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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Honorable Friend
as Toki-Ye
1916
The Dragon Painter
as Ume-Ko
1919
The Wrath of the Gods
as Toya San
1914
The Last of the Line
as Girl at Riverside
1914
The Death Mask
as Princess Nona
1914
His Birthright
as Saki San
1918
The Courageous Coward
as Rei Oaki
1919
The Typhoon
1914
The Call of the East
as O'Mitsu, His Sister
1917
The Great Prince Shan
as Nita
1924
The Battle
as La Marquise Yorisaka
1923
The Breath of the Gods
as Yuki Onda
1920
A Tokyo Siren
as Asuti Hishuri
1920
Bonds of Honor
as Toku-ko (as Tsuri Aoki)
1919
Black Roses
as Blossom (as Tsura Aoki)
1921
O Mimi san
as O Mimi San
1914
Sen Yan’s Devotion
as Sen Yan's Wife
1924
A Heart in Pawn
as Sada
1919
The Bravest Way
as Sat-u
1918
Night Life in Hollywood
as Self
1922