Etta Lee

Etta Lee

Nascimento : 1906-09-12, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Morte : 1956-10-27

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Etta Lee (born Etta Lee Frost, 1906 – 1956) was an American silent film actress. Lee was born on September 12, 1906, in Kauai, Hawaii. She was of Chinese and French descent; her father was a Chinese medical doctor and her mother was of French ancestry. She grew up in California and went on to get her degree in education at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Lee moved back to Hawaii to be a teacher, before returning to Los Angeles to begin her career as an actress.

Perfil

Etta Lee

Filmes

As 12 Moedas de Confúcio
Lusan
Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the coins, Mr. Wong will be supreme ruler of the Chinese province of Keelat, and his evil destiny will be fulfilled. A killing spree follows in dark and dangerous Chinatown as Wong gets control of 11 of the 12 coins. Reporter Jason Barton and his girl Peg are hot on his trail, but soon find themselves in serious trouble when they stumble onto Wong's headquarters.
The Chinese Parrot
Girl in Gambling Den
The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all its owners. The second screen appearance of detective Charlie Chan
Camille
Mataloti
Based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
The Trouble With Wives
Maid
William Hyatt (Tom Moore) runs an exclusive shoe store, and his happy marriage to Grace (Florence Vidor) is nearly derailed by his well-meaning, but hopelessly gauche pal, Al Hennessy (Sterling). Dagmar, a Parisian shoe designer (Esther Ralston) has come to town to meet with Hyatt and Hennessy, and Hennessy describes the situation to Grace in the worst possible manner, convincing her that her husband is having an affair.
Recompense
Dancing Girl
A black-and-white melodrama where France, South Africa and England featured prominently in the narrative about Julie Gmelyn, a bright-eyed, single-minded Red Cross nurse and Peter Graham a clergyman who gives up his chaplaincy and goes to war.
O Ladrão de Bagdá
Slave of the Sand Board (uncredited)
O ladrão Ahmed, fazendo-se passar por príncipe, penetra no castelo para liderar a revolta contra os invasores mongóis. Conto das mil e uma noites que é considerado um dos mais fantasiosos e divertidos do cinema mudo.
The Untameable
Ah Moy
The Most Shocking Film of 1923! Directed by Herbert Blache, The Untameable dramatizes the then-sensational subject of dual personality, with Gladys Walton in the dual role of Joy and her whip-toting, brutal, sadistic alter-ego Edna, and Etta Lee as her faithful Asian lesbian maid.
The Toll of the Sea
Gossip
A jovem Flor de Lótus vê um homem inconsciente flutuando na água perto da praia e o socorre. O homem é Allen Carver, um americano visitando a China. Os dois se apaixonam e Carver promete levar a jovem chinesa com ele. Após ser desencorajado por amigos, Carver volta sozinho para os EUA, causando tristeza em Flor de Lótus. Alguns anos depois, os dois se reencontram e a reapromixação será difícil para ambos. “ The Toll Of The Sea” é considerado o primeiro filme colorido feito em Hollywood e o segundo realizado em Technicolor.