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Nancy Kwan
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Actor Born: May 19, 1939 in Hong Kong, China Biography:Actress "Nancy Kwan" was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese father and English mother. Raised in England, Kwan studied and performed with the Royal Ballet, then returned to Hong Kong to maintain her own dance school. She achieved film stardom when she replaced the ailing "France Nuyen" in "The World of Susie Wong" (1961); ironically, the makeup men were obliged to make her look "more Chinese." She followed this box-office success with "Flower Drum Song" (1961), where she sang (or perhaps lip-synched) the Rodgers and "Hammerstein" standard "I Enjoy Being a Girl." Roles tapered off in quality over the next few years, and by 1967 her career was dwindling. "Nancy Kwan" has since sustained her movie career in Hong Kong-produced cheapies, and has recently made a TV comeback of sorts promoting a line of cosmetics on a series of late-night infomercials. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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