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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Star rank: 1215
  • Address:
    1704 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
  • GPS location:
    34.101870, -118.326543

Anna May Wong

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Previous star: Kay Kyser

Biography

Anna May Wong (Chinese: 黃柳霜; pinyin: Huáng Liǔshuāng) (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio.

Fact file

  • Born: Wong Liu Tsong January 3, 1905 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Died: February 2, 1961 (aged 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
  • Occupation: Actress, television presenter, singer, author
  • Years active: 1919–61
  • Parents: Wong Sam Sing Lee Gon Toy
  • Awards: Hollywood Walk of Fame – Motion Picture 1700 Vine Street

Read more about Anna May Wong at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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