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Anna May Wong

Acting

Born January 3, 1905 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died February 2, 1961

Also known as Wong Liu Tsong · Anna Mae Wong · 黃柳霜

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Biography

Wong Liu Tsong, known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned vaudeville, silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography21 titles

Asian Americans

2020as Self (archive footage)

Danger Man

1960as Miss Lee

The Thief of Bagdad

1924as The Mongol Slave

Shanghai Express

1932as Hui Fei

Across to Singapore

1928as Singapore Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Peter Pan

1924as Tiger Lily

The Savage Innocents

1960as Hiku

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Piccadilly

1929as Shosho

The Toll of the Sea

1923as Lotus Flower

Outside the Law

1921as Chinese Girl (uncredited)

Impact

1949as Su Lin

Lady from Chungking

1942as Kwan Mei

Old San Francisco

1927as A Flower of the Orient

Mr. Wu

1927as Loo Song

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019as (archive footage)

Portrait in Black

1960as Tawny

King of Chinatown

1939as Dr. Mary Ling

A Study in Scarlet

1933as Mrs. Pyke

Bombs Over Burma

1942as Lin Ying

Searching for Anna May Wong

2020as Self (archive footage)