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After You Watch Hollywood on Netflix, Check Out These Pictures of the Real Anna May Wong

02/05/2020 - 06:10 AM

In the alternate history presented [1] on Netflix's Hollywood [2], a few versions of real Golden Age stars [3] show up, including Anna May Wong (played by Michelle Krusiec). Wong, born Wong Liu Tsong, was a glamorous screen queen and became widely acknowledged as the first Chinese-American actor to achieve real movie stardom.

In real life, her career saw her become a fashion icon but also get pigeonholed into stereotypical roles. She did, however, break a lot of new ground in the movie business, even starring on the first Asian-led American TV series in the 1950s. She might not be as much of a household name as some of her contemporaries, but she's every bit the leading lady who deserves to be remembered.

Ahead, we've rounded up some of her most glamorous and memorable pictures from her years on screen — keep reading to see how the real Anna May Wong compares to her fictional version [4]!

Anna May Wong in The Honourable Mr. Buggs (1927)

Anna May Wong in Bombs Over Burma (1943)

Anna May Wong in Chinatown Charlie (1928)

Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

Anna May Wong in Limehouse Blues (1934)

Anna May Wong in Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Anna May Wong in Tiger Bay (1934)

Anna May Wong in 1937

Anna May Wong in the 1930s

Anna May Wong in 1934

Anna May Wong in A Study in Scarlet (1933)

Anna May Wong in Chinatown Charlie (1928)

Anna May Wong in Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Anna May Wong in Java Head in 1934

Anna May Wong in Bits of Life in 1921

Anna May Wong in Limehouse Blues in 1934

Anna May Wong in Limehouse Blues in 1934

Anna May Wong in A Study in Scarlet in 1933

Anna May Wong in Daughter of the Dragon in 1931


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