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Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007)

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Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007)

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Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese and American singer and actress. She was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting, winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sayonara (1957). She was also a three-time Golden Globe nominee, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song.

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Occupation: singer, television actor, stage actor, film actor
Citizenship: Japan, United States
Born: May 8, 1929
Died: August 28, 2007

The Courtship of Eddie's Fatherknown for Sayonaraknown for Flower Drum Songknown for The Horizontal Lieutenantknown for Cry for Happyknown for Japancountry of citizenship United Statescountry of citizenship

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969 · as Mrs. Livingston