Retirees, she professed, frequently find themselves with nothing to do because they have not readied themselves for it. [42][note 10], That year, Kwan returned to Hong Kong with her son because her father was sick. She gave profits from both the book and a movie she created about him to supporting the study of AIDS and the promotion of AIDS awareness. She played an Italian circus performer who was the love interest of Boone's character. Kwan returned to the set after lunch, aloofly wearing a bra and half-slip, acting as if what had happened earlier had not transpired. The marriage was Kwan's second and Giler's first. Nancy Kwan Ka Shen (Chinese: 關家蒨) was born in Hong Kong in 1939 and grew up in Kowloon Tong. In 1997, she published A Celebration of Life – Memories of My Son, a book about her son who died after being infected by HIV. She enjoyed listening to Johnny Mathis records and reading Chinese history texts. She is the daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese architect and Marquita Scott, a European model of English and Scottish ancestry. [10][note 5], Chinese and Chinese-Americans became aggrieved after seeing how Chinese women were depicted as promiscuous. [32] Designed by London hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, Kwan's bob cut in the film drew widespread media attention for the "severe geometry of her new hairstyle". Her father worked for British intelligence during World War II. Born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939, and growing up in Kowloon Tong, Kwan is the daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese architect and Marquita Scott, a European model of English and Scottish ancestry. [47] Kwan and Bernie recorded a tape about t'ai chi ch'uan. Stark characterized Kwan's first screen test as "pretty dreadful", but one that hinted at her potential. [note 3] Upon graduating from high school, she sojourned in France, Italy, and Switzerland on a luxury trip. [41], Nancy Kwan married David Giler (a Hollywood scriptwriter) in July 1970 in a civil ceremony in Carson City, Nevada. Divorced from her second husband, screenwriter David Giler, and with a young son from her first marriage to Austrian hotelier Peter Pock, Kwan intended to stay a year, but wound up staying a decade.As managing director of her own production company, she produced and directed dozens of commercials for the Southeast Asia market. In the 1990s, there were more Hollywood films about Asians. In, In the infomercials, Kwan would say an advertising catchphrase coined by copywriter Gary Halbert: "If your friends don't actually accuse you of having had a face-lift, return the empty jar ...", Golden Globe for the "Most Promising Newcomer–Female", To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey, "Nancy Kwan was Hong Kong's gift to Hollywood", "Best of Two World Merge in Nancy Kwan: Hollywood's Eurasian beauty takes advantage of both cultures", "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey", "Nancy Kwan Says Fortune Teller Predicted Future", "Hong Kong Beauty Arrives: Nancy Kwan Heads Toward Stardom", "New Suzie Wong Found: Nancy Kwan Is Replacement for France Nuyen in Film", "Asia Major - Fashion: The Far East has never been very far out of fashion. [8] In 1995, Kwan recorded an audiobook for Anchee Min's memoir Red Azalea in what Publishers Weekly called a "coolly understated performance that allows the story's subtleties and unexpected turns to work by themselves". At just 18, Nancy Kwan was studying dance with England's Royal Ballet School, when she was spotted by producer Ray Stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist William Holden in The World of Suzie Wong (1960). 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[3], Except during World War II, Kwan had a comfortable early life. If work is a pleasure, why not? [2] Stark preferred Kwan over the other women because she "would have more universal acceptance". Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper wrote that Kwan, as a Eurasian, does not look fully Asian or European. Because the filmmakers refused to excise a line calling The World of Suzie Wong a "...horrible racist film," she passed on the role. [26], Kwan divorced Peter Pock in June 1968. Born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939, and growing up in Kowloon Tong, she is the daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese architect, and … "[15] In the 1990s, she faced a severe shortage of strong roles. She followed it the next year with the hit musical, Flower Drum Song (1961), and became one of Hollywood's most visible Asian actresses. [23] During the filming, Kwan's only trouble was a lingerie scene. Cared for by an amah (阿嬤), a woman who looks after children, Kwan owned a pony and passed her summers in resorts in Borneo, Macao, and Japan. The son of a Chinese Lawyer, Kwan Wing Hong attended Cambridge University and became an eminent Architect in Hong Kong. He was a martial-arts master, fluent in Chinese, and became a stunt coordinator and actor before his untimely death.After returning to the US, Kwan appeared in numerous TV series, the NBC miniseries, Noble House (1988), and the CBS made-for-TV movie, Miracle Landing (1990). [58] Once every few years, she travels to the former colony.