Tsai Chin (actress)
| Tsai Chin | |
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| Born |
30 November 1933 Tianjin, China |
| Other names |
Chinese: 周采芹; pinyin: Zhōu Cǎiqín Irene Chow |
| Alma mater |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Tufts University |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Known for | Her role as Auntie Lindo in The Joy Luck Club Her role as an Asian Bond girl in You Only Live Twice and Casino Royale |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Chang (1955–1956) (divorced) (1 child) Peter Coe |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Michael Chow (brother) |
| Zhou Caiqin | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 周采芹 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Cǎiqín |
| Wade–Giles | Chou1 Ts'ai3-ch'in2 |
| IPA | [ʈʂóu̯tsʰài̯tɕʰǐn] |
Tsai Chin (Chinese: 周采芹; pinyin: Zhōu Cǎiqín) is a Chinese-born British actress, director, teacher and author, best known in America for her role as Auntie Lindo in the film The Joy Luck Club.
Her career spans more than five decades and three continents. She starred onstage in London's West End in The World of Suzie Wong, and on Broadway in Golden Child. Chin appeared in two James Bond films: as a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice; and Casino Royale. Her single, "The Ding Dong Song," recorded for Decca, hit the top of the music charts in Asia. She was the first acting instructor to be invited to teach acting in China after the Cultural Revolution, when China's universities re-opened. In China she is best known for her portrayal of Grandmother Jia in the 2010 TV drama series The Dream of Red Mansions.
Chin was born on November 30, 1933, in Tianjin, China, where her father was on tour. Chin is the third daughter of the legendary Peking opera actor and singer Zhou Xinfang and Western-educated mother Lilian Qiu (aka Lilian Ju). Chin has a brother, Michael Chow.
She grew up in Shanghai's French Concession, where (under her western name, "Irene Chow") she received a multi-lingual education at The Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mctyeire School (中西女中) in Shanghai, and King George V School in Hong Kong. During her childhood, Chin was witness to colonial occupation, Japanese invasion of China, Chinese Civil War, and the Communist take-over in 1949.
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