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Image:Cv102460.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Nancy Kwan on
the cover of Life Magazine 1960
Nancy Kwan (關家蒨, pinyin:
Guān Jiāqiàn, Cantonese
(linguistics)|Cantonese: Kwan Ka Shen, born May 19
1939) was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese father
and British/Scottish mother.  She was studying
dancing at the Royal Ballet School in England when
producer Ray Stark spotted her.  Then, at the age
of 18, she received the starring role of a
free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates
artist Robert Lomax (William Holden) in the film
adaptation of The World of Suzie Wong (1960).

She followed it up the next year with the hit
musical Flower Drum Song|The Flower Drum Song
(1961) and became one of Hollywood's most visible
Asian actresses. She spent the 1960s commuting
between America and Europe for film roles, only to
return to her native Hong Kong in 1972 to be with
her critically ill father. Upon returning to the
USA in 1979, she has had guest appearances and
co-starring roles on numerous TV Productions.
Today she is politically active as the spokeswoman
for the Asian American Voters Coalition.

==Selected Filmography==

*The World of Suzie Wong (1960 in film|1960)
*Flower Drum Song|The Flower Drum Song (1961 in
film|1961)
*The Main Attraction (1962 in film|1962)
*Tamahine (1963 in film|1963)
*Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966 in film|1966)
*The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969 in film|1969)
*Night Creature (1977 in film|1977)
*Dragon:  The Bruce Lee Story (1993 in film|1993)

==Bibliography==

* A Celebration of Life, Memories of My Son.

==External links==

*http://www.nancy-kwan.com/ Official Site
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0477088/ Internet
Movie Database:Nancy Kwan