Miyoshi Umeki: Miyoshi Umeki. Actress: Sayonara. Miyoshi Umeki was born as the youngest of 9 children. The daughter of a prominent Japanese iron factory owner, she developed an early passion for music, learning to play the mandolin, harmonica & piano. She also enjoyed singing American-styled tunes, much to the chagrin of her parents. This propensity for Americanized pop songs later paid off. Although she projected the typical Japanese female stereotype of humbleness, delicacy...
Known For: Sayonara (Katsumi), Flower Drum Song (Mei Li), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (Mrs. Livingston), The Horizontal Lieutenant (Akiko)