Miyoshi Umeki



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.