Who are the top ten Asian-American actors/actresses of all time?
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9. Daniel Dae Kim, with roles in Lost, 24, Spider-Man 2, and Crash
8. Ken Leung, with roles in Lost, X-Men, Saw, and Shanghai Kiss
7. Miyoshi Umeki, with roles in Sayonara (Academy Award win) and The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6. George Takei, with roles in Star Trek and Heroes
5. Lucy Liu, with roles in Kill Bill, Vol. 1, Charlie's Angels, and Domino
4. Mako, with roles in Memoirs of a Geisha, The Sand Pebbles, and Conan the Barbarian
3. Nancy Kwan, with roles in Flower Drum Song, The Wild Affair, and The Wrecking Crew
2. Anna May Wong, with roles in Shanghai Express, Daughter of the Dragon, and Bombs Over Burma
1. Bruce Lee, with roles in Fists of Fury and Enter the Dragon
I have a feeling that within 10 years, Ken Leung will advance much higher up the list, as I really think his star is on the rise. By the way, I'd also like to give a big shout out to Pat Morita, who may not have made my list, but is certainly a favorite actor of mine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Asian_American_actors
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158632/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0196654/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504962/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001786/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880855/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005154/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538683/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477088/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938923/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/
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M$http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938923/
http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/05/eric-s-blog/asian-americans-in-film-the-silent-era.html
"Anna May Wong (nee Wong Liu Tsong) was born January 3, 1905 in Los Angeles' Chinatown on Flower Street to second generation parents who ran a laundry. As a nine-year-old girl, she begged filmmakers for parts as they shot around downtown and was dubbed 'CCC' (Curious Chinese Child). After she was cast in several films, she received top billing in The Toll of the Sea (the first film shot entirely in two-strip Technicolor process) and thereby became the first Chinese American movie star (and the first internationally known Asian American movie star)."
2. Bruce Lee (Circle of Iron, Enter the Dragon, The Real Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey)
http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/bruce-lee/1258456/main
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000045/
3. George Takei (Star Trek, Heroes, Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001786/
4. Pat Morita (the Karate Kid movies, Mulan 1, Mulan 2)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001552/
5. Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal, Payback, Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005154/
6. Nancy Kwan (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ray of Sunshine, The Flower Drum Song)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477088/
She has lived in a variety of places, but has been back in the USA since 1979:
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Nancy_Kwan
7. Jason Scott Lee (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Balls of Fury, Lilo and Stitch, The Jungle Book, Only the Brave)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001462/
8. Sandra Oh (Under the Tuscan Sun, Sideways, Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Grey's Anatomy)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644897/
Canadian born, now living in Los Angeles:
http://www.poptower.com/sandra-oh.htm
9. Margaret Cho (All-American Girl, Face/Off, 17 Again, Drop Dead Diva)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158632/
10. Rosalind Chao (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Joy Luck Club, Just Like Heaven)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001034/
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Did you know that Sandra Oh is Canadian?? Yeah, neither did I!
You probably know this, tranhawk, but I included Sandra Oh because her life is here now; she moved to Los Angeles in 1996, was married to Alexander Payne from 2003 until 2007, and of course her primary work is here.
Yup, I knew she was Canasian from her early days in the film Double Happiness.
Oh, I wasn't tattling. I was more of just a "wow" observation.
2. Nancy Kwan.
3. Joan Chen.
4. James Hong.
5. Bai Ling.
6. Daniel Dae Kim.
7. Ken Leung.
8. Masi Oka
9. James Kyson Lee.
10. Yunjin Kim.
Man, I really had to reach, so that's not a very solid list. I found out most of my favorite Asian actors aren't Americans while trying to compose it, so some of the people who would've been top three had to be dropped entirely. The bottom half of my list is composed almost entirely of actors from the cast of Heroes and Lost. And Heroes is pretty terrible now, but hey, at least the acting is good even if the stories aren't.
All the movies and tv shows I waste my time watching.
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Actually, yes I did know that Sandra Oh was born in Canada (I stated this in my answer) and she now lives in Los Angeles.