Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

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.

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Known For

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Su Ling

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 • as Kim Li

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 • as Hey Girl

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962 • as Self

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959 • as Lili

Filmography

2025

Movie
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/12/2025

2024

The Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber
as Grandma Jia
Movie - Released: 8/16/2024
Death and Other Details
Death and Other Details
as Celia Chun
TV - Released: 1/16/2024

2023

Rally Road Racers
Rally Road Racers
as Granny Bai (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/12/2023
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
as Lily Wu
Movie - Released: 3/17/2023
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese
as Ni Yang
TV - Released: 5/24/2023

2018

An Impossibly Small Object
An Impossibly Small Object
as Old lady
Movie - Released: 4/27/2018
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
as Ah Ma
Movie - Released: 8/15/2018
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
TV - Released: 11/19/2018

2015

A Journey Through Time with Anthony
A Journey Through Time with Anthony
Movie - Released: 11/20/2015
12 Golden Ducks
12 Golden Ducks
as Aunt May
Movie - Released: 2/19/2015

2012

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame Du Ruixue
Movie - Released: 9/27/2012

2010

Apart Together
Apart Together
as Qiao Yu'e
Movie - Released: 2/11/2010
Somewhere
Somewhere
as Chinese Journalist
Movie - Released: 9/3/2010

2009

2012
2012
as Grandmother Sonam
Movie - Released: 10/10/2009

2008

Dim Sum Funeral
Dim Sum Funeral
as Mrs. Xiao
Movie - Released: 11/1/2008
Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target
Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/10/2008

2007

Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution
as Mahjong Partner of Aunt
Movie - Released: 9/24/2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
as TaiTai Shui / 水太太
Movie - Released: 8/3/2007
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/18/2007
Invisible Target
Invisible Target
as Ho's Grandma
Movie - Released: 7/19/2007

2005

The Beauty Remains
The Beauty Remains
as Woman Gambler
Movie - Released: 2/14/2005

2003

Qianlong Dynasty
Qianlong Dynasty
as 孝圣宪皇后
TV - Released: 1/23/2003

2001

The Tick
The Tick
as Bartender
TV - Released: 11/8/2001

1994

I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
as Virgina Hervey
Movie - Released: 6/29/1994
China: Beyond the Clouds
China: Beyond the Clouds
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
All-American Girl
All-American Girl
as Mrs. Han
TV - Released: 9/14/1994

1993

Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk
as Shi's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/15/1993
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
as An-Mei Hsu
Movie - Released: 9/8/1993

1991

The Cold Mountain Temple
The Cold Mountain Temple
as Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1991

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Mrs. Sato
Movie - Released: 8/6/1990

1989

The Last Aristocrats
The Last Aristocrats
as Li Tong's mother
Movie - Released: 8/19/1989
Guandong Heroine
Guandong Heroine
as Yi Pin-Hong
Movie - Released: 8/16/1989

1987

Harry's Hong Kong
Harry's Hong Kong
as Rose
Movie - Released: 5/8/1987
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
as Tzu Hsui
Movie - Released: 10/4/1987
Lotus
Lotus
as Mother-in-Law
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1986

Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
Movie - Released: 11/7/1986

1984

Pledge in Quick Sand
Pledge in Quick Sand
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1982

Sewing Woman
Sewing Woman
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
as Sister Marie
Movie - Released: 5/3/1982
Hammett
Hammett
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Movie - Released: 6/9/1982

1979

Saint Jack
Saint Jack
as Mrs. Yates
Movie - Released: 4/27/1979

1978

The Eternal Love
The Eternal Love
Movie - Released: 7/15/1978

1977

Demon Seed
Demon Seed
as Soong Yen
Movie - Released: 4/7/1977

1976

The Last Tempest
The Last Tempest
as Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
Movie - Released: 2/21/1976

1975

The Empress Dowager
The Empress Dowager
as Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
Movie - Released: 7/23/1975

1973

Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum
as Madame Yang
Movie - Released: 5/2/1973

1972

The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons
as Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
Movie - Released: 7/27/1972
Anna and the King
Anna and the King
TV - Released: 9/11/1972

1970

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Mrs. Lee
TV - Released: 9/24/1970

1969

The Arch
The Arch
as Madame Tung
Movie - Released: 12/18/1969

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Mioshi Kellem
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1962

Rider on a Dead Horse
Rider on a Dead Horse
as Ming Kwai
Movie - Released: 5/27/1962
Womanhunt
Womanhunt
Movie - Released: 6/3/1962
Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 10/31/1962

1960

The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road
as Sue-Mei Hung
Movie - Released: 6/15/1960
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
as Mai Loo
TV - Released: 3/1/1960

1959

Bonanza
Bonanza
as Su Ling
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
as Lili
TV - Released: 10/7/1959

1958

China Doll
China Doll
as Tulips
Movie - Released: 6/6/1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Lady Thousand Thrush
TV - Released: 1/12/1958
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer
as Miss Mandarin
TV - Released: 10/2/1958

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Kim Li
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Hey Girl
TV - Released: 9/14/1957

Unknown

Movie
The Joy Luck Club 2
as An-Mei Hsu
Movie