Anna May Wong to appear on US Currency
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Actress Anna May Wong is the first Asian American to be featured on US currency.
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The Coin will feature President George Washington on one side and Wong on the other.
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Anna May Wong appeared in more than 60 films before her death in 1961.
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Wong was born in Los Angeles in 1905 to Chinese immigrants.
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She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, and died the following year aged 56.
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Wong was also the first Asian American lead actor in a US television show.
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She was cast in her first role at 14 as an extra in the film The Red Lantern
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Her name at birth was Wong Liu Tsong, but later in life she adopted the stage name of Anna May Wong
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