America is the melting pot of the world and Hollywood, unsurprisingly, is the melting pot of the entertainment world. Ever since the silent period non-American actors have graced the silver screen. After the First World War the floodgates opened to the throngs of foreign wannabe stars dreaming of a slice of what Tinsel Town had to offer. Samuel Goldwyn and a handful of other foreign studio heads set the stage for the industry's internationalism. Despite being accused of Amero-centric provincialism, Hollywood has always employed a host of foreign born actors and actresses, from Greta Garbo to Nicole Kidman, and Charlie Chaplin to Mel Gibson. Today, a large percentage of the faces we see in Hollywood productions are not American. Insight Entertainment takes a look at four.

    美国是世界的熔炉 ......