THE SECOND EARTHQUAKE, a revue, written and directed by C. Bernard Jackson.
EARTHQUAKE II, pictured from left to right, Reginald Montgomery, Marvin Samuels, Olga James, Virginia Wing, Gloria Calomee and Candi Sosa. Also in cast, not pictured, Mel Carter and Mike Salcido. 1974.
(end of article above that got cut) … blessed with an infectious warmth which encourages return visits.”
Los Angeles Times, (undated) STAGE REVIEW. Shaking Up the City Scene by Sylvie Drake, Times Staff Writer.
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Virginia Wing is a Chinese-American actress whose ancestors came to the “Gold Mountain” from Canton (now Guangzhou) in the mid-1800s to participate in the Gold Rush and the building of the railroads. She is currently writing about growing up Southern in the Mississippi Delta, where she was born and raised
She has run the gamut from theatre, cabaret, TV, film, playwriting, directing, producing and script analysis. She modeled in her youth and is in the Breck Girls Hall of Fame. She was the model in the Mitsouko by Guerlain ad in the 60s, which won awards internationally. She was a nominee for Best Actress in the Hollywood NAACP Image Awards.
Her proudest role to date is Grandmother -- to three fabulous grandchildren.