Nancy Kwan

Biography

Nancy Kwan is a Hong Kong-born Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a sex symbol in the 1960s.

Known For

The Daily Show

Self

The A-Team

Lin Wu

ER

Mrs. Chen

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

Knots Landing

Beverly Mikuriya

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

Herself

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Bruce Lee: A Life in Ten Pictures
2020	Be Water	Self - Actress / Friend
2017	Window Horses	Gloria (voice)
2016	Paint It Black	Margaret
2010	To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey	Herself
2009	You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story	Self
2009	Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective	Self (archive footage)
2007	Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend	Narrator
2007	Hollywood Chinese	Self
2006	Ray of Sunshine	Lilly
2005	Murder on the Yellow Brick Road	Natalie Chung
1999	Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar	Mitsuko McFee
1996	For Life or Death	Ling Li
1995	Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities	Self
1995	Rebellious	Joni
1993	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	Gussie Yang
1990	Cold Dog Soup	Madame Chang
1990	Sally's Beauty Spot	Suzie Wong (archive footage)
1990	Miracle Landing	C.B. Lansing
1990	Babies	Dr. Liu
1989	Night Children	Diane Martin
1988	Keys to Freedom	Dr. Lao
1988	Slaying the Dragon
1985	Walking the Edge	Christine Holloway
1985	Reel Horror	Leslie (archive footage)
1985	Blade in Hong Kong	Lily
1983	The Last Ninja	Noriko Sakura
1981	Angkor: Cambodia Express	Sue
1979	Streets of Hong Kong	Mei Mei
1978	Night Creature	Leslie
1976	Project: Kill	Lee Su
1975	Supercock	Yuki Chan
1975	Fortress in the Sun	Maria
1975	That Lady from Peking	Sue Ten Chan
1974	The Pacific Connection	Leni
1974	Spring Comes Not Again
1973	Wonder Women	Dr. Tsu
1973	Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong	Self
1971	Karioka etchos de America
1970	The McMasters	Robin
1969	The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Revel Drue
1968	The Wrecking Crew	Wen Yu-Rang
1968	Nobody's Perfect	Nurse Tomiko Momyama
1968	Cocoon	Rosemary Quong
1967	The Corrupt Ones	Tina
1966	Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.	Wednesday
1966	Arrivederci, Baby!	Baby
1966	The Magic Stone	Mei Ching
1965	The Wild Affair	Marjorie Lee
1964	Fate Is the Hunter	Sally Fraser
1964	Honeymoon Hotel	Lynn Hope
1963	Tamahine	Tamahine
1962	The Main Attraction	Tessa
1961	Flower Drum Song	Linda Low
1960	The World of Suzie Wong	Suzie Wong

Year	TV Show	Role
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1994	ER	Mrs. Chen
1988	Noble House	Claudia Chen
1984	Partners in Crime
1983	The A-Team	Lin Wu
1979	Knots Landing	Beverly Mikuriya
1972	Kung Fu	Mayli Ho
1971	V.I.P. Schaukel	Self
1969	Hadleigh	Kai Yin
1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee