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Miyoshi Umeki Biography
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The first Asian actor to win an Academy Award, for best supporting actress in Sayonara (1957).
Was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award as best actress in a musical for [i]Flower Drum Song[/i], a role she recreated in the film version, Flower Drum Song (1961).
Son, Michael Randall Hood.
She recorded for Mercury Records, 1955-1959. Released five 45rpm singles and two LPs as a lead vocalist. One more LP was a recompiled budget release. There's also a various artists compilation LP which contains one track by her. Before that, she recorded for RCA Japan as Nancy Umeki.
As of 2010, she is the only person of East Asian descent to win an Academy Award for acting.
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