2 children (son Jaycee Chan and daughter Etta Ng Chok Lam)
Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan in Hong Kong. His parents later moved to Australia, while Jackie remained in Hong Kong to train at the China Drama Academy.
Chan married Taiwanese actor Joan Lin in 1982. Their son is actor and singer Jaycee Chan. Chan is also the father of Etta Ng Chok Lam from his relationship with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei. Because the relationships between adult family members are private, this profile avoids speculation about inheritance or financial support.
Jackie Chan wife
Joan Lin (wife)
Joan Lin, also known by her birth name Feng-Jiao Lin, is a retired Taiwanese actor. She and Jackie Chan married on December 1, 1982. Their son, Jaycee Chan, was born the following day. The couple has remained married while generally keeping their home life private.
Jackie Chan kids
Jaycee Chan (son with Joan Lin)
Date of birth: December 3, 1982
Jaycee is an actor and singer who has worked in Chinese-language film and music.
Etta Ng Chok Lam (daughter with Elaine Ng Yi-Lei)
Date of birth: November 19, 1999
Etta is Jackie Chan’s daughter from a relationship with former beauty-pageant winner Elaine Ng Yi-Lei. She has lived largely outside her father’s public life.
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Who are Jackie Chan parents?
Charles Chan (father)
Date of birth: December 18, 1914
Date of death: February 26, 2008
Jackie Chan father Charles, who is also known as Chan Chi-Peng, was a person of an interesting fate. He was born in Anhui in a poor family. The boy was not interested in school studying. He finished his education at the age of 15.
In his teens the boy developed deep interest in martial arts. His dad Fang Zhengwen coached young Charles. Later the boy moved to Shanghai, where he studied Xiahong box during 4 years. Initially he served as a trainee at a drapery factory.
When Jakie’s future father turned 20, he became a really strong and skilful young man. Adventurous Chan Sr found the job at a cargo ship. Together with 7 other sailors he illegally shipped linen and salt from Wuhu to Nanjing. Soon their small gang became quite rich. Charles managed to become its leader.
But soon the sailors were arrested by Japanese policemen. Charles Chan was imprisoned. In the company of other smugglers was sentenced to death, but avoided execution because of the beginning of the second Sino-Japanese War.
After that the man decided to start a calm family life. He married a beautiful Chinese girl Wan and the couple had two sons (Jackie’s older half-brothers). After 9 years of happy marriage Charles’s wife was diagnosed with cancer. To relief her pain, her husband illegally bought her opium. It was not hard for him to find opium, as he worked in the port, where smugglers brought various forbidden substances. Among opium sellers was the cute girl Lee-Lee, future Jackie’s mother. She occasionally met Charles and they made friends. Soon Mr. Chan’s wife died from cancer.
The man changed the name Chén to Charles and went to Shanghai, where met Lee-Lee again. They fell in love and soon got married.
They lived a long and happy life. He died at the age of 93 in Hong Hong in the company of his grandson Jason.
Lee-Lee Chan (mother)
Date of birth: 1916
Date of death: February 28, 2002
Lee-Lee Chan, or Chén Yuèróng, was born in China in the family of grocery store owners. Being really beautiful, she got married at a very young age. Her husband earned his living as a shoe-maker. They welcomed two daughters (Jackie Chan’s older half-sisters).
Lee-Lee husband was killed by the bomb during Sino-Japanese War, and the woman had to care about her daughters herself. To earn her living, she decided to ship opium illegally. She crossed the ways with Jackie Chan’s future father in the port, where he worked. He had to examine the girl’s things. The man found opium, but let Lee-Lee escape. That was love at first sight.
They tied a knot many years after the first meeting. The cult Hollywood actor is their only common child. Charles and Lee-Lee, who changed the name for Lily later, moved to Australia, where her husband worked as a cook. There Mrs. Chan spent the last days of her life. She fell ill and during a long period before her death was motionless. Her younger daughter Guilan cared about her.
Jackie Chan loved his mother deeply. He found the gap in his schedule to come to her and never hesitated to do any dirty job to care about her – clean her face or wash her.
She was buried in Australia, like her husband 6 years later. Jackie Chan dreams one day to transfer tombs of his parents to their home country – China.
Jackie Chan siblings
Fang Shide (older half-brother)
Fang is the son of Charles Chan and his first wife. His mother died, when he was 8 years old. After that his father turned into a single parent. He had to leave his kids in 1948, when Chinese war between Communists and Nationalist was broken. As a nationalist and a secret agent, Chan Sr. could simply be executed. He asked his friends to care about his sons. During many years Fang Shide was estranged from his father. They met in 1985 after many years apart. Currently he works as a mail carrier.
Fang Shisheng (older half-brother)
He is the second son of Charles Chan and Wan. He was 2, when his mother passed away from cancer. Like his brother, one day he woke up and saw that his dad disappeared. During many years he knew nothing about his parent. But in late 1980s they crossed their ways. He earns his living as a farmer.
Jackie Chan still doesn’t know any of his older half-brothers and isn’t interested in them.
Yulan Chan (older half-sister)
Yulan is Jackie Chan’s older half-sister from his mother’s side. She is 6 years older than Guilan. The girl was about 10, when her father was killed. Her mother was penniless, that’s why she even intended to sell her older daughter. But then changed her mind and started to sell opium.
Guilan Chan (older half-sister)
She is the younger daughter of Lee Lee Chan. She cared about her mother, when she fell very ill and became motionless. During an interview the woman told, that she doesn’t blame her mother for living her sister and her alone for a long time and moving to Australia with her second husband.
Bio
Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, stunt performer and martial artist born on April 7, 1954. He became internationally known for combining acrobatic action with comedy in films including “Drunken Master,” “Police Story,” “Rumble in the Bronx” and the “Rush Hour” series.
Chan has continued acting in recent projects including “Karate Kid: Legends” and “The Shadow’s Edge” in 2025 and “Unexpected Family” in 2026. He married retired actor Joan Lin in 1982. He has two children, Jaycee Chan and Etta Ng Chok Lam.
Interesting and fun facts
Chan trained in acrobatics and martial arts at the China Drama Academy.
He is known for performing many of his own stunts.
He received an honorary Academy Award in 2016.
His films combine action choreography with physical comedy.
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