The Internet is filled with articles, posts and collections with photographs of Jackie Chan’s wife, who “at 68 years old looks 20.” We decided to check whether the famous actor’s wife is actually depicted there.
On social networks you can often find posts about Jackie Chan's wife, a former Taiwanese actress. Lin Fengjiao, also known as Joan Lin. Usually in such posts they write about how young Joan looks (“It’s like Jackie is with her eldest daughter”), they praise their long marriage with Jackie Chan and attach one or some joint photos. For example, this is what is written in the community Radio Energy: “The beautiful Lin Fengjiao is the wife of Jackie Chan. For 40 years she has supported her husband in his difficult work.” Posts like these receive hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of likes. Moreover, you can find them on English.
In addition, on many sites There is articles with headlines like this: “She’s 68, but looks 20. Netizens are delighted with the photo of the wife of pensioner Jackie Chan” or “Almost 70, but looks like she’s half that size. The Internet is wondering about the secret of eternal youth of Jackie Chan’s wife.” We will try to unravel this secret by analyzing the most popular selection with six photographs.
The first photo shows the former Hong Kong actress with Chan. Maggie Cheung. Together they starred in five projects including Police Story (1985), Project A: Part 2 (1987), Police Story 2 (1988), The Dragon Twins (1991) and Police Story 3: Supercop (1992). We don't know when the photo was taken, but we're guessing it was around the late 1980s. On the fan page page, dedicated to Chan’s work, there is another photo from the same photo shoot.
Second photo made in April 2011, during the first Beijing International Film Festival. Then a Chinese model and actress walked the red carpet with Chan Zhang Ziyi, best known for the drama Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). The two of them appeared in three films: “Rush Hour 2” (2001), “The Founding of China” (2009) and “Climbers” (2019).
In the third photo, Jackie is holding the Chinese actress and singer by the shoulder. Fan Bingbing. Their photographed in May 2013, when they arrived at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. They have four collaborations: "Shinjuku Incident" (2009), "Shaolin" (2011), "Dirty Rotten Partners" (2015) and "Huadu Chronicles: The Rose Blade" (2004).
The fourth image shows Chan standing next to a Chinese actress. Lin Peng. Snapshot done in 2010, during the premiere of the comedy historical action film “The Big Soldier,” which launched Peng’s film career. Total she has with Chan four general films, including Sword of the Dragon (2015), Armor of God 3: Zodiac Mission (2012) and Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (2019).
Fifth photo removed in May 2008 at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. There Jackie hugs a Chinese-Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. Together they took part in four projects: played in three films (“My Lucky Stars 2” (1985), “Police Story 3: Super Cop” (1992), “Super Cop 2” (1993)) and voiced characters in the cartoon “Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011).
And finally, the sixth photo shows Chan hugging a Chinese actress Yao Xintong. The photo was done on photo sessions For magazine during the promotional campaign for the film “Armor of God 3: Mission Zodiac” (2012). Later, Xintong and Chan starred in the Russian-Chinese film “The Secret of the Dragon Seal” (2019).
Thus, in the whole selection there is not a single photo of Jackie Chan’s wife. And although you can find unconfirmed rumors on the Internet about Chan's romance with some of the above-mentioned actresses, there is no evidence that Chan married any of them. Joan and Jackie got married in the early 80s and are still together. Below are some real pictures of them together.
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