93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Anna May Wong

✓ Source-basedstable

Chinese American actress (1905-1961)

United StatesActorsLived 1905 to 1961 · aged 56
Compare
Fame56.7
Momentum0.2
Languages30
In century#4,772

Wong Liu Tsong, known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned vaudeville, silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 12

Anna May Wong seated in her mother's lap, c. 1905Anna May Wong seated in her mother's lap, c. 1905This is a duplicate copy of the Certificate of Identity issued to actress Anna May Wong.This is a duplicate copy of the Certificate of Identity issued to actress Anna May Wong.Wong (holding child) with Beatrice Bentley in The Toll of the Sea (1922)Wong (holding child) with Beatrice Bentley in The Toll of the Sea (1922)Wong on the cover of the Chinese magazine The Young Companion in June 1927Wong on the cover of the Chinese magazine The Young Companion in June 1927Wong with Ramón Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)Wong with Ramón Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)Anna May Wong in Daughter of the Dragon (1931)Anna May Wong in Daughter of the Dragon (1931)Portrait of Anna May Wong by Carl Van Vechten, 1932, a favorite photograph of hers.[81]Portrait of Anna May Wong by Carl Van Vechten, 1932, a favorite photograph of hers.[81]

Filmography 40

Shanghai Express1932 · ★ 7.0
The Thief of Bagdad1924 · ★ 7.3
Impact1949 · ★ 6.1
Peter Pan1924
The Savage Innocents1960
Piccadilly1929
A Study in Scarlet1933
The Toll of the Sea1923
Portrait in Black1960
Elstree Calling1930
Mr. Wu1927
Daughter of the Dragon1931
Outside the Law1921
Why Girls Love Sailors1927
Daughter of Shanghai1937
Lady from Chungking1942
Across to Singapore1928
Old San Francisco1927
When Were You Born1938
Dangerous to Know1938
Island of Lost Men1939
King of Chinatown1939
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood2019
Bombs Over Burma1942
Limehouse Blues1934
The Red Lantern1919
Dinty1920
Tiger Bay1934
Java Head1934
Drifting1923
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery1941
Hollywood Party1937
Chu Chin Chow1934
The Flame of Love1930
The Devil Dancer1927
Song1928
Pavement Butterfly1929
A Tale of Two Worlds1921
Golden Gate Girls2013
Hollywood on Parade1932

83 credits on file

Television 8

Climax!1954
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
Danger Man1960
Adventures in Paradise1959
The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960
Producers' Showcase1954
Asian Americans2020
The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong1951

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 2

Connected to Anna 6

Marlene DietrichAlso in Shanghai Express (1932)J. M. BarrieAlso in Peter Pan (1924)Ray WalstonAlso in Portrait in Black (1960)Sessue HayakawaAlso in Daughter of the Dragon (1931)Alla NazimovaAlso in The Red Lantern (1919)Douglas FairbanksAlso in The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1961 · aged 56
Written about in
30 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.