Acting credits
9
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Barbara Jean Wong
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.4
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Movies: 8Series: 1
TMDB ID: 120751
IMDb ID: nm0938943
Known for: Acting
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 1965
Years active: 23
Wikidata: Q4859023
Biography
Barbara Jean Wong was a fourth generation Chinese-American born to produce market owners Thomas and Maye Wong on March 3, 1924. She began her performance career at the age of five and was soon dubbed the Chinese-American Shirley Temple due to her long black hair curled into ringlets and her charming persona. She attended the University of Southern California (USC) and Columbia University to earn degrees in drama and English. After college, she branched into films and worked in 20 films including "The Good Earth", "The Man from Button Willow", "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", and many Charlie Chan films. When Barbara Jean was married, she retired from acting and earned her teaching credential from Cal State Los Angeles to begin serving her community as a teacher. She was very active in civic organizations throughout her life and died of respiratory illness on November 13, 1999.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Barbara Jean Wong.
4.4
The Man from Button Willow
as Stormy (voice)
1965 Movie
5.6
Chinatown at Midnight
as Betty Chang
1949 Movie
5.1
That Brennan Girl
as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
1946 Movie
6.3
Calcutta
as Mrs. Smith's Manicurist (uncredited)
1946 Movie
6.7
The Trap
as San Toy
1946 Movie
6.6
The Red Dragon
as Iris Ling (as Jean Wong)
1945 Movie
5.7
Behind the Rising Sun
as Chinese Girl Given Opium
1943 Movie
6.8
China
as Nan Ti
1943 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Barbara Jean Wong.
