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Nancy was nervous and she thought her screen test was a failure. Nonetheless Ray Stark saw the spark of talent in her test and was completely taken by her Eurasian beauty. After getting her father's permission, Stark signed the twenty year old Nancy Kwan to a contract, and sent her to Hollywood for extensive coaching and more screen tests.
關南施（英語： Nancy Kwan ，1939年5月19日 — ），本名關家蒨，女，生于英属香港，美国 演员。 关是首位在西方電影成名的亞洲女星，她的成功為以後打入西方電影的亞洲裔演員作出了很大的幫助，在1960年代被认为是一个东方性感符号。
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.
19 de may. de 2022 · May 19, 2022. —. Elisabeth Sereda. Credited with paving the way for Asian actors in Hollywood, Chinese Icon Nancy Kwan, who turns 83 on May 19, nevertheless made most of her later films outside of America. Born in Hong Kong to a Cantonese architect father and a British-Scottish model mother, Nancy Kwan studied ballet from a young age.
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Nancy Kwan Ka-shen (Chinese: 關家蒨; pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn; Jyutping: Gwaan1 Gaa1sin6; born May 19, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born American actress, businesswoman and activist. She was born in British Hong Kong. Kwan was an important figure in Hollywood accepting actors of Asian ancestry.
From her unforgettable starring role in The World of Suzie Wong to her spectacular performance in the musical Flower Drum Song, Nancy Kwan became the first Chinese actress to achieve fame in Western cinema, and has made dozens more films from the sixties to today. Come learn more about this talented Asian star and Hollywood pioneer.
