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Miyoshi Umeki
2007Aug, 28

Miyoshi Umeki

Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1929)
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. Umeki was a Tony Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actress and the first East Asian-American woman to win an Academy Award for acting.

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