Anna May Wong
(1905-1961), ActressSitter in 36 portraits
Born Wong Liu Tsong in Chinatown, Los Angeles, Wong was the first Chinese American film star and enjoyed a long, varied and international career - making over sixty films. Her 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, she travelled to Europe in 1929. Whilst in London, E. A. Dupont directed Wong in the silent film Piccadilly (1929) from a script and story by Arnold Bennett. She also co-starred with Laurence Olivier on stage in Circle of Chalk (1929). Her 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 E.O. Hoppé
hand-coloured postcard print, 1926
NPG x134423
by Atelier Jacobi
bromide postcard print, late 1920s
NPG x160611
by Ruth Harriet Louise (Ruth Goldstein)
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 25 July 1928
NPG x137073
by Paul Tanqueray
whole-plate glass negative, 1929
NPG x180036
by Paul Tanqueray
whole-plate glass negative, 1929
NPG x180042
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1929
NPG x25986
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x139816
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x139817
by Dudley Glanfield
half-plate glass negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x139818
by Dudley Glanfield
bromide print, 25 April 1929
NPG x139819
by Fred Daniels
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 30 October 1929
NPG x193441
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 20 March 1929
NPG x193442
by Fred Daniels
vintage bromide print on red card mount, 1929
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 Glanfield
modern bromide print from original negative, 25 April 1929
NPG x126862
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