Chinese who have made a difference in Hollywood
(That's Shanghai)
Updated: 2008-02-18 14:40
Nancy Kwan: actress, born in Hong Kong (1939-?)
Played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in significant Hollywood film roles. In the 1960s, Kwan was considered a major sex symbol (The World of Suzie Wong, 1960; and Flower Drum Song, 1961), and appeared on mainstream magazine covers (Life, Esquire).
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