Tsuru Aoki
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1892-09-09 · Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]
- Died
- 1961-10-18
Known for
- Decasia: The State of Decay (2002) — Self - Geisha (archive footage)
- The Dragon Painter (1919) — Ume-Ko
- The Wrath of the Gods (1914) — Toya San
- The Last of the Line (1914) — Girl at Riverside
- His Birthright (1918) — Saki San
- The Death Mask (1914) — Princess Nona
- Night Life in Hollywood (1922) — Self
- The Courageous Coward (1919) — Rei Oaki
- The Great Prince Shan (1924) — Nita
- The Battle (1923) — La Marquise Yorisaka
- A Tokyo Siren (1920) — Asuti Hishuri
- The Breath of the Gods (1920) — Yuki Onda
- Bonds of Honor (1919) — Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki)
- Black Roses (1921) — Blossom (as Tsura Aoki)
- Sen Yan’s Devotion (1924) — Sen Yan's Wife
- A Heart in Pawn (1919) — Sada