Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan
關家蒨
Kwan in 1964
Born (1939-05-19) May 19, 1939
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Restaurateur
Years active1960–present
Known for
Spouses
  • Peter Pock
    (m. 1962; div. 1968)
  • (m. 1970; div. 1972)
  • Norbert Meisel
    (m. 1976)
RelativesLoke Yew (great-grandfather)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese關家蒨
Simplified Chinese关家蒨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuān Jiāqiàn
Wade–GilesKuan Chia-ch'ien
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwaan1 Gaa1sin6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKwan Ka Shen
Websitenancy-kwan.com

Nancy Kwan Ka-shen (Chinese: 關家蒨; Jyutping: Gwaan1 Gaa1sin6; born May 19, 1939) is a Chinese-American actress whose career benefited from Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eastern sex symbol in the 1960s.