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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress.
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Nancy Kwan (born Ka-shen (關家蒨, stage name 關南施, born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
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** She was nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
** She was nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress. She became one of the first actors of Asian ancestry in gaining acceptance in major Hollywood film roles after her film debut playing the titular character in ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960).
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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress.
She became one of the first actors of Asian ancestryin gaining to gain acceptance in major Hollywood film roles after her film debut playing the titular character in ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960).
She became one of the first actors of Asian ancestry
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** Her distant cousin Kevin Kwan wanted her to play the matriarch in ''Film/CrazyRichAsians'' -- but despite being around 80, she looked ''too young''.
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* PlaysGreatEthnics: With her Eurasian looks managed to invert this, as she'd be given mild {{Yellowface}} to look more convincingly Asian but would also wear blue contacts to play white roles. She sometimes played Tahitian and Polynesian as well.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Has a clipped British Hong Konger accent that's fairly common there, but less so overseas and especially post-Handover. It's relative rarity makes her stand-out, especially in roles where she's playing characters born-and-raised in the United States, like in ''Theatre/FlowerDrumSong''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Has a clipped British Hong Konger accent that's fairly common there, but less so overseas and especially post-Handover. It's relative rarity makes her stand-out, especially in roles where she's playing characters born-and-raised in the United States, like in ''Theatre/FlowerDrumSong''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
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* PlaysGreatEthnics: With her Eurasian looks Kwan managed to invert this, as she'd be given mild {{Yellowface}} to look more convincingly Asian but would also wear blue contacts to play white roles. She sometimes played Tahitian and Polynesian as well.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent:Has She has a clipped British Hong Konger accent that's fairly common there, but less so overseas and especially post-Handover. It's relative rarity makes her stand-out, especially in roles where she's playing characters born-and-raised in the United States, like in ''Theatre/FlowerDrumSong''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:Nearly She was nearly cast in ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', but pulled out due to a preexisting feud with author Creator/AmyTan.
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* PlaysGreatEthnics: With her Eurasian looks managed to invert this, as she'd be given mild {{Yellowface}} to look more convincingly Asian but would also wear blue contacts to play white roles. She sometimes played Tahitian and Polynesian as well.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Has a clipped British Hong Konger accent that's fairly common there, but less so overseas and especially post-Handover. It's relative rarity makes her stand-out, especially in roles where she's playing characters born-and-raised in the United States, like in ''Theatre/FlowerDrumSong''.
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* PlaysGreatEthnics: With her Eurasian looks managed to invert this, as she'd be given mild {{Yellowface}} to look more convincingly Asian but would also wear blue contacts to play white roles. She sometimes played Tahitian and Polynesian as well.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Has a clipped British Hong Konger accent that's fairly common there, but less so overseas and especially post-Handover. It's relative rarity makes her stand-out, especially in roles where she's playing characters born-and-raised in the United States, like in ''Theatre/FlowerDrumSong''.
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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress. She became one of the first actors of Asian ancestry in gaining acceptance in major Hollywood film roles after her film debut playing the titular character in ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960).
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!!Nancy Kwan films on this wiki include:
* ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960)
* ''Literature/FlowerDrumSong'' (1961)
* ''Film/LtRobinCrusoeUSN'' (1966)
* ''Film/TheWreckingCrew'' (1969)
* ''Film/WonderWomen'' (1973)
* ''[[Literature/AsianSaga Noble House]]'' (1988)
* ''Film/DragonTheBruceLeeStory'' (1993)
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Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress. She became one of the first actors of Asian ancestry in gaining acceptance in major Hollywood film roles after her film debut playing the titular character in ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960).
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!!Nancy Kwan films on this wiki include:
* ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960)
* ''Literature/FlowerDrumSong'' (1961)
* ''Film/LtRobinCrusoeUSN'' (1966)
* ''Film/TheWreckingCrew'' (1969)
* ''Film/WonderWomen'' (1973)
* ''[[Literature/AsianSaga Noble House]]'' (1988)
* ''Film/DragonTheBruceLeeStory'' (1993)
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