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name: "Soo Yong"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/soo-yong"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 October 1903"
died: "29 October 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T03:07:23.710276+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Soo Yong

Actor. Born 31 October 1903 in Wailuku, Hawaii. Died 29 October 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 October 1903, Wailuku, Hawaii
- **Died:** 29 October 1984
- **Active:** 1937–1957
- **Also known as:** Soo Yong Huang, Sod Yong
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 64 (1), 1950s 60 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soo_Yong, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2302534, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0948540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124936

## Biography

Soo Yong (also credited as Soo Yong Huang or Sod Yong) was a Chinese-American actress. Born in Wailuku, Hawaii, she graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1925 and earned an M.A. in education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1927. She began her career in stage work and as a cultural interpreter, notably explaining Peking opera performances by Mei Lanfang to American audiences in 1930, before transitioning to film.

She appeared in supporting roles in 23 Hollywood films, including *China Seas* (1935) as Yu-Lan, *The Good Earth* (1937) as Aunt, *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955) as Nora Hung, *Sayonara* (1957) as Terukosan, and *Flower Drum Song* (1961) as Madame Yen Fong. She also had recurring television appearances, such as in *Hawaii Five-O* and *Magnum, P.I.*. Soo Yong was married to businessman C.K. Huang from 1941 until his death in 1980 and died in Honolulu in 1984.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), Fi1m 60, as Nora Hung — [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md)
- *The Good Earth* (1937), Fi1m 64, as Aunt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Old Woman
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Servant, Chaperone, Lily Ahn, Mme. Sung
- *In Harm's Way* (1965), as Tearful Woman
- *A.P.O. 923* (1962), as Mrs. Wang
- *Flower Drum Song* (1961), as Madame Ten Fong
- *Sayonara* (1957), as Terukosan
- *Flight to Hong Kong* (1956), as Mama Lin
- *Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing* (1955), as Nora Hung — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/love-is-a-many-splendored-thing.md)
- *Soldier of Fortune* (1955), as Dak Lai
- *Target Hong Kong* (1953), as Lao Shan
- *Big Jim McLain* (1952), as Mrs. Namaka
- *Peking Express* (1951), as Li Elu
- *Night Plane from Chungking* (1943), as Madame Wu
- *China* (1943), as Tai Shen
- *Secret of the Wastelands* (1941), as May Soong
- *The Good Earth* (1937), as Aunt — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-earth.md)
- *Mad Holiday* (1936), as Li Tai
- *Klondike Annie* (1936), as Fah Wong
- *China Seas* (1935), as Yu-Lan
- *The Painted Veil* (1934), as Amah

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