- Her only son, Bernie Pock, died June 5, 1996 after he contracted AIDS from a relationship with an older woman whom he later married. Nancy Kwan penned a book entitled, "Celebration of a Life: Memories of my Son".
- Politically active as the spokeswoman for the Asian American Voters Coalition.
- Classically trained ballet dancer, educated in Great Britian.
- Her father, Kwan Wing Hong, was an architect of Chinese origin, and her mother, Marquita Scott, was a model of Scottish descent. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Her father worked for British intelligence during World War II.
- In a 1993 interview, she revealed she turned down a role in The Joy Luck Club (1993) due to a disagreement over the script.
- Chosen by Goldsea Asian American Daily as one of the "100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time".
- Her family would take holidays in their summer homes in Borneo, Macau, and Japan.
- Nancy's father had remarried, and soon she had five new little brothers and sisters to help look after and to play with.
- Has a brother named Ka Keung.
- Lives in Los Angeles when she's not on location. (2004)
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