Virginia Wing was born and grew up in Marks, Mississippi where her family owned a grocery store in a black part of in the small Delta town. A pioneer among Chinese Americans from the South who pursued a career in acting, performing, and writing, Virginia has had a long and prolific career working in opera, theatre, cabaret, TV, film, playwriting, directing and producing to script analysis. She modeled in her youth and is in the Breck Girl Hall of Fame. She was the model in the Mitsouko by Guerlain ad in the 60s, which won international awards. She was a nominee for Best Actress in the Hollywood NAACP Image Awards. Her mother who was also named Virginia Wing was born in Chicago. She met Charley Wing on a visit to Chicago from Marks in 1934 and they married in 1935 and made their home in Marks. Fascinating interviews of Virginia are available online.
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