Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows - Her Life, Times and Legend

The National Portrait Gallery is this month screening Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows - Her Life, Times and Legend.

The film is being show to complement the current Vanity Fair Portraits exhibition. This biographical film from Elaine Mae Woo explores how Anna May Wong defined the role of the 'Dragon Lady'.

With disarming sensuality and commanding screen presence, Wong defied cultural and legal barriers to become the first Asian American female star of the silver screen.

The film is being shown in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre on Sunday April 27th from 3pm.

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How to get there

The closest tube and train station to Trafalgar Square is Charring Cross.

If on the bus the 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 87, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176 and the 453 all serve Trafalgar Square.