Donnie Yen, who stars in the amazing “Ip Man” series of flims. (Photo: Flickr)
The 25 Best Asian-American Actors In Hollywood
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The legendary and inimitable Jackie Chan. (Photo: Flickr)
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Shohreh Aghdashloo. (Photo: IMDB)
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Ken Watanabe. (Photo: IMDB)
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Ki Hong Lee. (Photo: IMDB)
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Jet Li. (Photo: Twitter)
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John Cho. (Photo: IMDB)
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Freida Pinto. (Photo: IMDB)
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Dev Patel. (Photo: IMDB)
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Yun-Fat Chow. (Photo: IMDB)
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Ming-Na Wen. (Photo: IMDB)
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Tamlyn Tomita. (Photo: IMDB)
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Tim Kang. (Photo: IMDB)
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Steven Yeun of “The Walking Dead.” (Photo: Wikimedia)
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Ken Leung. (Photo: IMDB)
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Michelle Yeoh. (Photo: IMDB)
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Margaret Cho. (Photo: Flickr)
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Lucy Liu. (Photo: IMDB)
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Masi Oka. (Photo: IMDB)
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Ziyi Zhang. (Photo: IMDB)
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Archie Panjabi. (Photo: IMDB)
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Sandra Oh. (Photo: IMDB)
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Rinko Kikuchi. (Photo: IMDB)
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Li Gong. (Photo: IMDB)
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Paraminder Nagra. (Photo: IMDB)
Donnie Yen, who stars in the amazing “Ip Man” series of flims. (Photo: Flickr)
People often ask why there aren’t more Asian-Americans starring in Hollywood. But the more prudent question might be, why don’t Asian actors get more credit for shaping American cinema? Movie history is filled with show-stealing performances by Japanese, Chinese and Korean actors in Western films, from Pat “Mr. Migayi” Morita in The Karate Kid to Lucy Liu in Kill Bill.
Enjoy a gallery of 25 Asian-American actors receiving worldwide acclaim – and enjoying steady work in Tinseltown.