[67]. [35] [32], Kwan's success in her early career was not mirrored in later years,[36] due to the cultural nature of 1960s America. She rationalized, "[It] is better in America because America is much bigger, I guess". Father: Kwan Wing Hong (architect) Mother: Marquita Scott (model) Husband: Peter Pock (m. 7-Jun-1962, div., one son) The son of a Chinese lawyer, Kwan Wing Hong attended Cambridge University and became an eminent architect in Hong Kong. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Captions. [43][60][note 13], Kwan has been involved in philanthropy for AIDS awareness. [interview in 1962] It's not that I don't like reading about myself. They had one son Ka Keung before Ka Shen was born. She initially intended to remain for one year to assist him, but ultimately remained for about seven years. Her father, Kwan Wing Hong, was from Hong Kong and had a Cambridge degree in architecture. [25], Following The World of Suzie Wong, Kwan was unprepared for fame. [9], In fear of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during World War II, Wing Hong, in the guise of a coolie, escaped from Hong Kong to North China in Christmas 1941 with his two children, whom he hid in wicker baskets. In addition to being featured on the cover of Life magazine, Kwan the subject of a 1962 article in a popular women's magazine, McCall's, entitled "The China Doll that Men Like". She commuted in a white British sports car and danced to Latin verses. Her prior ballet education provided a strong foundation for her role in Flower Drum Song, where she had much space to dance. Politically active as the spokeswoman for the Asian American Voters Coalition. Nancy Kwan - Biography Nancy "Ka Shen" Kwan is a Hong Kong-born, biracial American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Scholar Jennifer Leah Chan of New York University chronicled the media attention Kwan received after starring in two Hollywood films, writing that Kwan's fame peaked in 1962. [16] Kwan, who previously had never been in a film, defeated 30 competitors from Hollywood, France, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. [12], Owing to Kwan's lack of acting experience, at Stark's request,[18] she travelled to the United States, where she attended acting school in Hollywood[2] and resided in the Hollywood Studio Club,[19] a chaperoned dormitory, with other junior actresses. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Bernie was an actor, a martial artist, and a stunt performer. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor. [11], Kwan met Bruce Lee when he choreographed the martial arts moves in the film The Wrecking Crew (1969). Marquita Scott.jpg 100 × 120; 4 KB. [46][47] Bates said their stunt was the "highest 'double drop' ever attempted". They met in England, married and moved to Hong Kong. Her father, Kwan Wing Hong, was an architect of Chinese origin, and her mother, Marquita Scott, was a model of Scottish descent. Kwan has an older brother, Ka Keung. Marquita Scott, Actress: Tosh.0. [7][note 1] The son of a Chinese lawyer, Kwan Wing Hong attended Cambridge University and became an eminent architect in Hong Kong. She has an older brother, Ka Keung, and five younger half-siblings. Nancy Kwan dan ayahnya, Kwan Wing Hong. Nancy Kwan Ka Shen (Chinese: 關家蒨; pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn; Jyutping: Gwaan1 Gaa1sin6; born May 19, 1939)[1] is a Chinese-American actress, philanthropist, and former dancer who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Nancy Kwan as a baby watercolor.jpg 500 × 299; 62 KB. After he met Scott in London, the two married and moved to Hong Kong. Because of her role, she went to the optician to get contact lenses so she would look blue-eyed. Her father, Kwan Wing Hong, a successful Cambridge-educated architect and her English/Scottish mother Marquita Scott, a Conover fashion model met in England and moved to Hong Kong. Publicity Listings Lives in Los Angeles when she's not on location. In a September 1960 interview with Associated Press journalist Bob Thomas, she said, "I was bitterly disappointed, and I almost quit and went home when I didn't get the picture. While she was filming the movie in the Austrian Alps, she met Peter Pock, a hotelier and ski teacher, with whom she immediately fell in love. In that era, society held a dim view of interracial marriage. In an interview that year, she said she did not intend to get married until she was older, perhaps 24 or 25. Stark discovered Kwan taking refuge in her dressing room, sobbing grievously. . Born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939, and growing up in Kowloon Tong, she is the daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese Architect, and Marquita Scott, a Caucasian model of English and Scottish ancestry. 8. