Toshia Mori was born on January 1, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan as Toshia Ichioka. She was an actress, known for The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) and Peeking in Peking (1931). She was married to Allen Jung. She died on November 26, 1995 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
Best known as the Oriental bad girl of The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933). Following her marriage to the Chinese actor Allen Jung, Toshia Mori later changed her name to 'Shia Jung', possibly because more work could be found in 1930's Hollywood for Chinese actors.
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According to contemporary publicity, she was 'discovered' by the director Frank Capra working in a Los Angeles curiosity shop.
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In her later years allegedly worked as a researcher for Robert Ripley on "Believe It Or Not".
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Her manager in the late 1920s was Bill Dunn.
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Born in Kyoto,Toshia Mori came to America when she was ten years old.
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The only non-Caucasian to be selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star (1932)