Nancy Kwan

About the Author

From her unforgettable starring role in The World of Suzie Wong to her spectacular performance in the musical Flower Drum Song, Nancy Kwan was the first Chinese actress to achieve fame in Western cinema, and has made dozens more films from the sixties to today. In November 2021, she was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian Hall of Fame, and was their 35th Inductee. For more, visit http://www.nancy-kwan.com.

Deborah Davis, Kwan’s collaborator, has written eleven books, including Tina Turner’s bestselling memoir, My Love Story; Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X; Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball; The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy; and Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, TheodoreRoosevelt, and the White House Dinner that Shocked a Nation, which won the Phillis Wheatly Award for best work of history in 2013 and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.