Cicely Tyson
Cecily Tyson dedicated her career to portraying resilient African American women on the stage and the screen. She brought humanity and dignity to the roles she played, showing vast audiences that “Black is Beautiful.”
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Anna May Wong
Appearing in over sixty movies throughout her career, Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. In addition to her roles in silent films, television, and stage, Wong landed a role in one of the first movies made in Technicolor. Internationally recognized, her legacy continues to influence entertainers around the world.
Googie Withers
Googie Withers was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actor whose career spanned nine decades in theatre, film, and television. She was particularly well-known as a star of British films during the World War II and postwar years.
She emigrated to Australia in the late 1950s, where she became best known in theatre, although she played prison governor Faye Boswell in the TV series Within These Walls in the 1970s and continued to feature in films.
Maurissa Tancharoen
Maurissa Tancharoen is an American television producer, writer, actress, singer, lyricist and dancer. She is best-known for her work as creator and executive producer on the Marvel Cinematice Universe television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020), which she also wrote for (17 episodes) and served as showrunner on (44 episodes).