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- Birth nameBeulah Pearl Ong
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Beulah Quo was born on April 17, 1923 in Stockton, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Brokedown Palace (1999), Chinatown (1974) and Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962). She was married to Edwin Sih-Ung Kwoh. She died on October 23, 2002 in La Mesa, California, USA.
- SpouseEdwin Sih-Ung Kwoh(August 18, 1946 - October 23, 2002) (her death, 2 children)
- ParentsSai Foon OngTing Wong
- She earned a bachelor's degree in social welfare from the University of California at Berkeley, and earned a master's degree in sociology at the University of Chicago.
- She taught in China after World War II, and with her husband and month-old son, escaped on a U.S. destroyer just as the communists took over.
- Married name was originally 'Kwoh'. Changed spelling to 'Quo' because people kept asking if the name was a radio station.
- Founded the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists, as a means to promoting unbiased representation on screen of Asian/American performers. In 1965, co-founded East-West Players, an Asian-American repertory company.
- Was one of the original 7 founding members of East West Players, the Asian American theatre company in Los Angeles formed in 1965, which is still in operation today. Along with Quo, founders include Mako (Artistic Director for first 23 years), James Hong, June Kyoto Lu (as June Kim), Guy Lee, Pat Li and Yet Lock.
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