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Promotional photo of Wong from the 1930s. Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 - February 3, 1961) was the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition. During the silent film era, she acted in The Toll of the Sea (1922), one of the first movies made in color and The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Frustrated by the stereotypical supporting roles she played in Hollywood, Wong left for Europe in the late 1920s, where she starred in several notable plays and films She spent the first half of the 1930s traveling between the United States and Europe for film and stage work. She was featured in films of the early sound era, such as Daughter of the Dragon (1931), Shanghai Express (1932) and Daughter of Shanghai (1937). In 1935 MGM refused to consider her for the leading role of the Chinese character in the film version of Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth, choosing instead the German actress Luise Rainer. In the late 1930s, she starred in several B...