Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong was born Wong Liu Tsong on January 3 1905 in Los Angeles California. Anna May Wong an Asian American actress who found success in both Hollywood and Europe in films such as Piccadilly 1929 Daughter of the Dragon 1931 and Shanghai Express 1932.

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Appearing in over sixty movies throughout her career Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.

. In addition to her roles in silent films television and stage Wong landed a role in one of the first movies made in Technicolor. 1 day agoMovie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian-American to be featured on a US coin. Anna May Wong the first Chinese-American movie star was born Wong Liu Tsong on January 3 1905 in Los Angeles California to laundryman Wong Sam Sing and his wife Lee Gon Toy.

Anna and her siblings worked for hours each day in the family laundry. Internationally recognized her legacy continues to influence entertainers around the world. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.

19 hours agoEarly movie star Anna May Wong who broke into Hollywood during the silent film era will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency a century after she landed her first leading. A third-generation American she managed to have a substantial acting career during a deeply racist time when the taboo against miscegenation meant that Caucasian. She was the second of her parents seven children.

Wong will appear on the back of a quarter as part of the US Mints American Women Quarters Program with. Her birth name was Wong Liu Tsong and her family gave her the English name Anna May. Annas family lived in the back of her parents laundry business just outside of Chinatown.

Wong was born January 3 1905 in Los Angeles.

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