Barbara Jean Wong

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Barbara Jean Wong
Barbara Jean Wong with Walter Pidgeon in 1942
Born	(1924-03-03)March 3, 1924 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1999(1999-11-13) (aged 75) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1937–1965

Barbara Jean Wong (March 3, 1924 – November 13, 1999) was an American actress and primarily a radio actress.

She was a fourth generation Chinese-American born in Los Angeles, California, to produce market owners Thomas and Maye Wong. She began her performance career at the age of five, as she could read and had a clear voice and was soon dubbed the Chinese-American Shirley Temple due to her long black hair curled into ringlets and her charming persona. In 1937, as a voice actress, she began doing some programs for CBS. She played Judy Barton, one of the twins in the children's Christmas old time radio show The Cinnamon Bear. She was heard on several episodes of the Lux Radio Theater, Hallmark Playhouse/Hallmark Hall of Fame, Cavalcade of America, Three Thirds of a Nation^[1] and many other shows. Her biggest radio role was on the comedy show Amos 'n' Andy where she played Amos' daughter Arbadella.

She attended the University of Southern California (USC) and Columbia University to earn degrees in drama and English. After college, Jean (she used her middle name) began working in the movies and worked in 20 films including The Good Earth, The Man from Button Willow, and playing the part of Charlie Chan's Number Three daughter^[2] in the Charlie Chan movie Charlie Chan in Honolulu.^[3] Her last role was uncredited, a nurse^[4] in the epic motion picture, Love is a Many Splendored Thing. Her featured part movie career lasted from 1938–1955. In most of her movies, she was a backdrop, part of the scenery.

When Barbara Jean was married, she retired from acting and earned her teaching credentials from Cal State Los Angeles to begin serving her community as a teacher. She died of respiratory illness on November 13, 1999 in Tarzana, California, aged 75.

Partial filmography

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) – Number Three Chan Daughter
The Red Dragon (1946) – Iris Ling
The Trap (1946) – San Toy
The Chinese Ring (1947) – Princess Mei Ling

References

External links

Barbara Jean Wong at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Amos 'n' Andy

Radio cast	Charles Correll Freeman Gosden Ernestine Wade Lillian Randolph Barbara Jean Wong Elinor Harriot Johnny Lee

Television cast	Tim Moore Nick Stewart Amanda Randolph Lillian Randolph Ernestine Wade Spencer Williams Alvin Childress Jester Hairston Johnny Lee

Persondata
Name	Wong, Barbara Jean
Alternative names
Short description	American actress and teacher
Date of birth	March 3, 1924
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death	November 13, 1999
Place of death	Tarzana, California, U.S.

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