Nancy Kwan

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Nancy Kwan is a pioneering Hong Kong–born actress who became an international star in the 1960s and a trailblazer for Asian representation in Hollywood and global cinema.

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Nancy Kwan canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film actor ⓘ
Hong Kong actor ⓘ
actress ⓘ
film actress ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960 ⓘ
birthName Nancy Ka Shen Kwan ⓘ
child Bernard Pock ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1939-05-19 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Ballet School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chinese ⓘ
Scottish ⓘ
familyName Kwan ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinema ⓘ
stage acting ⓘ
television ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
musical film ⓘ
givenName Nancy ⓘ
influenced Asian American actors ⓘ
knownFor being one of the first Asian actresses to achieve international stardom in Western cinema ⓘ
pioneering Asian representation in Hollywood ⓘ
languageSpoken Cantonese ⓘ
English ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
name Nancy Kwan ⓘ
notableAward Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
notableRole Linda Low ⓘ
Suzie Wong ⓘ
notableWork Arrivederci, Baby! ⓘ
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ⓘ
Flower Drum Song ⓘ
Noble House ⓘ
Tamahine ⓘ
The Corruptor ⓘ
The Main Attraction ⓘ
The Wild Affair ⓘ
The World of Suzie Wong ⓘ
The Wrecking Crew ⓘ
Wonder Women ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
portrayedIn To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen’s Journey ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
spouse David Giler ⓘ
Peter Pock ⓘ
subjectOf documentary film "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen’s Journey" ⓘ

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David Giler → spouse → Nancy Kwan ⓘ
Nancy Kwan → name → Nancy Kwan ⓘ