{"id":2588,"date":"2023-04-11T06:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2023-04-11T06:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:17:18","slug":"a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong","title":{"rendered":"A movie star and fashion icon from Los Angeles. The fascinating story of Anna May Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Her story fascinates and inspires, as it shows that, despite challenges, one can reach heights. Anna May Wong is an international movie star who received leading roles in Hollywood. She is a fashion icon who was a role model for others. <a href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/uk\/\">Losangeleska<\/a> will share more about the story of the beauty from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0d6f99a7bdc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0d6f99a7bdc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong\/#Wongs_childhood_Under_what_conditions_did_the_future_celebrity_grow_up\" >Wong\u2019s childhood. Under what conditions did the future celebrity grow up?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong\/#Significant_works_of_Anna_Wong\" >Significant works of Anna Wong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong\/#A_star_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame\" >A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/a-movie-star-and-fashion-icon-from-los-angeles-the-fascinating-story-of-anna-may-wong\/#On_American_currency\" >On American currency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wongs_childhood_Under_what_conditions_did_the_future_celebrity_grow_up\"><\/span>Wong\u2019s childhood. Under what conditions did the future celebrity grow up?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna May Wong (real name Wong Liu Tsong) was born in Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese Americans. It was 1905, Chinatown. Her father worked as a laundress and ran a store on Figueroa Street. Just at that time, more films began to be shot in that neighborhood. It was the beginning of a strong desire that emerged in the little girl to play big, truly significant roles. She would sneak out of school to see how the shooting was going. Anna approached the cameras, directors and cameramen and actors who came to her area. That is why from the age of 14, she got supporting roles in films, for example, in The Red Lantern. The first leading part Wong played at the age of 17, in 1922, the film was The Toll of the Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/13517617_10153550322226174_7348068006430267133_o-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2461\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significant_works_of_Anna_Wong\"><\/span>Significant works of Anna Wong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna\u2019s career spanned the silent film era, sound and color movies, television and radio. She managed to star along with the legends of the Golden Age, for instance, with Douglas Fairbank in The Thief of Bagdad, Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express and many other world-class stars.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Hollywood productions, Anna played reluctantly due to disappointment with the stereotypical roles in Butterfly and Dragon Lady. These kinds of roles were offered to the beauty. She told that she \u201cdied a thousand times\u201d because she was killed in every film in which she appeared. But it could not last forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1928, she managed to leave Europe. She became a sensation and gained incredible fame after playing on the London stage in A Circle of Chalk. Anna Wong starred with Laurence Olivier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wong appeared in several Paramount Pictures films, portraying mostly positive American-Chinese characters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1951, Wong starred in the first TV series in the United States, The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong. She played the leading role in the movie.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, Anna Wong appeared in over 60 films during her career (silent and color movies).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/1.png 589w, https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/1-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_star_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame\"><\/span>A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Wong was considered one of the most attractive women in Hollywood. She did not get romantic roles because of the law that forbade the kissing of actors of different races. In Hollywood, she continued to face unfair restrictions and prohibitions. After encountering discrimination in the USA, Anna went to Europe for a shoot in English, German and French movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be added that after the outbreak of World War II, the film star donated funds to support China\u2019s fight against Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A year before her death, in 1960, Anna Wong received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is one of four pioneer actresses depicted on Gateway to Hollywood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to TIME, in March 2020, Anna Wong became one of the 100 most influential women of the last century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/162035770_131418582319180_4522364868970805685_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/162035770_131418582319180_4522364868970805685_n.jpg 508w, https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/162035770_131418582319180_4522364868970805685_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_American_currency\"><\/span>On American currency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna May Wong is the first Asian-American to appear in the US currency. It happened in October 2022, the event went down in history. From that time, the United States Mint began producing coins with a close-up picture of Wong. This is a manifestation of respect and honor. After all, it was hard for the woman to get leading roles, being an actress of Asian-American origin. But she made it and left her mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was remembered as an actress with big and expressive eyes. The New York Times added after Anna\u2019a death:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cone of the most unforgettable figures of Hollywood\u2019s great days\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/monetnyj-dvir.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/monetnyj-dvir.png 714w, https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/monetnyj-dvir-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/monetnyj-dvir-696x664.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her story fascinates and inspires, as it shows that, despite challenges, one can reach heights. 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