Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan Ka-shen (Chinese: 關家蒨; Mandarin Pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn; Jyutping: Gwaan1 Gaa1sin6; born May 19, 1939)[1] is a Hong Kong-born American actress, businesswoman and activist. She was born in British Hong Kong.
Kwan was an important figure in Hollywood accepting actors of Asian ancestry.[2] Kwan's best known roles were The World of Suzie Wong, Flower Drum Song, The Wrecking Crew, Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N., Fate Is the Hunter, The Main Attraction and Drop Dead Darling.
In 1961, Kwan won a Golden Globe Award for her role in The World of Suzie Wong.
In 1976, she married Norbert Meisel. They had one son, Bernie. He died of AIDS in the 1990s.[3] Kwan retired in 2016.
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Nancy Kwan and her father, Kwan Wing-hong, 1956
As Suzie Wong in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Jack Soo and Nancy Kwan in Flower Drum Song (1961)
Nancy Kwan in the 1966 film Arrivederci, Baby! (also known as Drop Dead Darling.
Nancy Kwan with her son Bernhard "Bernie" Pock and her husband Norbert Meisel
Norbert Meisel (Kwan's husband), Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Ballet Cissy Pao-Watari, Nancy Kwan, and Jackie Chan at the Sha Tin Town Hall at the Hong Kong Ballet's premiere gala of the ballet Suzie Wong on 17 March 2006
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.
Mid Atlantic Nostalgia conv Hunt Valley M.D. Sept 2019
Poster of To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey, a 2009 docudrama about the actress.
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References
- ↑ Chinese American Heroine: Nancy Kwan. San Francisco. May 4, 2009. http://www.asianweek.com/2009/05/04/chinese-american-heroine-nancy-kwan/. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ↑ Harada, Wayne (April 13, 2007). Nancy Kwan creates own opportunities. Honolulu. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Apr/13/en/FP704130310.html. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ↑ Brieger, Peter (March 22, 2010). Half a century on, 'Suzie Wong' still a star in Hong Kong. AsiaOne. http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100322-206078.html. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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