Anna May Wong's quarter is the fifth coin inAmerican Women's Quarters program. Anna May Wong was Hollywood's first Chinese-American film star.

Wong was born on January 3, 1905 in Los Angeles. Her birth name was Wong Liu Cong, and her family gave her the English name Anna May. She received her first role as an extra in The Red Lantern (1919) at age 14 and continued to receive small roles as an extra until her first starring role in Toll of the Sea (1922).

Her career spanned film, television and the atre. She appeared in more than 60 films, including silent films and one of the first films shot in Technicolor. Wong also became the first Asian American leading actress on an American television show for her role in Madame Liu-Tsong's Gallery (1951).

Facing constant discrimination in Hollywood, Wong traveled to Europe and worked in English, German and French films. She has also appeared in stage plays in London and New York.

Wong was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. She died on February 3, 1961. She is remembered as an international film star, a fashion icon, a television pioneer and a champion for greater representation of Asian Americans in film. She continues to inspire actors and directors today.

The obverse (head) features a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and created by Laura Gardin Fraser to commemorate George Washington's 200th birthday. As the recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Secretary of the Treasury Mellon ultimately chose John Flanagan's familiar design.

The reverse (tail) features a close-up of Anna May Wong with her head resting on her hand, surrounded by the bright lights of the sign.