Miyoshi Umeki

Acting

Miyoshi Umeki

Born May 8, 1929 · Otaru, Hokkaidō, Giappone

Died August 28, 2007 · aged 78

Miyoshi Umeki (梅木 美代志, Umeki Miyoshi; or ミヨシ・ウメキ Miyoshi Umeki, May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese American singer and actress. She was best known for being the first Asian actor to win an Academy Award for her acting debut as Katsumi in the romantic drama film Sayonara (1957). Umeki was also best known for playing Mrs. Livingston in the television series The Courtship of Eddie's Fathe…

Known For

SayonaraSayonara · 1957
Sayonara
★ 6.71957
MovieDramaRomance
Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is compounded because a number of the soldiers become romantically involved with Japanese women, in defiance of US military policy. Ordinarily, a by-the-book officer, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man, Joe Kelly, falls in love with a Japanese woman, Katsumi, and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.
The Horizontal LieutenantThe Horizontal Lieutenant · 1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
★ 5.21962
MovieComedyRomance
A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is between the sheets.
A Girl Named TamikoA Girl Named Tamiko · 1962
A Girl Named Tamiko
★ 5.81962
MovieDrama
A photographer based in Tokyo, who's in love with local beauty Tamiko, begins to court an embassy official so she can help him gain entry into the United States.
Flower Drum SongFlower Drum Song · 1961
Flower Drum Song
★ 6.31961
MovieMusicRomance
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Cry for HappyCry for Happy · 1961
Cry for Happy
★ 5.41961
MovieRomanceComedy
Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
The VirginianThe Virginian · 1962
The Virginian
★ 6.51962
SeriesWesternDrama
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.
Dr. KildareDr. Kildare · 1961
Dr. Kildare
★ 5.71961
SeriesDrama
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
The Donna Reed ShowThe Donna Reed Show · 1958
The Donna Reed Show
★ 6.51958
SeriesComedyFamily
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.

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