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

His Birthright
Night Life in Hollywood
The Soul of Kura San
A Tokyo Siren
The Great Prince Shan
Each to His Kind
The Breath of the Gods
The Chinatown Mystery
The Typhoon
The Call of the East

Top Movie Credits

A Tokyo Siren Asuti Hishuri
Each to His Kind Princess Nada
The Call of the East O'Mitsu, His Sister