Tsuru Aoki

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    September 9, 1892

    Day of Death

    October 18, 1961 (69 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Empire of Japan [now Tokyo, Japan]

    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

      The Dragon Painter

      1919

    • The Wrath of the Gods

      The Wrath of the Gods

      1914

    • The Last of the Line

      The Last of the Line

      1914

    • His Birthright

      His Birthright

      1918

    • The Death Mask

      The Death Mask

      1914

    • The Honorable Friend

      The Honorable Friend

      1916

    • The Courageous Coward

      The Courageous Coward

      1919

    • The Typhoon

      The Typhoon

      1914

    • The Call of the East

      The Call of the East

      1917

    • The Great Prince Shan

      The Great Prince Shan

      1924

    • The Battle

      The Battle

      1923

    • The Breath of the Gods

      The Breath of the Gods

      1920

    • A Tokyo Siren

      A Tokyo Siren

      1920

    • Bonds of Honor

      Bonds of Honor

      1919

    • Black Roses

      Black Roses

      1921