Grace Jones

She appeared in the September 1987 issue of Playboy magazine. Today she is politically active as the spokeswoman for the Asian American Voters Coalition. Earlier in her acting career, she starred alongside future governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain in 1984's Conan the Destroyer. Upon returning to the USA in 1979, she has had guest appearances and co-starring roles on numerous TV Productions. She later had a role in the 1992 Eddie Murphy film Boomerang. She spent the 1960s commuting between America and Europe for film roles, only to return to her native Hong Kong in 1972 to be with her critically ill father. She was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill, a 1985 movie in the James Bond series of films. She followed it up the next year with the hit musical The Flower Drum Song (1961) and became one of Hollywood's most visible Asian actresses.

Later, she recorded hip-hop flavored dance music. Then, at the age of 18, she received the starring role of a free-spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist Robert Lomax (William Holden) in the film adaptation of The World of Suzie Wong (1960). Musically, she began singing disco, then moved on into quirky pop and reggae, featuring big names in Jamaican music on albums such as Nightclubbing. She was studying dancing at the Royal Ballet School in England when producer Ray Stark spotted her. She gained a reputation for temperament after she physically attacked British chat show host, Russell Harty, because he turned his back on her to speak to another guest. Nancy Kwan (關家蒨, pinyin: Guān Jiāqiàn, Cantonese (linguistics): Kwan Ka Shen, born May 19, 1939) was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese father and British/Scottish mother. Jones is known for her post-modern costuming and performance, at which she dressed in men's clothing and gorilla suits. A Celebration of Life, Memories of My Son..

Grace Jones (May 19, 1952) born Grace Mendoza, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica; 1948 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth) is a model, singer and actress. Night Creature (1977). Universal Masters Collection (Universal) 2003. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969). Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (Island) 1998. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966). Bulletproof Heart (Capitol) 1989. Lt.