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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“I wish somebody would help me right now, I didn’t expect and have nothing in my mind.”
— Miyoshi speech when she won oscar award in 1958.
“I didn’t like doing it, but when someone pays you to do a job, you do the job, and you do your best.”
— Miyoshi speak on acting in pidgin english in 1962.

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From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“I wish somebody would help me right now, I didn’t expect and have nothing in my mind.”
— Miyoshi speech when she won oscar award in 1958.
“I didn’t like doing it, but when someone pays you to do a job, you do the job, and you do your best.”
— Miyoshi speak on acting in pidgin english in 1962.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.