Lotus Long

Lotus Long was an Asian-American film actress who came to Southern California in the 1920s and usually played ethnic Asian women in supporting parts. Born in New Jersey, she adopted the stage and film name Lotus Long. She appeared in the MGM docudrama Eskimo (1933) and went on to roles in The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) and Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939). She starred opposite Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown (1940) as Win Len, a doctor's secretary. Credited as Karen Sorrell, she also worked in Flight into Nowhere (1938) and Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), and she took the part of Tokyo Rose in the 1946 film of that title. She later earned writing and producing credit on The Tahitian (1956). Long was remembered as a pioneer for later Asian-American actresses and a role model.