Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Chinese American actress (1905-1961)

Wong Liu Tsong, known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American film star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned vaudeville, silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 33 films (1921–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
19-- Shanghai Express Adolph Zukor presents ; a Paramount picture ; directed by Josef von Sternberg ; screen play by Jules Furthman. 81 16mm B&W sound
1921 Outside The Law Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1921 THE FIRST BORN. Robertson Cole Distributing Corp. 6 reels B&W
1922 THE TOLL OF THE SEA. Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. 5 reels B&W
1923 DRIFTING. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1924 THE ALASKAN. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. B&W
1924 The Thief Of Bagdad Manbeck Pictures Corp 139 min 16mm B&W sound
1926 THE DESERT'S TOLL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 6 reels B&W
1927 MR. WU. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W silent
1927 Old San Francisco Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:29:00 16mm B&W sound
1927 OLD SAN FRANCISCO. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1927 THE DEVIL DANCER. Samuel Goldwyn 8 reels B&W
1928 ACROSS TO SINGAPORE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 7 reels B&W
1928 CHINATOWN CHARLIE. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1928 STREETS OF SHANGHAI. Tiffany Productions Inc. 6 reels B&W
1929 Piccadilly British International Pictures Ltd 1:46:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 PICCADILLY. World Wide Pictures Inc 10 reels B&W
1930 THE FLAME OF LOVE. British International Pictures Ltd. 8 reels B&W
1931 DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 Shanghai Express Paramount Publix Corporation 1:22:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 SHANGHAI EXPRESS. Paramount Publix Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 A STUDY IN SCARLET. K. B. S. Productions Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1934 CHU-CHIN-CHOW. Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America 10 reels B&W
1934 LIMEHOUSE BLUES. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 DANGEROUS TO KNOW. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 WHEN WERE YOU BORN. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 ISLAND OF LOST MEN. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 KING OF CHINATOWN. Paramount Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1939 MY FIRST TRIP TO CHINA—WHERE THE WIND ROCKS THE BAMBOO. Anna May Wong
1942 Bombs Over Burma. Joseph H. Lewis 7 reels B&W
1943 Lady From Chungking. PRC Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1960 Portrait In Black. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound