{{short description|Chinese-American actress (born 1930)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Judy Dan | honorific_suffix = | native_name = 但茱迪 | native_name_lang = zh | image = Miss Hong Kong 1952.jpg | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1952 Winner Judy Dan | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1930|09|09}} | birth_place = Shanghai, Republic of China | baptised = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered --> | disappeared_date = <!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --> | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1967|8|31|1908|2|28}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> | death_place = | death_cause = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability --> | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | other_names = | siglum = | citizenship = American | education = | alma_mater = George Pepperdine College | occupation = | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = <!-- discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | television = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | spouse = {{marriage|Tom Woo|August 21, 1954|April 1, 2017|end=died}} | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = 3 daughters | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = Yin Mingzhu | father = Dan Duyu | relatives = | family = | callsign = <!-- amateur radio, use if relevant --> | awards = Miss Hong Kong 1952 | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_type = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Judy Dan''' ({{lang-zh|c=但茱迪}}; Dàn Zhūdí; born September 9, 1930) is a Chinese-American actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
==Biography== Judy Dan was born in Shanghai on September 9, 1930, the daughter of film director Dan Duyu and actress Yin Mingzhu. She was raised in Hong Kong. She worked for Cathay Pacific where she was talent spotted. In 1952, she won the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, then known as the Miss Hong Kong Beauty Contest,<ref>[http://hongkongsfirst.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html Reference to Judy Dan], hongkongsfirst.blogspot.com; accessed January 18, 2018.</ref> and was third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1952 contest.<ref name="snd">{{cite news|title=Hollywood Film Shop|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12842075/judy_dan|work=Shamokin News-Dispatch|agency=United Press|date=July 20, 1956|location=Pennsylvania, Shamokin|page=9|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=August 3, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> Her participation and finish in the Miss Universe competition brought her a contract with 20th Century Fox film studio. She changed her surname to "Dan" at some point.<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen Candidates Fail to Open Fame's Gates|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12842765/judy_dan|work=The Bakersfield Californian|agency=United Press|date=July 28, 1953|location=California, Bakersfield|page=19|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=August 3, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
==Other== Dan studied drama at George Pepperdine College and appeared in three plays during her two-and-one-half years there.<ref name=snd/>
==Personal life== Dan married Tom Woo Fong on August 21, 1954, an architect in West Los Angeles. The couple had three daughters.<ref name=snd/> Woo died on April 1, 2017.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1953 || ''Destination Gobi'' || Nura-Salu || |- | rowspan="2" | 1956 || ''The King and I'' || Royal Wife || Uncredited |- | ''Flight to Hong Kong'' || Stewardess || Uncredited |- | 1957 || ''Pal Joey'' || Hat Check Girl || Uncredited |- | 1960 || ''Wake Me When It's Over'' || Geisha Girl || Uncredited |- | rowspan="3" | 1962 || ''War Is Hell'' || Yung Chi Thomas || |- || ''Perry Mason/The Case of the Weary Watchdog'' ||Trixie Tong || |- | ''The Spiral Road'' || Laja || |- | ''Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock'' || Loi Yan Wu || |- | 1967 || ''Kill a Dragon'' || Chunhyang || |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0199023}} * [http://www.chinarhyming.com/2016/01/05/and-while-were-talking-of-pal-joey-lets-remember-judy-dan/ Let's remember Judy Dan], chinarhyming.com, January 5, 2016; accessed January 18, 2018.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dan, Judy}} Category:1930 births Category:20th-century Chinese actresses Category:Actresses from Shanghai Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States Category:Hong Kong film actresses Category:Living people Category:Miss Universe 1952 contestants Category:Pepperdine University alumni