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opposite Marlene Dietrich. Despite her growing popularity and international fame, she was often relegated to supporting roles that played on Asian stereotypes.
The worst aggrievance Wong faced was in 1935, when MGM Studios refused to consider her for the lead role -- a Chinese character named O-Lan -- in the. Instead, the part went to Luise Rainer, who later won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. The offense sent Wong on a yearlong tour of China, where she reconnected with her family and ancestral culture.
By the time Wong appears on the series, she is somewhat of a recluse, a heavy drinker and still resentful over what happened to her. “She was so elegant, even when she was being hypersexualized,” Krusiec says, explaining that Wong always maintained her composure. But when Raymond talks to her about working again it catches her off guard, “You're catching her in a moment where the mask is off,” she adds.
Despite being a well-known star and one of the nominees for the 12th Annual Academy Awards, McDaniel was forced to segregate from the white audience in attendance at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, where the ceremony took place. At the time, the hotel had a strict policy that didn’t permit black people from entering the premises. However,, she and her escort were allowed to sit at a “small table set against a far wall,” as a favor to producer David O. Selznick.
On the series, McDaniel serves as something of a mentor to Washington, who finds herself dealing with the racism that comes along with fame. A former Marine, Scotty Bowers gained notoriety as a Hollywood pimp, first while working as an attendant at the local Richfield Oil gas station, before later becoming a party bartender.
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