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Tsai Chin Biography (1937-)

Original name, Irene Chow; born 1937, in Shanghai, China; daughter of Zhou Xin-Fang (an actor); married and divorced twice. Addresses: Agent: Writers & Artists Agency, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90024.; Manager: Don Spradlin, Essential Talent Management, 6399 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 401, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

Chinese

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

1937

Shanghai, China

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Yangtze Incident (also known as Battle Hell, Escape of the Amethyst, Yangtse Incident, and Their Greatest Glory), 1957
• Sui-Lan, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Primrose, Violent Playground, Rank, 1958
• First girl in fight, The Treasure of San Teresa (also known as Hot Money Girls, Rhapsodie in Blei, and Long Distance), United Producers, 1959
• Pitti-Sing, The Cool Mikado, United Artists, 1962
• Lin Tang, The Face of Fu Manchu (also known as The Mask of Fu Manchu and Ich, Dr. Fu Man Chu), Seven Arts, 1965
• Nurse Lim, Invasion, Merton Park, 1965
• (Uncredited) Receptionist, Blow-Up, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Lin Tang, The Brides of Fu Manchu (also known as Die Dreizehn Sklavinnen des Dr. Fu Man Chu), Seven Arts, 1966
• Ling, Chinese girl, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), United Artists, 1967
• Lin Tang, The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (also known as Die Rache des Dr. Fu Man Chu), Warner Bros., 1968
• Lin Tang, The Blood of Fu Manchu (also known as Against All Odds, Fu Manchu and the Keys of Death, Fu Manchu and the Kiss of Death, Fu Manchu y el beso de la muerte, Kiss and Kill, Kiss and Death, and Der Todeskuss des Dr. Fu Manchu), Udastex, 1968
• Juicy Lucy, The Virgin Soldiers, Columbia, 1969
• Lin Tang, The Castle of Fu Manchu (also known as The Torture Chamber of Fu Manchu, Die Folterkammer des Dr. Fu Man Chu, Il castello di Fu Manchu, El castillo de Fumanchu, Fu Manchu's Castle, and Assignment Istanbul), International Cinema, 1969
• Madame Greenfly, Rentadick, Virgin, 1972
• Taipei Story (also known as Qingmei Zhuma), 1985
• (As Kam Choi) Chiu Suk-Ling, Deiha Tsing (also known as Di xiaqing, Love Unto Waist, and Love Unto Waste), 1986
• Auntie Lindo, The Joy Luck Club, Buena Vista, 1993
• Chairman Xu, Red Corner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Grandma Lee, My American Vacation, Santa Monica, 1999
• Voice of old woman, Titan A.E. (animated; also known as Titan:After Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
• Ma, Gold Cup, Full Circle, 2000
• Inside `You Only Live Twice', 2000
• Hun Ping, Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity, Chum, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Detective Lisa Ishima, Crowfoot, CBS, 1995
• Rose, The West Side Waltz, CBS, 1995
• Voice of Po Po, The Magic Pearl, ABC, 1996
• Appeared in The Subject of Struggle, Granada TV.
• Episodic
• "Gideon's Follies," The Defenders, 1961
• Souen, "The Enemy," Man of the World, 1963
• Chinese girl, "The Unwitting Courier," The Rat Catchers, 1966
• Aunt Park, "Take My Family, Please," All-American Girl, ABC, 1994
• Dorothy Chou, "You Gotta Have Heart," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
• Mrs. Lee, "Chinatown," Due South, CBS, 1994
• Rita Kwan, "Heroes," Sisters, NBC, 1994
• Rita Kwan, "Scandalous," Sisters, NBC, 1994
• Mrs. Chun Hoon, "The Secret Life of Underpants," The Byrds of Paradise, ABC, 1994
• Rita, "Dreams," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1998
• Appeared as Mrs. Yim, Under Suspicion, CBS; in episodes of ThatWas the Week That Was, BBC; Dixon of Dock Green; Emergency-Ward 10; International Detective.
• Stage Appearances
• M. Butterfly, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1989
• Brave Orchid, The Woman Warrior, Center Theatre Group, Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1995
• Eng Siu-Yong, First Wife, Golden Child, Longacre Theatre, New YorkCity, 1998
• Maria Josefa, The House of Bernarda Alba, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 2002
• Appeared in title role, The World of Suzie Wong, Prince of Wales Theatre, London; Klytemnestra, Oresteia, and as Hester Prynne, The Scarlet Letter, both with Cambridge Ensemble, Boston, MA; Madame Mao'sMemories, London; Fenshen, People's Theatre, Boston; The FinalAce, New Lindsey Theatre, London; Princess & The Swineherd, Arts Theatre, London; Aladdin, Gaumont Theatre, Doncaster, England; Ali Baba, Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee, England; The Magnolia Tree, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland; The Gimmick, CriterionTheatre, London; The Two Miss Carrolls, U.K. tour; also appeared in productions with Singapore Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre, Kennedy Center, and the South Coast Repertory.
• Stage Work
• Directed The Tempest, Beijing, China.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Recorded albums, including The Western World of Tsai Chen and The World of Tsai Chen. Singles include "School in Cheltenham," "Any Old Iron," "The Ding Dong Song," "Buttons & Bows," "Good Morning Tokyo," "HowShall I Do It," and "The Chinese Charleston."
• WRITINGS
• Autobiography
• Daughter of Shanghai, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1990