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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. Umeki was a Tony Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actress and the first East Asian-American woman to win an Academy Award for acting. | 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. Umeki was a Tony Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actress and the first East Asian-American woman to win an Academy Award for acting. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
She was best known for her Oscar-winning role as Katsumi in the film | She was best known for her Oscar-winning role as Katsumi in the film Sayonara (1957), as well as Mei Li in the Broadway musical and 1961 film Flower Drum Song, and Mrs. Livingston in the television series The Courtship of Eddie's Father. She was a shin Issei, or post-1945 immigrant from Japan. | ||
She recorded for RCA Victor Japan from 1950 to 1954 and appeared in the film Seishun Jazu Musume. She recorded mostly American jazz standards, which she sang partially in Japanese and partially in English, or solely in either language. Some of the songs she sang during this period were "It Isn't Fair", "Sentimental Me", "My Foolish Heart", "With A Song In My Heart", "Again", "Vaya con Dios", "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" and "I'll Walk Alone". She moved to the United States in 1955 and after appearing on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts (she was a series regular for one season),[citation needed] she signed with the Mercury Records label and released several singles and two albums. | She recorded for RCA Victor Japan from 1950 to 1954 and appeared in the film Seishun Jazu Musume. She recorded mostly American jazz standards, which she sang partially in Japanese and partially in English, or solely in either language. Some of the songs she sang during this period were "It Isn't Fair", "Sentimental Me", "My Foolish Heart", "With A Song In My Heart", "Again", "Vaya con Dios", "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" and "I'll Walk Alone". She moved to the United States in 1955 and after appearing on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts (she was a series regular for one season),[citation needed] she signed with the Mercury Records label and released several singles and two albums. | ||
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| 28th Golden Globe Awards (1970) | | 28th Golden Globe Awards (1970) | ||
| Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Television | | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Television | ||
| ''[[ | | ''[[The Courtship of Eddie's Father]]'' | ||
| Nominated | | Nominated | ||
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| 13th Tony Awards (1959) | | 13th Tony Awards (1959) | ||
| Tony | | Tony Award]]s | ||
| Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | ||
| ''[[Flower Drum Song (Broadway)]]'' | | ''[[Flower Drum Song (Broadway)]]'' | ||
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* [[Sayonara (Movie)]] (1957) as Katsumi | * [[Sayonara (Movie)]] (1957) as Katsumi | ||
** Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||
** Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | |||
* [[Flower Drum Song (Broadway)]] (1959) | * [[Flower Drum Song (Broadway)]] (1959) | ||
** Nominated – Tony Awards, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | |||
* Cry for Happy (1961) as Harue | * Cry for Happy (1961) as Harue | ||
* [[Flower Drum Song (Movie)]] (1961) as Mei Li | * [[Flower Drum Song (Movie)]] (1961) as Mei Li | ||
** Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | |||
* The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) as Akiko | * The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) as Akiko | ||
* Girl Named Tamiko (1962) as Eiko | *Girl Named Tamiko (1962) as Eiko | ||
* The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972) as Mrs. Livingston (66 episodes) | * The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972) as Mrs. Livingston (66 episodes) | ||
** Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |||
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[[Category: Golden Globe | [[Category: Golden Globe Nominee]] | ||
[[Category: Academy Award | [[Category: Academy Award Nominee]] | ||
[[Category: Tony Award | [[Category: Tony Award Nominee]] | ||
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