Tsuru Aoki

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

The Dragon Painter

as Ume-Ko

The Wrath of the Gods

as Toya San

The Last of the Line

as Girl at Riverside

His Birthright

as Saki San

The Death Mask

as Princess Nona

The Honorable Friend

as Toki-Ye

The Courageous Coward

as Rei Oaki

The Typhoon

The Call of the East

as O'Mitsu, His Sister

The Great Prince Shan

as Nita