Joan Chen sparked debate online as past dishwashing jobs in US resurfaced in media. - Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Weibo
BEIJING (SCMP): Renowned Chinese-American actress Joan Chen, an Oscar Academy Awards judge whose works have won nine Oscars, has reignited significant online discussions over her early struggles as a dishwasher in the US.
Born in Shanghai in 1961 to a family of medical professionals – her mother a pharmacologist and neurobiologist, and her father a former hospital dean – Chen’s journey into acting was serendipitous.
