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       Shanghai Express

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       The Thief of Bagdad

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       Impact

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       The Toll of the Sea

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       Daughter of the Dragon

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       Portrait in Black

       1960

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anna_May_WongAnna May Wong - Wikipedia

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   Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood and a fashion icon. Learn about her life, career, achievements, and challenges in this comprehensive biography.

   • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Liǔshuāng
   • Wade–Giles: Huang 2 Liu 3 Shuang 1

   • Jyutping: Wong 4 Lau 5 soeng 1

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Anna-May-WongAnna May Wong | Biography, Death, Movies ... - Britannica

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   Anna May Wong was an American actress who overcame discrimination and racism to become one of the first Asian Americans to have a successful film career in Hollywood. She appeared in more than 60 movies and also acted on television and on the stage. She was born Wong Liu Tsong in the Chinatown area.

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5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0938923Anna May Wong - IMDb

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   Learn about the life and career of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American movie star who faced racism and discrimination in Hollywood and Europe. See her filmography, awards, trivia, photos and videos on IMDb.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Santa Monica, California, USA

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7. www.biography.com › actors › anna-may-wongAnna May Wong - Career, Movies & Facts - Biography

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   May 7, 2024 · Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American movie star. Her work includes silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2022/10/18 › usAnna May Wong Will Be the First Asian American on US Currency ...

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   Oct 18, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — As a 14-year-old girl, the daughter of immigrants in this city’s Chinatown, Anna May Wong talked her way into her first role in a movie. Over the decades-long career that followed,...

9. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › anna-may-wongBiography: Anna May Wong - National Women's History Museum

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   Learn about the life and career of Anna May Wong, who broke barriers as the first Chinese American actress in Hollywood and abroad. Discover how she faced discrimination, created her own production company, and influenced future generations of entertainers.

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    Where is 'Anna May Wong' on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

    • Along the Hollywood Walk of Fame on a recent morning, tourists tilted their heads to read the names emblazoned on the sidewalk. At the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street was a star highlighting in gold “Anna May Wong,” an honor the actress was awarded in 1960, one year before her death.

    Anna May Wong Will Be the First Asian American on U.S. Currency

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    Why is Anna May Wong important?

    • “Anna May Wong was basically ‘hashtag representation matters’ decades before Twitter was even invented,” said Paula Yoo, a screenwriter in Los Angeles who wrote a children’s book about Wong’s life. “That’s why this quarter is important — because she’s minted, she’s part of Americana, she’s part of American history.”

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    Is Anna May Wong a real person?

    • The TV series Hollywood featured Wong as a character, though her storyline was fictionalized. Wong has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been the subject of biographies such as Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend and Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong.

    Anna May Wong - Career, Movies & Facts - Biography

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    Where was Anna May born and raised?

    • She was born Wong Liu Tsong in the Chinatown area of Los Angeles and was later given the English-language name Anna May. Both her parents were of Chinese heritage and were born in California. They owned a laundromat in Los Angeles, where the family lived in a diverse neighbourhood.

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11. www.history.com › news › anna-may-wong-facts-careerAnna May Wong: 13 Facts About Her Trailblazing Hollywood ...

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    Apr 30, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star, who faced racism and stereotypes in the film industry. Discover how she rose to fame, created her own production company, and became the first Asian American on U.S. currency.