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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. [2] 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.
The youngest of nine children whose father owned a successful iron factory, Umeki was born May 8, 1929, in Otaru on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido. Educated at a finishing school for...
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...
Feb 9, 2018 · Her name was Miyoshi Umeki (Her first name, “Miyoshi,” means “beautiful life” in Japanese). Born on May 8, 1929, in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, Miyoshi was the youngest of nine children raised within the Umeki family.
Feb 22, 2018 · 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.
Sep 6, 2007 · Ms. Umeki was born May 8, 1929, in Otaru, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, where her father owned an iron factory.
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Sep 6, 2007 · The youngest of nine children whose father owned a successful iron factory, Umeki was born May 8, 1929, in Otaru on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido. Educated at a finishing school for...
