Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan Ka-shen (Hanzi tradisional: 關家蒨; Hanzi sederhana: 关家蒨; Pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn; lahir 19 Mei 1939)[1] adalah seorang aktris Amerika kelahiran Hong Kong, yang memerankan peran utama dalam penampilan peran berdarah Amerika dalam peran-peran film Hollywood besar.
Nancy Kwan 關家蒨 | |
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Lahir | 19 Mei 1939 Hong Kong |
Tahun aktif | 1960–2010 |
Suami/istri | Peter Pock (m.1962) David Giler (m.1972) Norbert Meisel (1976–) |
Anak | Bernie Pock (1963-1996; almarhum) |
Orang tua | Kwan Wing-hong dan Marquita Scott |
Kerabat | Ka-keung Kwan - saudara |
Situs web | http://nancy-kwan.com/index.html |
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Biografi
suntingKehidupan awal
suntingLahir di Hong Kong pada 19 Mei 1939,[2] dan dibesarkan di Kowloon Tong,[3] ia adalah putri dari pasangan Kwan Wing-hong,[4] seorang arsitek Kanton,[5] dan Marquita Scott, seorang peragawati Kaukasia[6] berdarah Inggris dan Skotlandia.[7][note 1] Sebagai putra dari seorang pengacara Tiongkok, Kwan Wing-hong masuk Cambridge University dan menjadi arsitek panutan di Hong Kong. Setelah ia bertemu Marquita Scott di London, keduanya menikah dan pindah ke Hong Kong.[7] Pada masa itu, masyarakat memegang pandangan sinis terhadap pernikahan antar ras yang berbeda.[8] Kwan memiliki seorang kakak, Ka-keung.[9]
Filmografi pilihan
sunting- The World of Suzie Wong (1960), dengan William Holden
- Flower Drum Song (1961)
- The Main Attraction (1962)
- Tamahine (1963)
- The Wild Affair (1964), dengan Terry-Thomas
- Honeymoon Hotel (1964), dengan Robert Morse
- Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
- Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966), dengan Dick Van Dyke
- Drop Dead Darling (1966)
- The Peking Medallion (1967)
- Nobody's Perfect (1968)
- Hawaii Five-O (episode pilot) (1968)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
- The Wrecking Crew (1969), dengan Dean Martin dan Elke Sommer
- The McMasters (1970)
- Wonder Women (1973)
- That Lady from Peking (1975)
- Night Creature (1978)
- Angkor: Cambodia Express (1982)
- Walking The Edge (1983)
- Noble House (1988)
- Miracle Landing (1990) (TV)
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
- The Golden Girls (1995)
- Hollywood Chinese (2007)
- To Whom It May Concern: Ka-shen's Journey (2010)[10]
Daftar pustaka
sunting- Pock, Bernie & Nancy Kwan. A Celebration of Life, Memories of My Son. ISBN 0-9664395-0-3
Referensi
suntingCatatan
suntingCatatan kaki
sunting- ^ "Chinese American Heroine: Nancy Kwan". AsianWeek. San Francisco. May 4, 2009. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-11-28. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2011.
- ^ Lisanti & Paul 2002, hlm. 166
- ^ Scott, Matthew (April 30, 2011). "Suzie's new world". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-11-28. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2011.
- ^ Harada, Wayne (April 13, 2007). "Nancy Kwan creates own opportunities". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-10-22. Diakses tanggal October 22, 2011.
- ^ Lee 2000, hlm. 201
- ^ "Exit the Dragon". New Yorker. February 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Johnny (May 18, 1963). "Is Graduate of Royal Ballet". Lewiston Evening Journal. Lewiston, Maine. Diakses tanggal October 22, 2011.
- ^ "Kwan weathers film's storms". The Straits Times. Singapore. March 4, 2011. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-11-30. Diakses tanggal November 29, 2011.
- ^ Cervantes, Behn (April 24, 2010). "Nancy Kwan was Hong Kong's gift to Hollywood". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati City, Metro Manila. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-12-01. Diakses tanggal December 1, 2011.
- ^ To Whom It May Concern: Ka-shen's Journey Diarsipkan 2017-05-23 di Wayback Machine., American Cinemathequeca, 2011
Daftar pustaka
sunting- Capua, Michelangelo (2009). William Holden: A Biography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-4440-1.
- Chan, Jennifer Leah (2007). Transgressive Babymaking: Narratives of Reproduction and the Asian American Subject. New York: New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science (ProQuest). ISBN 0-549-09949-2.[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- Feldman, Edward S.; Barton, Tom (2005). Tell Me How You love the picture: a Hollywood life. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-34801-0.
- "Enter Suzie Wong: a Hong Kong Lassie Plays Suzie's Role". Life. Time Inc. 49 (17): 55–60. October 24, 1960.
- Hamamoto, Darrell Y.; Liu, Sandra (2000). Countervisions: Asian American Film Criticism. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-776-6.
- Kennedy, Dan S. (2004). No B.S. Business Success: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Kick Butt, Take No Prisoners Tough & Spirited Guide. Irvine, California: Entrepreneur Press. ISBN 1-932531-10-6.
- Hodges, Graham Russell (2004). Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-29319-4.
- Lloyd, Ann; Fuller, Graham, ed. (1983). The Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema. New York: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-02-923450-6.
- Lee, Joann Faung Jean (2000). Asian American actors: Oral Histories from Stage, Screen, and Television. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-0730-1.
- Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1194-5.
- Martin, Pete (February 10, 1962). "Backstage with Nancy Kwan". The Saturday Evening Post. Curtis Publishing Company. 235 (6): 40–45.
Pranala luar
sunting- Nancy Kwan di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- (Inggris) Karya atau profil mengenai Nancy Kwan di perpustakaan (katalog WorldCat)
- Nancy Kwan interview cnn.com April 14, 2010