The only non-Caucasian to be selected as a WAMPAS Baby Star (1932)
In her later years allegedly worked as a researcher for Robert Ripley on "Believe It Or Not".
According to contemporary publicity, she was 'discovered' by the director Frank Capra working in a Los Angeles curiosity shop.
Best known as the Oriental bad girl of The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932). Following her marriage to the Chinese actor Allen Jung, Toshia Mori later changed her name to 'Shia Jung', possibly because more work could be found in 1930's Hollywood for Chinese actors.
Born in Kyoto,Toshia Mori came to America when she was ten years
old.