Miyoshi Umeki

thumb|Press Photo of Miyoshi Umeki in 1961 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. Quotes I wish somebody would help me right now, I didn’t expect and have nothing in my mind. Miyoshi speech when she won oscar award in 1958. I didn’t like doing it, but when someone pays you to do a job, you do the job, and you do your best. Miyoshi speak on acting in pidgin english in 1962. Quotes about Miyoshi From growing up around Miyoshi for four years, I didn’t sense a lot of joy, but I felt her strength and her determination. Miyoshi got what she wanted by just being smart and quiet. Cruz speak about the actress commitment in 2018. I know it sounds weird nowadays, but she wanted to be a housewife and a mother. When I ask her why years later, she said she had achieved everything she wanted to achieve. Her dream was to come here and entertain. Hood speak on the actress dreams in 2018. External links 0880855 File:Flower Drum Song (1961) Press Photo of Miyoshi Umeki.jpg Category:1929 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Actresses from Japan Category:Singers from Japan