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old. [12] In movies where Kwan plays Asian roles, the makeup artists slant her brown eyes. She reflected, "The first time I saw that marvelous-looking man I said, 'That's for me.'" She moved to England to film the movie, leaving an opening for Kwan to ascend to the lead female role in the touring production. [2] Kwan responded to his phone call from London, asking, "How can I come? Perhaps it was this versatility that made her so in-demand. [3] Clad in a cheongsam—"a Chinese dress with a high collar and slits, one on each side of the skirt"[10]—Kwan was on the October 1960 cover of Life, cementing her status as an eminent sex symbol in the 1960s. [44] She played a pivotal role in the film,[51] a character based on Seattle restaurateur and political leader Ruby Chow[1] who hires Bruce Lee as a dishwasher and gives him the funds to open a martial arts school. Her Chinese father, Kwan Wing Hong, was a successful Cambridge-educated architect; her English/Scottish mother Marquita Scott was a Conover fashion model. Kwan said, "I hope I'm working until the day I die. [2] Though Stark and the male lead William Holden preferred Kwan, despite her somewhat apprehensive demeanor during the screen test,[9] she did not get the role. [3] Kwan said in a 1994 interview with the South China Morning Post that even decades after her film debut and despite her having done over 50 films thence, viewers continued to send numerous letters to her about the film. The following year, she was voted a "Star of Tomorrow". Nancy Kwan is an American actress. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Stark wanted an Asian actress because slanting the eyes of a white actress would merely look artificial. Nancy Kwan was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese father, architect Kwan Wing Hong, and Scottish mother, model Marquita Scott. [14][note 2], Kwan attended the Catholic Maryknoll Convent School until she was 13 years old,[7] after which she travelled to Kingsmoor School in Glossop, England[7] a boarding school that her brother, Ka Keung, was then attending. Ann Lloyd and Graham Fuller wrote in their book The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema: "Her Eurasian beauty and impish sense of humor could not sustain her stardom". [31], As a Hollywood icon, Kwan lived in a house atop Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Director Richard Quine was displeased with Kwan's underclothes: She wore a full-slip rather than a half-slip and bra. "[30], In 1961, Kwan offered to work as a teacher for King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. An ardent pianist in an afflicted household, Rachel journeys to find her restless father, a musician who deserted her when she was a mere child. She's politically active as the spokeswoman for the Asian-American Voters Coalition, and touts a beauty product, Oriental Pearl Cream, in TV spots. The film's three-building primary set cost $310,000, spanning 51,000 square feet. [12] In 2005, Edward S. Feldman and Tom Barton characterized Kwan's wages and her employment as "indentured servitude". Author Darrell Y. Hamamoto noted that this "ironically" twisted Kwan's "dragon-lady role" through its underscoring the replacement of Kung Fu with Western dance moves. [3], The World of Suzie Wong was a "box-office sensation". Afterwards, she travelled back to Hong Kong,[2] where she started a ballet school. [12], For each screen test, Kwan, accompanied by her younger sister, was chauffeured to the studio by her father's driver. [12] In her youth, she was called "Ka Shen". - IMDb Mini Biography By: She was called the “Chinese Bardot.” But she is best known by her stage name, Nancy Kwan. Lahir di Hong Kong pada 19 Mei 1939, dan dibesarkan di Kowloon Tong, ia adalah putri dari pasangan Kwan Wing Hong, seorang arsitek Kanton, dan Marquita Scott, seorang peragawati Kaukasia berdarah Inggris dan Skotlandia. Nationality: China Executive summary: The World of Suzie Wong. [8] Four years after his death, poet and actress Amber Tamblyn compiled her debut poetry book Of the Dawn and dedicated it to Pock. "[4] In 2006, Kwan reunited with Flower Drum Song co-star James Shigeta to perform A. R. Gurney's two-person play Love Letters. Fair-skinned and blue-eyed, Bernie had his father's appearance. [18] Nuyen won the title role in the upcoming movie because of her powerful portrayal of Suzie Wong during the tour. Nancy Ka Shen Kwan, who was born in Hong Kong in 1939, the daughter of a Scottish mother, Marquita Scott, and Kwan Wing Hong, a prominent Cantonese architect, said that “When I … Mientres la invasión xaponesa de Hong Kong, n'avientu de 1941, el padre de Kwan, que trabayaba pa la intelixencia británica, fuxó de la ciudá a cuerpu xunto a Nancy y el so hermanu, Ka Keung, y escondiéronse al oeste … In 1961, she starred in Flower Drum Song in a related role. [63], Kwan appeared in Arthur Wong's 2007 documentary Hollywood Chinese, where other Chinese dignitaries and she discussed the past accomplishments and the impending plight of Chinese people in the film industry. If you're difficult you'll be off it too. France Nuyen is no longer in it, remember? Childhood & Early Life. Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul wrote that the film was noted for being the "first big-budget American film with an all–Chinese cast". [12], Owing to Kwan's perceptible Eurasian appearance, the film's make-up artists endeavored to make her look more Chinese. She preserved her "dancer's figure" through the Chinese martial art tai chi she dearly enjoyed and frequent dance sessions. Marquita Scott's information is not available now. They performed the play at Los Angeles' East West Players and San Francisco's Herbst Theatre. In the 1980s, she returned to the United States,[45] where she played characters in the television series Fantasy Island, Knots Landing and Trapper John, M.D..[5], In a 1993 interview with the St. Petersburg Times, Kwan remarked that her son Bernie was frequently called a "blond, blue-eyed Chinese" because he could speak the language fluently. Chosen by Goldsea Asian American Daily as one of the "100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time". [7][11] Her father and her stepmother raised her, in addition to her brother and five half-brothers and half-sisters. Kwan, in Hollywood at the time, replied via cable: "Please consider me a candidate as Chinese teacher for Yorkshire Light Infantry. [11], In 1963, Kwan starred as the title character of Tamahine. They fell 900 ft before being restrained by wire rope 200 ft over the Arkansas River. Kwan was at the ceremonies in Los Angeles at Hollywood Park, where the Asian community gathered to watch the handover of Hong Kong to the government of China. The reaction prompted Stark to refrain from letting her view the dailies. Bernie Pock (28 March 1963 5 June 1996; age 33) was a stuntman, martial artist and stunt actor who worked as Stunt Rigger for the Yosemite climbing sequence in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. [7] In that era, society held a dim view of interracial marriage. The son of a Chinese Lawyer, Kwan Wing Hong attended Cambridge University and became an eminent Architect in Hong Kong. [3] In a 1962 interview, Kwan said she "loved" the cheongsam, calling it a "national costume". [2004]. Her contract with film production company Seven Arts led her to travel around the world to film movies. I have a passion to do good roles but luckily I don't have to do it for economic reasons. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Kwan later recalled in an interview about three years later, "So I went to the manager and told him a lie. Kwan later gave birth to Bernhard "Bernie" Pock. Nancy Kwan was born Kwan Ka Shen in 1939 in Hong Kong. [26], The scene of Kwan, reposed on a davenport and adorned in a dazzling cheongsam, while showing a "deliciously decadent flash of thigh", became an iconic image. Born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939, and growing up in Kowloon Tong, she is the daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese architect, and Marquita Scott, a Caucasian model of English and Scottish ancestry. Critics lavished praise on Kwan for her performance. [1], On March 17, 2006, cheongsam-wearing Kwan and her husband, Norbert Meisel, attended the debut performance of Hong Kong Ballet's depiction of Suzie Wong at Sha Tin Town Hall. [8] Kwan has an older brother, Ka Keung. During Christmas of that year, Nancy Kwan visited the location and was able to participate in several pre-1964 Winter Olympics events despite having been very occupied with movies. [10] Kwan submitted the application[10] and was discovered by Stark in a film studio constructed by her architect father. [24] She was given the nickname "Chinese Bardot" for her unforgettable dance performance. Her mother, Marquita Scott, was a British fashion model who worked for the Harry Conover Modeling Agency. [26][40] In Kwan's role in the film, she fought the character played by Sharon Tate by throwing a flying kick. [3], In her performing arts career, Kwan has appeared in two television series and over 50 films. Summary [] The daughter of Kwan Wing Hong, a Cantonese architect, and Marquita Scott, a Scottish model, Kwan could look either classically Asian or darker-skinned Caucasian; she could conjure up a barefaced California beauty with freckles and a headband, or, with a slap of makeup, a vampy Mod pinup. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a sex symbol in the 1960s. In 1993, Kwan was asked about whether she was confronted with racism as a leading Asian Hollywood actress in the 1960s. [51], In May 1993, she completed the production of a film about Eurasians, Loose Woman With No Face, which she wrote, directed, and starred. Nancy Kwan. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Her studies at the Royal Ballet School ran concurrently with her high-school studies. [16][17] After auditioning for Stark, she was asked to screen test to play a character in the prospective film The World of Suzie Wong. 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