Judy Dan (; Dàn Zhūdí; born September 9, 1930) is a Chinese-American actress and beauty pageant titleholder.

Biography

Judy Dan was born in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

on September 9, 1930, the daughter of film director

Dan Duyu Dan Duyu (但杜宇; 1897–1972), also romanized as Dan Do-yu, was a Chinese film director and cinematographer who directed more than 30 films from 1922 to 1952. He was married to film actress Yin Mingzhu (who starred in his 1927 film ''The Cave ...

and actress

Yin Mingzhu Yin Mingzhu (; 1904–1989), also known as Pearl Ing, was a Chinese actress. Mingzhu was most famous for her role as an actress but was also an investor and production coordinator specifically during her time off camera in the 1930s. She was the ...

. She was raised in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. She worked for Cathay Pacific where she was talent spotted. In 1952, she won the

Miss Hong Kong Pageant Miss Hong Kong Pageant (), or Miss HK () for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB. The pageant was established in 1946, and acquired by TVB in 1973. Regulations Recruitment All participants ...

, then known as the Miss Hong Kong Beauty Contest, and was third runner-up at the

Miss Universe 1952 Miss Universe 1952 was the first Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 28 June 1952. At the end of the event, actress Piper Laurie crowned Armi Kuusela of Finland as Miss ...

contest. Her participation and finish in the Miss Universe competition brought her a contract with

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...

film studio. She changed her surname to "Dan" at some point.

Other

Dan studied drama at George Pepperdine College and appeared in three plays during her two-and-one-half years there.

Personal life

Dan married Tom Woo, an architect in West Los Angeles; the couple had three daughters.

Filmography

References

External links

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Let's remember Judy Dan
chinarhyming.com, January 5, 2016; accessed January 18, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dan, Judy 1930 births 20th-century Chinese actresses Actresses from Shanghai Chinese emigrants to the United States Hong Kong film actresses Living people Miss Universe 1952 contestants Pepperdine University alumni