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Overview

Date of Birth:

8 May 1929, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan more

Date of Death:

28 August 2007, Licking, Missouri, USA more

Mini Biography:

Although she projected the typical Japanese female stereotype of humbleness... more

Trivia:

Was already famous as Nancy Umeki in Japan with several hit songs and... more

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Walter Cronkite To Posthumously Guest Star on "Ghost Whisperer"
(From Huffington Post. 21 July 2009, 1:34 AM, PDT)
Miyoshi Umeki Dies
(From WENN. 7 September 2007)

Alternate Names:

Nancy Umecki | Nancy Umeki

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1969)	Mrs. Livingston (66 episodes, 1969-1972)	1972	-	7.6 (149)
	66 TV episodes: "The Courtship of Eddie's Father: We Love Annie (#3.23)" Mrs. Livingston "The Courtship of Eddie's Father: Time for a Change (#3.22)" Mrs. Livingston "The Courtship of Eddie's Father: In the Eye of the Beholder (#3.21)" Mrs. Livingston "The Courtship of Eddie's Father: It's All Write with Me (#3.19)" Mrs. Livingston "The Courtship of Eddie's Father: Very Young Man with a Horn (#3.17)" Mrs. Livingston 61 episodes not shown.
2.	"The Queen and I" (1969)	Japanese Bride (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	6.0 (6)
	1 TV episode: "The Queen and I: The Trousseau (#1.11)" Japanese Bride
3.	"Burke's Law" (1963)	Mary 'Lotus Bud' Ling (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.7 (142)
	AKAs: Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Burke's Law: Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (#1.25)" Mary 'Lotus Bud' Ling
4.	"The Virginian" (1962)	Kim Ho (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Virginian: Smile of a Dragon (#2.22)" Kim Ho
5.	"Mister Ed" (1961)	Ako Tenaka (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.2 (296)
	1 TV episode: "Mister Ed: Ed in the Peace Corps (#4.16)" Ako Tenaka
6.	"Rawhide" (1959)	Nami (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.2 (407)
	1 TV episode: "Rawhide: Incident of the Geisha (#6.13)" Nami
7.	"Dr. Kildare" (1961)	Hana Shigera (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.7 (121)
	1 TV episode: "Dr. Kildare: One Clear, Bright Thursday Morning (#3.7)" Hana Shigera
8.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	Guest (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Red Skelton Show: Have Rickshaw, Will Travel (#12.16)" Guest
9.	A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)	Eiko	1962	-	5.8 (39)

10.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Lotus-Blossom (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Teahouse of the August Moon (#12.1)" Lotus-Blossom
11.	"Sam Benedict" (1962)	Sumiko Matsui (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.0 (8)
	1 TV episode: "Sam Benedict: Tears for a Nobody Doll (#1.5)" Sumiko Matsui
12.	The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)	Akiko	1962	-	5.7 (97)

13.	"The Donna Reed Show" (1958)	Kimi / Mrs. Stemple (2 episodes, 1961-1962)	1962	-	7.7 (154)
	2 TV episodes: "The Donna Reed Show: Aloha, Kimi (#4.19)" Kimi "The Donna Reed Show: The Geisha Girl (#3.22)" Mrs. Stemple
14.	Flower Drum Song (1961)	Mei Li	1961	-	6.9 (1,038)
	AKAs: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)
15.	Cry for Happy (1961)	Harue	1961	-	6.3 (93)

16.	Sayonara (1957)	Katsumi	1957	-	7.2 (2,022)

17.	Around the World Revue (1956)	(as Nancy Umecki) Nancy Umecki	1956	-	-
	AKAs: Universal Musical Short 2655: Around the World Revue (USA: series title)
18.	Seishun jazu musume (1953)	Kashu	1953	-	-
	AKAs: Youthful Jazz Daughter (literal English title)

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Flower Drum Song (1961)	(performer: "A Hundred Million Miracles", "A Hundred Million Miracles (reprise)", "I Am Going to Like It Here", "Don't Marry Me", "A Hundred Million Miracles (reprise)/Finale")	1961	-	6.9 (1,038)
		AKAs: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV)	Herself - Memorial Tribute	2008	-	-

2.	Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV)	Herself	1972	-	-

3.	"This Is Your Life" (1971)	Herself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.0 (26)
	1 TV episode: "This Is Your Life: Bill Bixby" Herself
4.	"The Pet Set" (1971)	Herself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Pet Set: (1971-06-30)" Herself
5.	"The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)	Herself (2 episodes, 1970-1971)	1971	-	7.3 (95)
	2 TV episodes: "The Merv Griffin Show: (1971-03-29)" Herself "The Merv Griffin Show: (1970-09-28)" Herself
6.	"The Celebrity Game" (1964)	Herself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	5.5 (6)
	1 TV episode: "The Celebrity Game: (1964-04-19)" Herself
7.	The 35th Annual Academy Awards (1963) (TV)	Herself - Presenter: Documentary Awards	1963	-	3.0 (39)

8.	"The Andy Williams Show" (1962)	Herself (2 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	7.3 (37)
	2 TV episodes: "The Andy Williams Show: (1962-12-13)" Herself "The Andy Williams Show: (1962-10-11)" Herself
9.	"Here's Hollywood" (1960)	Herself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (22)
	1 TV episode: "Here's Hollywood: (1961-12-27)" Herself
10.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Herself (3 episodes, 1958-1961)	1961	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 3 TV episodes: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#5.17)" Herself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#4.16)" Herself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#2.32)" Herself
11.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.3 (30)
	1 TV episode: "The Garry Moore Show: (#2.5)" Herself
12.	"The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams" (1958)	Herself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	-
	AKAs: The Chevrolet Showroom Starring Andy Williams 1 TV episode: "The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams: (#2.2)" Herself
13.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Singer (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Toast of the Town: (#12.21)" Singer
14.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Herself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: "What's My Line?: (1958-05-11)" Herself - Mystery Guest
15.	"The Gisele MacKenzie Show" (1957)	Herself (2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "The Gisele MacKenzie Show: (#1.25)" Herself "The Gisele MacKenzie Show: (#1.21)" Herself
16.	The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV)	Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner	1958	-	5.3 (51)

17.	"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)	Herself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Ford Show 1 TV episode: "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: (#2.25)" Herself
18.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: "The Perry Como Show: (1957-10-12)"
19.	"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1949)	Herself (regular performer, 1955) (unknown episodes)	1949	-	5.1 (6)


1.	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	Mrs. Livingston

2.	The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)	Memorial Tribute

Additional Details

Other Works:

Appeared on the Gisele MacKenzie Variety Show (produced by Jack Benny) on March 29, 1958 with guests Eddie Fisher and Miyoshi Umeki. more

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Comedy | Family | Music | Drama more

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Miyoshi Umeki is dead	JimB-4
Flower Drum Song	candirob1
R.I.P. Miyoshi Umeki	hanime555
The Girls on Grant Avenue: TIME Cover Story 1958 excerpt	lutherpons
Retirement	kak122760
does anyone know her address?	cranium93

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