Portrait of Tsai Chin

Acting

Tsai Chin

Career

Active from 1958 to 2020, with a break from 1973 to 1992, busiest in 1965 and 1997 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tsai Chin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2
  • Melancholy
    4.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • B-Movie Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 77
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

as Waipo

Lucky Grandma
Lucky Grandma (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Grandma

2010s

11 titles · average score 68
Abominable
Abominable (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nai Nai (voice)

The Jade Pendant
The Jade Pendant (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

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)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bu Bu

We Bare Bears
We Bare Bears (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Linda (voice)

She Lights Up Well
She Lights Up Well (2014)

as Grandma

A Leading Man
A Leading Man (2014)

as Grandma Lu Mei-An

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as May's Mother

Getting On
Getting On (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Ruth Lee

Nani
Nani (2012)

as Isabel

The Dream of Red Mansions
The Dream of Red Mansions (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as 贾母

2000s

11 titles · average score 64
Year of the Fish
Year of the Fish (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Su

Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006)
GoodWatch score 84

as Madame Wu

Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grandma

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Helen Rubenstein

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
GoodWatch score 96

TV show · as Aunt Wu (voice)

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Auntie

The Interpreter
The Interpreter (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Luan

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Madame Lu

Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity (2002)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hun Ping Wong

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Jin Jae

Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Old Woman (voice)

1990s

10 titles · average score 66
My American Vacation
My American Vacation (1999)

as Grandma Lee

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Rita

Red Corner
Red Corner (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

as Chairman Xu

The Magic Pearl
The Magic Pearl (1997)

as Additional Voices (voice)

Crowfoot
Crowfoot (1995)

as Det. Lisa Ishima

The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tenant

Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Board Member

Due South
Due South (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mrs. Lee

All-American Girl
All-American Girl (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Auntie June

The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lindo Jong

1980s

1 title
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

as Ling (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 40
Rentadick
Rentadick (1972)
GoodWatch score 40

as Madam Greenfly

1960s

12 titles · average score 55
The Castle of Fu Manchu
The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
GoodWatch score 25

as Lin Tang

The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Juicy Lucy

The Blood of Fu Manchu
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
GoodWatch score 30

as Lin Tang

The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

as Lin Tang

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ling

The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lin Tang

Blow-Up
Blow-Up (1966)
GoodWatch score 80

as Thomas's Receptionist (uncredited)

The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lin Tang

Invasion
Invasion (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

as Nurse Lim

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Kha Loi / Esther Ho

Man of the World
Man of the World (1962)

TV show · as Souen

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Parma Gideon

1950s

6 titles · average score 78
Whicker's World
Whicker's World (1959)

TV show

The Treasure of San Teresa
The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)

as 1st Girl in Fight

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sui-Lan

Violent Playground
Violent Playground (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Primrose

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sampan Woman