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Nancy Kwan. Actress: The World of Suzie Wong. At just 18, Nancy Kwan was studying dance with England's Royal Ballet School, when she was spotted by producer Ray Stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong (1960).
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Nancy Kwan Ka-shen ( Chinese: 關家蒨; Jyutping: Gwaan1 Gaa1sin6; born May 19, 1939) [1] is a Chinese-American actress. In addition to her personality and looks, her career benefited from Hollywood 's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eastern sex symbol in the 1960s .
1981. Dreams of Desire …. Story. Nancy Kwan is a Hong Kong-born Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a sex symbol in the 1960s.
May 22, 2014 · Oscar Profile #187: Nancy Kwan. Born May 19, 1939 in Hong Kong to Cambridge educated Chinese architect Kwan Wing Hong and his English wife, Marquita Scott, Nancy (AKA Ka Shen) Kwan is an internationally celebrated Eurasian actress and producer. Two years after her birth, as World War II escalated, Kwan’s parents divorced and her mother ...
At just 18, Nancy Kwan was studying dance with England's Royal Ballet School, when she was spotted by producer Ray Stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong (1960). She followed it the next year with the hit musical, Flower Drum Song (1961), and became one of Hollywood's most ...
