Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Actress
Sitter in 26 portraits
Born Wong Liu Tsong in Chinatown, Los Angeles, actress Anna May Wong's first lead role was in the early Technicolor feature The Toll of the Sea (1922). Following performances in Douglas Fairbanks's The Thief of Bagdad (1923) and various 1920s mystery films, Wong travelled to Europe in 1929. While in England, Wong also co-starred with Laurence Olivier on stage in Circle of Chalk (1929). Wong's most celebrated role was appearing with Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternberg's Shanghai Express (1932).
by Atelier Gudenberg, published by Ross Verlag
hand-coloured bromide postcard print, 1920s
NPG Ax160193
by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
hand-coloured postcard print, 1926
NPG x134423
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by Atelier Jacobi
bromide postcard print, late 1920s
NPG x160611
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print on red card mount, 1929
On display in Room 44, Bookshop Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x32924
by Dorothy Wilding, hand-coloured by Beatrice Johnson
hand-coloured bromide print, 1929
NPG x44636
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on card mount, 1929
NPG x26341
by Madame d'Ora (Dora Philippine Kallmus)
cream-toned postcard print, circa 1929
NPG x126767
by Dudley James Glanfield
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x126862
by Dudley James Glanfield
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x126863
by Dudley James Glanfield
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x126864
by Francis Goodman
half-plate film copy negative, 1933
NPG x68812
by Francis Goodman
5 x 4 inch film negative, 1933
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x68811
Harry Gordon Selfridge; Anna May Wong
by Unknown photographer
publicity photograph, 1937
NPG x126052
by Unknown artist
film publicity still, 1939
NPG x125035
by Ruth Harriet Louise (Ruth Goldstein)
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 25 July 1928
NPG x137073
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1929
NPG x27480
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