ANNA MAY WONG

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• Late Hollywood actress and fashion icon Anna May Wong became the first Asian American to feature on the United States (US) currency.
• A quarter-dollar coin featuring Wong’s face will be circulating from 24th October 2022.

Anna May Wong

• Wong Liu Tsong (1905 – 1961), was known professionally as Anna May Wong. She was born in Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese-American parents.
• She was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood.
• She acted in silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.
• She started her film career at the age of 14 years.
• She became a fashion icon and achieved international stardom in 1924.
• Discouraged by the stereotypical supporting roles in Hollywood, Wong left for Europe in 1928, where she starred in several notable plays and films.
• During World War II, she devoted her time and money to helping the Chinese cause against Japan.
• She died in 1961, at the age of 56, from a heart attack.

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