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Miyoshi Umeki, first Asian to win Oscar, dies

TOKYO -- Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Oscar, died Aug. 28 at a nursing home in Licking, ...

Sep 06, 2007 • The Hollywood Reporter

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the st...

Sep 08, 2007 • The Independent

Why did Miyoshi Umeki, the only Asian actress to ever win an Oscar, destroy her trophy?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing up on the northern Jap...

Feb 22, 2018 • Yahoo

Miyoshi Umeki’s quiet Oscar revolution

In 1958, Miyoshi Umeki became the first Asian actor to win an Academy Award, breaking barriers in Ho...

Apr 29, 2026 • MSN

Miyoshi Umeki: 1929 – 2007

Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an A...

Sep 06, 2007 • Chicago Tribune

Miyoshi Umeki, actress in Sayonara

Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an Aca...

Sep 08, 2007 • Sun Sentinel

Miyoshi Umeki’s quiet revolution in Hollywood

Miyoshi Umeki made history in 1958 as the first Asian actor to win an Academy Award, a groundbreakin...

Apr 25, 2026 • MSN

‘Sayonara’ actress made Oscar history

Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Oscar, has died at a nursing home in Licking, Mo. She was 7...

Sep 06, 2007 • The Hollywood Reporter

Oscar-winner Miyoshi Umeki dies

Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Academy Award for her role in the 1957 romantic drama Sayon...

Sep 06, 2007 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Miyoshi Umeki, 78; Japanese singer and actress became first Asian to win Academy Award

Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an A...

Sep 05, 2007 • Los Angeles Times

Miyoshi Umeki, actress, 78

Miyoshi Umeki, who took the supporting actress Oscar for “Sayonara” in 1958 to become the first ...

Sep 07, 2007 • Variety

Miyoshi Umeki, first Asian actor to win Oscar, dies at 78

Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an Aca...

Sep 05, 2007 • Seattle Times

From the Archives: Miyoshi Umeki, 78; Japanese singer and actress became first Asian to win Academy Award

Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress who became the first Asian performer to win an A...

Sep 05, 2007 • Los Angeles Times

Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies

Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance as the doomed wife of an American servic...

Sep 05, 2007 • Today