Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905-February 3, 1961) was a Chinese American actress, the first actor of Chinese ancestry to achieve prominence in Hollywood. Born Wong Liu Tsong (黃柳霜, pinyin: Huáng Liǔshuāng) in Los Angeles, California, she began playing bit parts as a child. Her ethnicity prevented her from getting choice parts, especially romantic ones, and often relegated her to stereotypical roles. Despite this, she had a number of significant film roles and toured extensively on the stage, including opposite Vincent Price in Princess Turandot , a stage version of Giacomo Puccini’s opera.
Partial filmography
- The Red Lantern (1919) uncredited
- The Thief of Baghdad (1924)
- Peter Pan (1924) as Tiger Lily
- Piccadilly (1929)
- Shanghai Express (1932)
- A Study in Scarlet (1933)
- Dangerous to Know (1937)
- Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
- Portrait In Black (1960)