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Miyoshi Umeki | |
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梅木 美代志 | |
_Press_Photo_of_Miyoshi_Umeki.jpg) Umeki in a publicity photo for Flower Drum Song (1961) | |
| Born | May 8, 1929 |
| Died | August 28, 2007 (aged 78) Licking, Missouri, U.S. |
| Other names | Nancy Umeki |
| Citizenship | Japan USA |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1953–1972 |
| Spouses | Frederick Winfield "Wynn" Opie
(m. 1958; div. 1967)Randall Firevod Hood
(m. 1968; died 1976) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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Miyoshi Umeki (梅木 美代志, Umeki Miyoshi, or ミヨシ・ウメキ Miyoshi Umeki, May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese-American singer and actress.[2] Umeki was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an Academy Award for acting.[3][4]
- ^ Obituary: Miyoshi Umeki, independent.co.uk. Accessed November 13, 2023.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Actress Miyoshi Umeki, 78, Dies of Cancer". The Washington Post. 5 September 2007.
- ^ "Oscar winner Miyoshi Umeki dies at 78". USA Today. Associated Press. 5 September 2007.
- ^ "A Single Heart Can Transform a Nation". Google Arts & Culture. Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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