing (1874), Xu Shichang (1855), Go Seigen (1914), and Li Siyuan (867).

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Among ACTORS In China

Among actors born in China, Joan Chen ranks 14. Before her are Yuen Biao (1957), Run Run Shaw (1907), Shih Kien (1913), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Ti Lung (1946), and Zhou Xuan (1920). After her are Na Moon-hee (1941), Zhang Ziyi (1979), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Kenneth Tsang (1935), Roy Chiao (1927), and Li Bingbing (1973).

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