Editing Miyoshi Umeki (section)

{{Short description|Japanese-American actress and singer (1929–2007)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Miyoshi Umeki
| image              = Flower Drum Song (1961) Press Photo of Miyoshi Umeki.jpg
| caption            = Umeki in a publicity photo for ''[[Flower Drum Song (film)|Flower Drum Song]]'' (1961)
| native_name        = 梅木 美代志
| native_name_lang   = ja
| birth_name         = 
| other_names        = Nancy Umeki
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1929|5|8|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Otaru, Hokkaido]], [[Empire of Japan]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2007|8|28|1929|5|8|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Licking, Missouri]], U.S.
| citizenship        = Japan<br>USA
| occupation         = Singer, actress
| years_active       = 1953–1972
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Frederick Winfield "Wynn" Opie<br>|1958|1967|end=div}}<ref name="wynn">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/miyoshi-umeki-401744.html Obituary: Miyoshi Umeki], independent.co.uk. Accessed November 13, 2023.</ref>
* {{marriage|Randall Firevod Hood<br>|1968|1976|end=died}}
}}
| children           = 1
| awards             = [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
| signature          = Signature of Miyoshi Umeki, November 1959.jpg
| module             = {{Infobox|child=yes
| header1            = Signature (Japanese)
| below              = [[File:English and Japanese signatures of Miyoshi Umeki on a 3" x 5" index card (cropped to Japanese signature).jpg|50px|alt=美代志 梅木, Umeki's signature in Japanese, from an index card. Her signature is written with her given name first and then her family name.]]
}}
}}
[[File:Miyoshi Umeki.jpg|thumb|Miyoshi Umeki]]
{{nihongo|'''Miyoshi Umeki'''|梅木 美代志|''Umeki Miyoshi''|or ミヨシ・ウメキ ''Miyoshi Umeki'', May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007}} was a [[Japanese Americans|Japanese American]] singer and actress.<ref name="post">Bernstein, Adam. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090501484.html "Actress Miyoshi Umeki, 78, Dies of Cancer"]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. 5 September 2007.</ref> Umeki was nominated for the [[Tony Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award]] and was the first East Asia-born woman to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for acting.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-05-umeki-obit_N.htm| title=Oscar winner Miyoshi Umeki dies at 78| work=[[USA Today]]| date=5 September 2007| agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=A Single Heart Can Transform a Nation |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/a-single-heart-can-transform-a-nation/5QXxnXZ2aZm8pQ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Google Arts & Culture |publisher=Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery |language=en}}</ref>