Miyoshi Umeki Overview:

Actress, Miyoshi Umeki, was born on May 8, 1929 in Otaru, Japan. Umeki died at the age of 78 on Aug 28, 2007 in Licking, MO and was laid to rest in Boone Creek Cemetery in Licking, MO.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Miyoshi Umeki was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actress for Sayonara (as Katsumi) in 1957.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1957Best Supporting ActressSayonara (1957)KatsumiWon
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Miyoshi Umeki Quotes:

Wang Ta: Here, they're not really married until they seal it with a kiss.
Mei Li: Everything in America ends in a kiss. What does it mean? Why do they do it?


Wang Ta: Would you like to dance?
Mei Li: I don't know how, but I will walk around with you while you dance.


Mei Li: [to Wang Chi-Yang] This is beautiful and very outspoken.


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Was nominated for the 1959 Tony Award as best actress in a musical for [i]Flower Drum Song[/i], a role she recreated in the film version, Flower Drum Song (1961).

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The first Asian actor to win an Academy Award, for best supporting actress in Sayonara (1957).

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