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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Miyoshi_UmekiMiyoshi Umeki - Wikipedia

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   Miyoshi Umeki (梅木 美代志, Umeki Miyoshi, or ミヨシ・ウメキ Miyoshi Umeki, May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese-American singer and actress. Umeki was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting.

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     Miyoshi Umeki - ナンシー梅木 - Sayonara (Let's Say Good-bye) サヨナラ 1953

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     Miyoshi Umeki winning Best Supporting Actress

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3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0880855Miyoshi Umeki - IMDb

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   Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese-American actress and singer who won an Oscar for her role in Sayonara (1957). She also starred in Flower Drum Song (1961) and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-1972).

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Otaru, Japan

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Licking, Missouri, USA

4. www.nytimes.com › 2007/09/06 › artsMiyoshi Umeki - Obituary - The New York Times

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   Miyoshi Umeki, an expressive actress of innocent charm who in 1957 was the first Asian performer to win an Oscar, as best supporting actress in her first Hollywood film, “Sayonara,” died on ...

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6. www.today.com › popculture › oscar-winning-actressOscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies - TODAY

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   Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian performer to win an Oscar for her role in "Sayonara", passed away in 2007 at 78. She also starred in "Flower Drum Song" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father".

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   Feb 22, 2018 · Miyoshi Umeki was the first and only Asian actress to win an Oscar for her role in Sayonara. She destroyed her trophy after her husband's death and retired from acting to be a housewife and mother.

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   Who is Miyoshi Umeki?

   • Miyoshi Umeki (梅木 美代志, Umeki Miyoshi, or ミヨシ・ウメキ Miyoshi Umeki, May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese-American singer and actress. Umeki was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting.

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   Why did Miyoshi Umeki win an Oscar?

   • "It was a point of hers, to teach me a lesson that the material things are not who she was." In 1958, Miyoshi Umeki won the Academy Award for her supporting role in 'Sayonara.' Sixty years later, she remains the only Asian actress to win an Oscar.

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   Is Miyoshi Umeki still alive?

   • Besides her son, Umeki is survived by two grandchildren. Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance as the doomed wife of an American serviceman in “Sayonara” and later starred in the Broadway musical “Flower Drum Song,” has died of cancer. She was 78.

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   Did Miyoshi Umeki have a son?

   • Appeared on the Gisele MacKenzie Variety Show (produced by Jack Benny) on March 29, 1958 with guests Eddie Fisher and Miyoshi Umeki. Had a son with then-husband Win Opie, Michael H. Opie, born in 1964. Michael was later adopted by Umeki's second husband, changing his name to Michael Randall Hood. When did Miyoshi Umeki die?

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9. www.imdb.com › name › nm0880855Miyoshi Umeki - Biography - IMDb

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   Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese-American singer and actress who won an Oscar for her role in Sayonara (1957). She also starred in Flower Drum Song (1958) and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969).

10. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › miyoshi-umekiMiyoshi Umeki, first Asian actor to win Oscar, dies at 78

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    Sep 6, 2007 · Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an Academy Award, for “Sayonara” (1957), distinguished herself onstage in “Flower Drum Song ...