Nancy "Ka Shen" Kwan (simplified Chinese: å
³å®¶è¨; traditional Chinese: é家è¨; pinyin: GuÄn JiÄqià n; born May 19, 1939)[1] is a Hong Kong-born Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was considered a sex symbol in the 1960s.