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Scene from the Film 'Piccadilly': The Actor Anna May Wong Performing a Chinese Dance in Costume, 1920s. Anna May Wong as Shosho. Wong Liu Tsong (1905-1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition. Her varied career spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio. From "Time To Remember - Came The Dawn", 1925 (Reel 4); peek at the British Film Industry of the 1920s - clips from great silent films and newsreels.