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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.
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).
- January 1, 1
- Otaru, Japan
- January 1, 1
- Licking, Missouri, USA
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...
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".
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).
- May 8, 1929
- August 28, 2007
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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.
May 8, 2021 · Miyoshi Umeki accepting her Academy Award in 1958. Born May 8, 1929 in Otaru, Japan, Miyoshi Umeki led a multifaceted and historically significant career as one of the few actors of Asian descent to attain prominence in Hollywood motion pictures, television and on Broadway in her era.
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