ANNA MAE WONG — Four Ladies First To Receive Currency
Who is Anna Mae Wong? She is one of the four lady's statues at the corner of La Brea and Hollywood and the first Asian American actress on the silver screen.
Anna May Wong was an American actress, born Wong Liu Tsong, on January 3, 1905, in Los Angeles, CA. She was the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese-American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.
During her career, she appeared in over sixty movies which spanned starting with silent films, television, and on stage, Wong landed a role in one of the first movies made in Technicolor.
She starred in Shanghai Express in 1932, Daughter of the Dragon 1931The Toll of the Sea1922 Piccadilly 1929, Daughter of Shanghai in 1937, The Thief of Bagdad 1924 Daughter of the Dragon 1931, The Toll of the Sea1922 Piccadilly 1929Daughter of Shanghai 1937 The Thief of Bagdad1924.