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'''Wood Moy''' is an American film and theater actor from [[New York]]. He developed an interest in acting while attending St. John's University, Shanghai.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Eagan|first1=Daniel|title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry|date=2009|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|location=|isbn=1441175415|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CIJFMMvx9MC&lpg=PT2238&dq=%22Wood%20Moy%22&pg=PT2238#v=onepage&q=%22Wood%20Moy%22&f=false}}</ref> He was an early member of the [[Asian American Theater Company]] in San Francisco.<ref>[http://www.asianamericantheater.org/about/history/]</ref> He is best known for a lead role in ''[[Chan Is Missing]]'', the debut film by [[Wayne Wang]]. |
'''Wood Moy''' is an American film and theater actor from [[New York]]. He developed an interest in acting while attending St. John's University, Shanghai.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Eagan|first1=Daniel|title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry|date=2009|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|location=|isbn=1441175415|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CIJFMMvx9MC&lpg=PT2238&dq=%22Wood%20Moy%22&pg=PT2238#v=onepage&q=%22Wood%20Moy%22&f=false}}</ref> He was an early member of the [[Asian American Theater Company]] in San Francisco.<ref>[http://www.asianamericantheater.org/about/history/]</ref> He is best known for a lead role in ''[[Chan Is Missing]]'', the debut film by [[Wayne Wang]]. |
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[[File:CHANISMISSING1981SF.tif|thumb|left|Wayne Wang discusses a scene with Wood Moy (Jo),Peter Wang (Henry) and Marc Hayashi (Steve) . Photo by Nancy Wong, 1981.]] |
[[File:CHANISMISSING1981SF.tif|thumb|left|Wayne Wang discusses a scene from "Chan Is Missing" with Wood Moy (Jo),Peter Wang (Henry) and Marc Hayashi (Steve) . Photo by Nancy Wong, 1981.]] |
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In 1972, Mr. Moy was the first to join Frank Chin's Asian American Theatre Training Program at the American Conservatory Theatre. In 1983, Moy wrote the play "Lo Foo and the Missing Ming Artifact" for the Asian American Theater Company. In "Lo Foo," Moy plays detective [[Charlie Chan]], lured out of retirement to pursue a stolen artifact.<ref>{{cite news|title=AATC's chinese detective with a split personality.|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/371377333|accessdate=3 October 2015|publisher=Asian Week|date=10 Mar 1983}}</ref> In 1994, Moy was cast in the Berkeley and Los Angeles theatrical adaptations of [[Maxine Hong Kingston]]'s novel, ''[[The Woman Warrior]]'', as ''Ah Goong.'' Moy also appeared in ''The Wash'' at Eureka Theatre and ''Pay the Chinaman'' at the Zephyr Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Winn|first1=Steven|title='Woman Warrior' Vanquishes / Saga of Chinese American at Berkeley Rep|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/303274741|accessdate=3 October 2015|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=24 May 1994}}</ref> |
In 1972, Mr. Moy was the first to join Frank Chin's Asian American Theatre Training Program at the American Conservatory Theatre. In 1983, Moy wrote the play "Lo Foo and the Missing Ming Artifact" for the Asian American Theater Company. In "Lo Foo," Moy plays detective [[Charlie Chan]], lured out of retirement to pursue a stolen artifact.<ref>{{cite news|title=AATC's chinese detective with a split personality.|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/371377333|accessdate=3 October 2015|publisher=Asian Week|date=10 Mar 1983}}</ref> In 1994, Moy was cast in the Berkeley and Los Angeles theatrical adaptations of [[Maxine Hong Kingston]]'s novel, ''[[The Woman Warrior]]'', as ''Ah Goong.'' Moy also appeared in ''The Wash'' at Eureka Theatre and ''Pay the Chinaman'' at the Zephyr Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Winn|first1=Steven|title='Woman Warrior' Vanquishes / Saga of Chinese American at Berkeley Rep|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/303274741|accessdate=3 October 2015|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=24 May 1994}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:40, 13 October 2016
Wood Moy is an American film and theater actor from New York. He developed an interest in acting while attending St. John's University, Shanghai.[1] He was an early member of the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco.[2] He is best known for a lead role in Chan Is Missing, the debut film by Wayne Wang.
In 1972, Mr. Moy was the first to join Frank Chin's Asian American Theatre Training Program at the American Conservatory Theatre. In 1983, Moy wrote the play "Lo Foo and the Missing Ming Artifact" for the Asian American Theater Company. In "Lo Foo," Moy plays detective Charlie Chan, lured out of retirement to pursue a stolen artifact.[3] In 1994, Moy was cast in the Berkeley and Los Angeles theatrical adaptations of Maxine Hong Kingston's novel, The Woman Warrior, as Ah Goong. Moy also appeared in The Wash at Eureka Theatre and Pay the Chinaman at the Zephyr Theatre.[4]
Filmography
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Chan Is Missing (1982) (Jo)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Final Analysis (1992) (Mr. Lee)
- Class Action (2004) Mr. Minh
References
- ^ Eagan, Daniel (2009). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 1441175415.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "AATC's chinese detective with a split personality". Asian Week. 10 Mar 1983. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Winn, Steven (24 May 1994). "'Woman Warrior' Vanquishes / Saga of Chinese American at Berkeley Rep". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 3 October 2015.