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Pages in category "American actresses of Japanese descent" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Tamlyn Tomita, a second generation Japanese-American , was born January 27, 1966, [2] on a U.S. military base in Okinawa and grew up in Los Angeles. [3] [4] [5] Her Japanese-American father was in an internment camp during World War II. [4] [3] He met her mother while stationed in Okinawa between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. [5]
The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanese actresses or must have references showing that they are Japanese actresses and are notable.
Miyoshi Umeki. Miyoshi Umeki (梅木 美代志, Umeki Miyoshi, or ミヨシ・ウメキ Miyoshi Umeki, May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese-American singer and actress. [2] Umeki was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting. [3][4]
Anna May Wong seated in her mother's lap, c. 1905 This is a duplicate copy of the Certificate of Identity issued to actress Anna May Wong. Anna May Wong was born Wong Liu Tsong (黃柳霜, Liu Tsong literally meaning "willow frost") on January 3, 1905, on Flower Street in Los Angeles, one block north of Chinatown, in an integrated community of Chinese, Irish, German and Japanese residents.
Sophia University. Occupations. Actress. singer. Years active. 2004–present. Anna Sawai[a] (アンナ・サワイ, born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese actress and singer. [3][4] Born in New Zealand, she moved to Japan with her family at age 10. She landed her first acting role at age 11 as the title character in the 2004 Nippon TV production of ...
Jamie Jilynn Chung (Korean: 정지린; RR: Jeong Jirin: born April 10, 1983) is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series The Real World: San Diego and subsequently through her appearances on its spin-off series, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II.
Lucy Alexis Liu / ˈ l uː / (born December 2, 1968) [1] [2] is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has starred in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003), and in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019), as well as in films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill ...