Lotus Long

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Lotus Long
Trailer for Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Born
Lotus Pearl Shibata

(1909-07-18)July 18, 1909
New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1990(1990-09-14) (aged 81)
Other namesKaren Sorrell
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Writer
  • producer
Years active1929–1956
Spouse
James Knott
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(m. 1933; died 1989)​

Lotus Long (born Lotus Pearl Shibata, July 18, 1909 – September 14, 1990[citation needed]) was an Asian-American film actress.

Early life

Long was born in

internment camps
with other persons of Japanese ancestry, which included both legal permanent residents and American citizens.

Career

She appeared in the

MGM docudrama Eskimo (1933) as wife of the main character and under the stage name Lotus Long in the 1934 movie The Mysterious Mr. Wong and 1939's Mr. Wong in Chinatown.[1] She also starred alongside Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown
as Win Len, Dr. Benton's secretary.

She also was credited under the name Karen Sorrell in the movies

Flight into Nowhere (1938), starring Jack Holt and Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), starring Peter Lorre. She was uncredited in the movie The Real Glory (1939), starring Gary Cooper and David Niven.[2]

One of her more infamous roles was Tokyo Rose in Lew Landers' movie Tokyo Rose (1946), which starred Keye Luke, Edwin Luke, Richard Loo, Byron Barr, and Osa Massen.[3]

Long had a writing and producing credit for the film The Tahitian (1956)[4] made with her husband James Knott. The Tahitian was filmed on location with a largely native cast.[5]

Legacy

She was a pioneer for future Asian-American actresses in film and also a role model.

In

Mei Melancon.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Karen Sorrell Filmography". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Movies". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "SOVA: Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives". siris-archives.si.edu. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Movie Reviews". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  6. ^ Moy, Ed (April 8, 2012). "Writer's Journey: Q&A with 'Keye Luke' Director Timothy Tau". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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