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Anna May Wong was an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.
Birth Name
Wong Liu Tsong
Born
Tuesday, 03 January 1905
Died
Thursday, 02 February 1961
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Searching for Anna May Wong | Self | 2020 |
| The First Monday in May | Self | 2016 |
| Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2007 |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | Shosho | 1995 |
| American Masters | Several characters | 1986 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | A-Hsing | 1960 |
| Portrait in Black | Tawny | 1960 |
| The Savage Innocents | Hiko / Hiku | 1960 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Searching for Anna May Wong | Self | 2020 |
| The First Monday in May | Self | 2016 |
| Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 2007 |
| Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood | Shosho | 1995 |
| American Masters | Several characters | 1986 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | A-Hsing | 1960 |
| Portrait in Black | Tawny | 1960 |
| The Savage Innocents | Hiko / Hiku | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Madam Lu Yang / Lu Yang | 1959 |
| Mike Hammer | Madame Chu | 1958 |
| I Spy | Kim Suim | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | China Mary | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Chinese Woman | 1954 |
| Climax! | Mayli / Clerk | 1954 |
| The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong | Madame Liu-Tsong | 1951 |
| Impact | Su Lin Chung / Su Lin | 1949 |
| Lady from Chungking | Kwan Mei | 1942 |
| Bombs Over Burma | Lin Ying | 1942 |
| Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Lois Ling | 1941 |
| Island of Lost Men | Kim Ling | 1939 |
| King of Chinatown | Dr. Mary Ling | 1939 |
| When Were You Born | Mei Lei Ming (Aquarius) / Mei Lei Ming | 1938 |
| Dangerous to Know | Madame Lan Ying / Lan Ying | 1938 |
| Daughter of Shanghai | Lan Ying Lin | 1937 |
| Hollywood Party | Herself / Self | 1937 |
| Limehouse Blues | Tu Tuan | 1934 |
| Java Head | Taou Yuen / Princess Taou Yuen | 1934 |
| Chu Chin Chow | Zahrat | 1934 |
| Tiger Bay | Lui Chang | 1934 |
| A Study in Scarlet | Mrs. Pyke | 1933 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self | 1932 |
| Shanghai Express | Hui Fei | 1932 |
| Daughter of the Dragon | Ling Moy | 1931 |
| The Flame of Love | Hai Tang | 1930 |
| Elstree Calling | Katherina in Taming of the Shrew / Self / Herself | 1930 |
| City Butterfly | Hai-Tang | 1929 |
| Piccadilly | Shosho | 1929 |
| Schmutziges Geld | Song | 1928 |
| Chinatown Charlie | Mandarin's Sweetheart | 1928 |
| The Crimson City | Su | 1928 |
| Across to Singapore | Singapore Woman | 1928 |
| Streets of Shanghai | Su Quan | 1927 |
| The Devil Dancer | Sada | 1927 |
| The Chinese Parrot | Nautch Dancer | 1927 |
| Old San Francisco | A Flower of the Orient | 1927 |
| Why Girls Love Sailors | Delamar / Delamar (scenes deleted) | 1927 |
| Mr. Wu | Loo Song | 1927 |
| The Desert's Toll | Oneta | 1926 |
| A Trip to Chinatown | Ohati | 1926 |
| His Supreme Moment | Harem Girl in Play | 1925 |
| Peter Pan | Tiger Lily | 1924 |
| The Alaskan | Keok | 1924 |
| The Thief of Bagdad | The Mongol Slave | 1924 |
| Lilies of the Field | 1924 | |
| Thundering Dawn | Honky-Tonk Girl | 1923 |
| Mary of the Movies | Anna May Wong | 1923 |
| The Toll of the Sea | Lotus Flower | 1923 |
| Bits of Life | Toy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife | 1921 |
| Shame | Lotus Blossom | 1921 |
| A Tale of Two Worlds | 1921 | |
| Outside the Law | Chinese Girl | 1921 |
