Jacqui Chan

Chan was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to a Chinese mother and a Chinese-Russian father. Her parents had both migrated to British Guiana where their ancestors had arrived from China as indentured labour in the sugar cane fields after the abolition of slavery.[1] She moved to London at age 16, and studied ballet at the Elmhurst Ballet School. She enrolled on a three-year teaching course at the Royal Academy of Dancing, but quit after a year and joined the cast of Teahouse of the August Moon. [1][3]

Chan became a principal dancer in a West End production of The King and I, but rose to fame as Gwennie in The World of Suzie Wong, earning rave reviews and subsequently reprising the role in Australia. Other acting roles include parts in Dixon of Dock Green, The Hidden Truth, Armchair Theatre, and Ghost Squad. Chan has also appeared in the movies Cleopatra and Krakatoa: East of Java.[4]

In the Netflix series The Crown, Chan is played by Chinese-born British actress Alice Hewkin.[5] Critics argued that the show's depiction of Chan as a silent character in a sex scene perpetuates an Orientalist perception of Asian women; by giving her no lines, describing her as 'exotic', and featuring her in a graphic sex scene, Chan is portrayed as an overtly sexualised male fantasy.[6]

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