To Be an Actress

Labor and Performance in Anna May Wong's Cross-Media World

Yiman Wang

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University of California Press
25 June 2024

Films, movies & cinema; Biography: arts & entertainment; Feminism & feminist theory; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Black & Asian studies

Series: Feminist Media Histories

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Between 1919 and 1961, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong established an enduring legacy that encompassed cinema, theater, radio, and American television. Born in Los Angeles, yet with her US citizenship scrutinized due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Wong—a defiant misfit—innovated nuanced performances to subvert the racism and sexism that beset her life and career. In this critical study of Wong's cross-media and transnational career, Yiman Wang marshals extraordinary archival research and a multifocal approach to illuminate a lifelong labor of performance. Viewing Wong as a performer and worker, not just a star, To Be an Actress adopts a feminist decolonial perspective to speculatively meet her as an interlocutor while inviting a reconsideration of racialized, gendered, and migratory labor as the bedrock of the entertainment industries.

By: Yiman Wang
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 7
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520346321
ISBN 10: 0520346327
Series: Feminist Media Histories
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 25 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yiman Wang is Professor of Film & Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of Remaking Chinese Cinema: Through the Prism of Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Hollywood.