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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.

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

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   Miyoshi Umeki. Actress: Sayonara. Miyoshi Umeki was born as the youngest of 9 children. The daughter of a prominent Japanese iron factory owner, she developed an early passion for music, learning to play the mandolin, harmonica & piano.

3. ew.com › oscars › 2018/02/22Remembering Miyoshi Umeki, only Asian actress to win an Oscar

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   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.

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

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   Sep 6, 2007 · 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...

5. www.youtube.com › watchMiyoshi Umeki winning Best Supporting Actress - YouTube

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   Aug 3, 2011 · Anthony Quinn presenting Miyoshi Umeki with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Sayonara" at the 30th Academy Awards® in 1958. Introduced by Jack Lemmon.

6. www.today.com › popculture › oscar-winning-actress-miyoshi-umeki-dies-wbna20612799Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies - TODAY

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   Sep 6, 2007 · 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...

7. www.youtube.com › watchMiyoshi Umeki - A Hundred Million Miracles - YouTube

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   Nov 22, 2006 · Miyoshi Umeki sings 'A Hundred Million Miracles' in the 'Flower Drum Song' movie

8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2007-sep-06-me-umeki6-storyMiyoshi Umeki, 78; Japanese singer and actress became first Asian...

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   Sep 6, 2007 · Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an Academy Award, for her touching role as Red Buttons’ wife in the 1957 film “Sayonara,” has died....

9. www.nytimes.com › 2007/09/06 › worldMiyoshi Umeki, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 78

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   Sep 6, 2007 · 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...

10. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › miyoshi-umeki-first-asian-actor-to-winMiyoshi 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” and...