In Woman Warrior and Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club she played strong-willed Chinese women who ended up living in the New World and hoping their daughters would get what they wanted out of life.
在「女戰士」和華裔導演王穎「喜福會」的戲中，她同樣都飾演從中國來到新大陸，為生存奮鬥、個性強悍、希望女兒能努力達到自己願望的母親。