Tsuru Aoki

Born: 1892-09-09

Birthplace: Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]

Biography

From Wikipedia

Tsuru Aoki (September 9, 1892 – October 18, 1961) was a popular Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top-billing in American motion pictures.

Known For

Locked Lips
Night Life in Hollywood
Alien Souls
The Typhoon
His Birthright
The Call of the East
Decasia: The State of Decay
The Chinatown Mystery
The Honorable Friend
The Wrath of the Gods

Top Movie Credits

Locked Lips Lotus Blossom
Alien Souls Yuri Chan
The Call of the East O'Mitsu, His Sister
Decasia: The State of Decay Self - Geisha (archive footage)