Anna May Wong

ActorDirectorProducer Jan 3 (died age 56) Los Angeles, California, USA 1919–2020 (101 year career)

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Biography

Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress whose long career spanned both silent and sound films, television, stage, and radio. Apart from being recognized as the the first Chinese-American movie star, as well as the first Asian-American to become an international star, she was also seen as an acclaimed fashion icon due to her being the one of the early stars to embrace the flapper look. Born near the Chinatown neighborhoo…

Known For

Film

Shanghai Express

Hui Fei

Film

The Thief of Bagdad

The Mongol Slave

Film

Peter Pan

Tiger Lily

Film

The Savage Innocents

Hiku

Film

Impact

Su Lin

Film

Piccadilly

Shosho

Film

The Toll of the Sea

Lotus Flower

Film

A Study in Scarlet

Mrs. Pyke

Filmography

Acting (78)

Movies (70)

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

as (archive footage)

5.7

Golden Gate Girls

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.5

Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend

2007

as Herself (archive footage)

Dragon by the Tail

1961

as A-Hsing

Just Joe

1960

as Peach Blossom

The Savage Innocents

as Hiku

Portrait in Black

as Tawny

Impact

as Su Lin

Bombs Over Burma

as Lin Ying

Lady from Chungking

as Kwan Mei

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

as Lois Ling

Island of Lost Men

as Kim Ling

King of Chinatown

as Dr. Mary Ling

Dangerous to Know

as Madame Lan Ying

When Were You Born

as Mei Lei Ming

Daughter of Shanghai

as Lan Ying Lin

Hollywood Party

as Herself

My China Film

as self

Tiger Bay

as Lui Chang

Limehouse Blues

as Tu Tuan

Java Head

as Princess Taou Yuen

Chu Chin Chow

as Zahrat

A Study in Scarlet

as Mrs. Pyke

Shanghai Express

as Hui Fei

Hollywood on Parade

as Self

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

1932

as Self

Daughter of the Dragon

as Ling Moy

The Flame of Love

as Hai Tang

Flame of Love

Elstree Calling

as Herself / Katherina in Taming of the Shrew

5.0

The Road to Dishonour

1930

as Hai-Tang

Pavement Butterfly

as Hai-Tang

Piccadilly

as Shosho

Song

as Song

The Crimson City

as Su

Souvenirs

1928

as The Captain's Chinese Love

Across to Singapore

1928

as Singapore Saloon Girl (uncredited)

6.8

Chinatown Charlie

1928

as Mandarin's Sweetheart

Streets of Shanghai

1927

as Su Quan

Driven from Home

1927

The Chinese Parrot

1927

as Nautch Dancer

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

as Delamar (scenes deleted)

The Devil Dancer

as Sada

Mr. Wu

as Loo Song

The Honorable Mr. Buggs

1927

as Baroness Stoloff

6.0

Old San Francisco

1927

as A Flower of the Orient

5.3

Fifth Avenue

1926

as Nan Lo

The Desert's Toll

1926

as Oneta

The Silk Bouquet

1926

as Dragon Horse

A Trip to Chinatown

1926

as Ohati

His Supreme Moment

1925

as Harem Girl in Play (uncredited)

Forty Winks

1925

as Annabelle Wu

The Thief of Bagdad

as The Mongol Slave

Peter Pan

as Tiger Lily

The Fortieth Door

as Zira

Lilies of the Field

1924

The Alaskan

1924

as Keok

Drifting

as Rose Li

The Toll of the Sea

as Lotus Flower

Mary of the Movies

as Anna May Wong (uncredited)

Thundering Dawn

1923

as Honky-Tonk Girl

The White Mouse

1921

Shame

1921

as Lotus Blossom

The First Born

1921

Outside the Law

1921

as Chinese Girl (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Worlds

Bits of Life

as Toy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife

Mother o' Mine

1921

as (uncredited)

Dinty

1920

as Half Moon

5.2

The Red Lantern

1919

as Eurasian woman (uncredited)

6.2

Television (8)

Asian Americans

2020

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Danger Man

1960

7.3

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

as A-Hsing

6.2

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Lu Yang

5.7

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Climax!

as Clerk

Producers' Showcase

as Chinese Woman

The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong

1951

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

My China Film

1936

Director

My China Film

1936

Producer