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Nancy Kwan

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Chinese-American actress

United StatesActorsBorn 1939 · age 87
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Nancy Kwan Ka-shen is a Chinese-American actress whose career benefited from Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eastern sex symbol in the 1960s.

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Nancy Kwan and her father, Kwan Wing-hong, 1956Nancy Kwan and her father, Kwan Wing-hong, 1956As Suzie Wong in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)As Suzie Wong in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)Jack Soo and Nancy Kwan in Flower Drum Song (1961)Jack Soo and Nancy Kwan in Flower Drum Song (1961)Kwan circa 1966Kwan circa 1966Nancy Kwan with her son, Bernhard "Bernie" Pock, and her husband, Norbert Meisel, 1993Nancy Kwan with her son, Bernhard "Bernie" Pock, and her husband, Norbert Meisel, 1993Nancy Kwan and Jackie Chan at the Hong Kong Ballet's premiere gala of Suzie Wong, 2006Nancy Kwan and Jackie Chan at the Hong Kong Ballet's premiere gala of Suzie Wong, 2006Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz Hammel-Smith gave the thumbs up to Nancy Kwan at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 20, 2010.Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz Hammel-Smith gave the thumbs up to Nancy Kwan at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 20, 2010.

In their own words 1

Nancy Kwan
said · Sep 11, 2018
Own words

People always criticize. If they want to, they will find something to criticize. Hey, we all criticize. You like a film or you don’t. It’s up to you. You can’t stop that anyway.

How Nancy Kwan Went From Ballet to the Big Screen (September 11, 2018)

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Filmography 40

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story1993 · ★ 6.9
The Wrecking Crew1968 · ★ 5.7
Be Water2020 · ★ 6.8
The World of Suzie Wong1960
Fate Is the Hunter1964
Wonder Women1973
Flower Drum Song1961
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.1966
Paint It Black2016
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming2017
Arrivederci, Baby!1966
Walking the Edge1985
Miracle Landing1990
Cold Dog Soup1990
The McMasters1970
The Corrupt Ones1967
Project: Kill1976
The Last Ninja1983
Tamahine1963
Honeymoon Hotel1964
Reel Horror1985
The Wild Affair1965
The Main Attraction1962
Night Children1989
Night Creature1978
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee2001
Angkor: Cambodia Express1981
For Life or Death1996
Supercock1975
The Pacific Connection1974
The Girl Who Knew Too Much1969
Nobody's Perfect1968
Keys to Freedom1988
Rebellious1995
Dreams of Desire1981
That Lady from Peking1975
Cocoon1968
Sally's Beauty Spot1990
Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar1999
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities1995

73 credits on file

Television 14

The Daily Show1996
ER1994
The A-Team1983
Knots Landing1979
Golden Globe Awards1944
Hawaii Five-O1968
What's My Line?1950
Fantasy Island1978
The Bob Hope Show1950
Kung Fu1972
Noble House1988
V.I.P. Schaukel1971
Partners in Crime1984
Hadleigh1969

In their orbit 2

Connected to Nancy 6

Dick Van DykeAlso in Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)Amber TamblynAlso in Rebellious (1995)Sid HaigAlso in Wonder Women (1973)A MartinezAlso in Walking the Edge (1985)George ChakirisAlso in Flower Drum Song (1961)Guy MadisonAlso in The Pacific Connection (1974)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 87
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25 languages

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