Google Honors Chinese-American Movie Star Anna May Wong: All About Her Trailblazing Career

Anna May Wong is considered to be Hollywood's first Chinese-American movie star

“Asian-American actors are underrepresented even now, so amazingly Anna May Wong was so active right at the beginning of film history, bridging the gap between silent films and talkies,” Diao said.

Wong was continually offered small roles in films and was turned away from starring as a leading lady, causing her to move to Europe in 1928 in search of better roles.There, she became friends with director Leni Riefenstahl and actresses Marlene Dietrich and Cecil Cunningham.

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