Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong (1905 - 1961)

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Shame (1921) [Lotus Blossom]: Commits suicide after John Gilbert (as William Fielding) is killed.
The Toll of the Sea (1922) [Lotus Flower]: Commits suicide by drowning herself in the ocean. (The final reel of this film is lost, so I don't know whether her death was originally depicted on-screen or not; the restored version ends with a shot of the ocean and a title card suggesting her fate.)
Drifting (1923) [Rose Li]: Dies after shooting Wallace Beery in the back, just as he is about to stab Matt Moore.
Old San Francisco (1927) [A Flower of the Orient]: Gets crushed by falling debris during an earthquake.
Song (1928) [Song]: Dies after slipping and falling on a dagger during a stage performance.
Piccadilly (1929) [Shosho]: Shot in the chest by King Ho-Chang in her bedroom. Her body is shown afterwards when Hannah Jones discovers her, and the murder is shown in a flashback later on when King confesses.
The Flame of Love (1930) [Hai-tang]: Commits suicide by drinking poison.
Daughter of the Dragon (1931) [Ling Moy]: Shot to death by the mortally-injured Sessue Hayakawa just as Anna is about to kill Bramwell Fletcher.
Tiger Bay (1934) [Lui Chang]: Commits suicide by injecting herself with poison.
Java Head (1934) [Princess Taou Yuen]: Commits suicide by drinking poisoned tea. (Thanks to Steve)
Limehouse Blues (1934) [Tu Tuan]: Commits suicide.
Dangerous to Know (1938) [Lan Ying]: Commits suicide by stabbing herself, while Akim Tamiroff is playing the organ with his back towards her.
Lady from Chungking (1942) [Kwan Mei]: Executed by a Japanese firing squad; as her body falls out of frame, her spirit is shown still standing in place and continuing her defiant speech.

Anna May Wong

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