Biography
Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author of Chinese heritage, best known for the novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film. She is also known for other novels, short story collections, children's books, and a memoir.
Tan has written several other novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife (1991), The Hundred Secret Senses (1995), The Bonesetter's Daughter (2001), Saving Fish from Drowning (2005), and The Valley of Amazement (2013). Tan has also written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series that aired on PBS. Tan's latest book is a memoir entitled Where The Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir (2017).
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Filmography
all 11
Movies 10
Writer 5
self 4
TV Shows 1
Self
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (2021)
Movie
Self
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
Movie
Brainwave (2011)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Chinese (2007)
Movie
Writer / Creator
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family (2003)
Movie
Writer / Creator
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat: Great Purr-formances (2003)
Movie
Writer / Creator
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations (2003)
Movie
Writer / Creator
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World (2003)
Movie
Writer
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Movie
Self
The Rock Bottom Remainders (1992)
Movie
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1952-02-19 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceOakland, United States of America
ReligionBaptists
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsCalifornia Hall of Fame, Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
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