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Biography
Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese and American singer and actress. She was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sayonara (1957). She was also a three-time Golden Globe nominee, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1958
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1958 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
Rawhide
1959as Nami
1959as Nami
What's My Line?
1950as Self
1950as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
The Pet Set
1971as Self
1971as Self
Sayonara
1957as Katsumi
1957as Katsumi
The Virginian
1962as Kim Ho
1962as Kim Ho
The Donna Reed Show
1958
1958
The Incredible Hulk
2008as Mrs. Livingston (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008as Mrs. Livingston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flower Drum Song
1961as Mei Li
1961as Mei Li
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969as Mrs. Livingston
1969as Mrs. Livingston
A Girl Named Tamiko
1962as Eiko
1962as Eiko
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962as Akiko
1962as Akiko