Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
Beautiful Japanese actress Miyoshi Umeki was born on the island of Hokkaido but raised in the U.S. during her teens after gaining experience as a radio and nightclub singer. Once stateside, Umeki began appearing on television. She made an auspicious film debut in Sayonara (1957) playing a Japanese woman who finds herself caught up in bi-cultural racism when she marries American serviceman Red Buttons. The role earned both of them Oscars. On Broadway, Umeki earned acclaim playing Mei Li in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, a role she reprised for the film version in 1961. Her film career ended in 1962; however, fans of the late '60s sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969) will remember her as housekeeper Mrs. Livingston. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Miyoshi Umeki:
- Flower Drum Song with Nancy Kwan , James Shigeta , Juanita Hall , Jack Soo , Benson Fong , Reiko Sato , Patrick Adiarte , Kam Tong , Victor Sen Yung , Soo Yong , James Hong , Spencer Chan , Arthur Song , Weaver Levy , Herman Rudin , Cherylene Lee , Virginia Lee , Jon Fong , Virginia Grey , Robert Kino , Frank Kumagai , Ching Wah Lee , Laurette Luez , Beulah Quo , Ward Ramsey , Paul Sorenson , Beal Wong
- The All-Star Christmas Show with Bob Hope , Bing Crosby , George Burns , Milton Berle , Jack Benny , Louis Armstrong , Lena Horne , Danny Kaye , Dinah Shore , Shirley MacLaine , Jimmy Durante , James Stewart , Danny Thomas , Anna Maria Alberghetti , June Allyson , Ray Bolger , Red Buttons , Sid Caesar , Marge Champion , Gower Champion , Cyd Charisse , Van Cliburn , Leo Durocher , Rhonda Fleming , Benny Goodman , Eydie Gorme , Betty Hutton , Frankie Lane , Tony Martin , David Niven , Kim Novak , Gregory Peck , Walter Pidgeon , Dick Powell , Jane Powell , Martha Raye , Jimmie Rogers , Jane Russell , Dick Shawn , Jo Stafford , Gale Storm
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