Personal Info
Birth date
1927-01-19 (98 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Beijing, China
Also known as
Lisa Lu Yan
盧燕
Lo Yin
Yan Lu
Lu Yan
卢燕
卢燕卿
卢燕春
Lisa Lu
Biography
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.
Filmography
Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Golden Horse Awards
NYR
Overview:
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent timesHawaiian Eye
5.2
Overview:
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.The Odd Couple
7.8
Overview:
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.2
Overview:
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".Death and Other Details
6.5
Overview:
How do you solve a murder in a post-fact world? Especially when sailing the Mediterranean on an ocean liner filled with the wealthy and powerful. Everyone on board is hiding something… but is one of them a killer? That’s what the world’s once greatest detective, Rufus Cotesworth, and his protégée, Imogene, aim to discover.The Tick
7.25
Overview:
Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of superheroes to fight crime.All-American Girl
6
Overview:
All-American Girl is a 1994 ABC situation comedy starring Margaret Cho and featuring Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu, Amy Hill, B.D. Wong, and J.B. Quon as her Korean-American family. It is the second American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, namely Cho. Notable guest stars during the run of the show include Oprah Winfrey, Jack Black, David Cross, Ming-Na, Vicki Lawrence, Quentin Tarantino, Tsai Chin, Mariska Hargitay, Billy Burke, Robert Clohessy and Garrett Wang. Diedrich Bader was a one time regular in the last episode of All American Girl, which was a pseudo pilot for a proposed but unrealized version of All American Girl, before achieving fame on The Drew Carey Show. On the DVD commentary for the series, Margaret Cho revealed that most of All American Girl's set furniture was reused by The Drew Carey Show.Mission: Impossible
7.604
Overview:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.American Born Chinese
6.608
Overview:
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.2012
5.857
Overview:
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.Crazy Rich Asians
7.064
Overview:
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.Lust, Caution
7.241
Overview:
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.Hong Kong
NYR
Overview:
Hong Kong is a 26-episode adventure/drama series which aired on ABC television during the 1960–1961 season and helped to catapult Australian actor Rod Taylor into a major film star, primarily in the 1960s, beginning with his role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. The series was a production of 20th Century Fox Television, and the final credit of each episode stated: "Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc. at its Hollywood studios and in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong".The Last Emperor
7.608
Overview:
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.Qianlong Dynasty
NYR
Overview:
Qianlong Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the novel Qianlong Huangdi by Eryue He. The series was preceded by Yongzheng Dynasty in 1997 and Kangxi Dynasty in 2001, both of which were also based on Eryue He's novels.The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
NYR
Overview:
Documentary about China's film industry and the monumental changes in the past 40 years from beginning with propaganda films to the "5th generation" filmmakers and beyond, who embraced art and commercial films to make China the second largest box office market in the world after Hollywood.Saint Jack
6.6
Overview:
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.The Joy Luck Club
7.109
Overview:
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.Invisible Target
6.8
Overview:
When the Ronin Gang robs an armored car, three cops — Chan, Fong and Wai — go on the warpath. Each has a personal interest in bringing down Ronin leader Tien: he killed Chan's fiancée, humiliated Fong and kidnapped Wai's brother.Rally Road Racers
6.6
Overview:
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit. With help from a former driver-turned-mechanic, Zhi must overcome treacherous terrain, rival racers, and unexpected obstacles to prove he has what it takes to be the next great racer.Demon Seed
5.866
Overview:
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.Somewhere
6.1
Overview:
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.Tai-Pan
5.2
Overview:
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.The 14 Amazons
6.7
Overview:
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war General Yang is ambushed and killed. His widow and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country.Acting
TBAThe Joy Luck Club 2 as An-Mei Hsu
2025Lisa Lu Plays Herself as Self
2024The Dream of the Red Chamber as Grandma Jia
2024Death and Other Details (9 Episodes) as Celia Chun
2023American Born Chinese (1 Episode) as Ni Yang
2023Rally Road Racers as Granny Bai (voice)
2023The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu as Lily Wu
2018The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up (1 Episode) as Unknown
2018Crazy Rich Asians as Ah Ma
2018An Impossibly Small Object as Old lady
2015A Journey Through Time with Anthony as Unknown
201512 Golden Ducks as Aunt May
2012Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Du Ruixue
2010Somewhere as Chinese Journalist
2010Apart Together as Qiao Yu'e
20092012 as Grandmother Sonam
2008Dim Sum Funeral as Mrs. Xiao
2008Orchestrated Mayhem: The Making of Invisible Target as Self
2007Lust, Caution as Mahjong Partner of Aunt
2007The Postmodern Life of My Aunt as TaiTai Shui / 水太太
2007Invisible Target as Ho's Grandma
2007Hollywood Chinese as Self
2005The Beauty Remains as Woman Gambler
2003Qianlong Dynasty (40 Episodes) as 孝圣宪皇后
2001The Tick (1 Episode) as Bartender
1994All-American Girl (1 Episode) as Mrs. Han
1994I Love Trouble as Virgina Hervey
1994China: Beyond the Clouds as Narrator
1993Temptation of a Monk as Shi's Mother
1993The Joy Luck Club as An-Mei Hsu
1991The Cold Mountain Temple as Hou Mengqin (as Yan Lu)
1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Mrs. Sato
1989The Last Aristocrats as Li Tong's mother
1989Guandong Heroine as Yi Pin-Hong
1987The Last Emperor as Tzu Hsui
1987Harry's Hong Kong as Rose
1987Lotus as Mother-in-Law
1986Tai-Pan as Unknown
1984Pledge in Quick Sand as Unknown
1982Sewing Woman as Narrator
1982Hammett as Miss Cameron's Assistant
1982Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Sister Marie
1979Saint Jack as Mrs. Yates
1978The Eternal Love as Unknown
1977Demon Seed as Soong Yen
1976The Last Tempest as Empress Dowager Tsz Hei
1975The Empress Dowager as Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager
1973Terror in the Wax Museum as Madame Yang
1972Anna and the King (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The 14 Amazons as Grand Dame / She Tai Chun
1970The Odd Couple (1 Episode) as Mrs. Lee
1969The Arch as Madame Tung
1966Mission: Impossible (1 Episode) as Mioshi Kellem
1962Golden Horse Awards (2 Episodes) as Self
1962Womanhunt as Unknown
1962Rider on a Dead Horse as Ming Kwai
1960The Mountain Road as Sue-Mei Hung
1960Hong Kong (1 Episode) as Mai Loo
1959Hawaiian Eye (1 Episode) as Lili
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Su Ling
1958Yancy Derringer (1 Episode) as Miss Mandarin
1958China Doll as Tulips
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook (1 Episode) as Lady Thousand Thrush
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1, 1, 9 Episode) as Unknown, Kim Li, Hey Girl