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France Nuyen

April 27, 2024

France Nuyen (born France Nguyễn Vân Nga on 31 July 1939) is a French-American actress, model, and psychological counselor. She is known to film audiences for playing romantic leads in South Pacific (1958), Satan Never Sleeps (1962), and A Girl Named Tamiko (also 1962), and for playing Ying-Ying St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club (1993). She also originated the title role in the Broadway play The World of Suzie Wong, based on the novel of the same name. She is a Theatre World Award winner and Golden Globe Award nominee.

France Nuyen
Nuyen in 2002
Born
France Nguyen Van Nga

(1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 84)
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • psychological counsellor
Years active1958–2008
Spouses
Thomas Gaspar Morell
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(m. 1963; div. 1966)​
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(m. 1967; div. 1970)​
Children1

Early life edit

Nuyen was born in Marseille. Her mother was French and her father was widely reported to be Vietnamese, although she has stated that he was "probably of Chinese origin".[1] During World War II, her mother and grandfather were persecuted by the Nazis for being Roma.

Nuyen was raised in Marseille by a cousin she calls "an Orchidaceae raiser who was the only person who gave a damn about me." Having left school at the age of 11, she began studying art and became an artist's model.[2]

In 1955, while working as a seamstress, Nuyen was discovered on the beach by Life photographer Philippe Halsman. She was featured on the cover of 6 October 1958 issue of Life.

Career edit

France Nuyen became a motion picture actress in 1958. In her first role, she appeared as Liat, daughter of Bloody Mary (played by Juanita Hall) in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.[3]

In 1978 Nuyen guest-starred with Peter Falk and Louis Jourdan in the Columbo episode "Murder Under Glass". In 1986 she joined the cast of St. Elsewhere as Dr. Paulette Kiem, remaining until the series ended in 1988.

Nuyen appeared in several films including The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) Satan Never Sleeps (1962), A Girl Named Tamiko (1962), Diamond Head (1963), Dimension 5 (1966), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), The Joy Luck Club (1993) and The American Standards (2008).[4]

With William Shatner edit

France Nuyen worked several times with actor William Shatner. At age 19, she was cast in Shatner's 1958 Broadway play The World of Suzie Wong.[5] After a dubious initial opening,[6] the play ran for more than 500 performances and was quite financially successful. Both Nuyen and Shatner later collected notable accolades for their work on the show, at the 1959 Theatre World Awards.[7]

Nuyen worked again with Shatner across three US television projects, starting with "Elaan of Troyius", a 1968 third season episode of the original Star Trek in which Nuyen was the title character.[8][9] She would later appear with Shatner in the 1973 made for TV movie The Horror at 37,000 Feet,[10] and afterward in a 1974 episode of the Kung Fu series entitled "A Small Beheading".[11]

Personal life edit

Nuyen had many on-and-off relationships, most notably an affair with Marlon Brando in 1960. From 1963 to 1966, Nuyen was married to Thomas Gaspar Morell, a psychiatrist from New York, by whom she has a daughter, Fleur, who resides in Canada and works as a film make-up artist. She met her second husband, Robert Culp, while appearing in four episodes of his television series I Spy. They married in 1967, but divorced three years later. In 1986, Nuyen earned a master's degree in clinical psychology and began a second career as a counselor for abused women, children and women in prison. She received a Woman of the Year award in 1989 for her psychology work. In the Life cover story on Nuyen, she is quoted as saying a proverb she also repeated in character as a spy in the I Spy episode "Magic Mirror": "I am Chinese. I am a stone. I go where I am kicked."

She resides in Beverly Hills.[1]

Filmography edit

Film edit

 
With William Holden, in the Satan Never Sleeps (1962) trailer

Television edit

 
With Rod Taylor, in Hong Kong
(1960)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Nick (2 October 2019). . Mansfield News Journal. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ Knutzen, Eirik (16 August 1987). . Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ . Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ The American Standards, Film Affinity, retrieved 16 March 2022
  5. ^ Playbill: The World of Suzie Wong, Playbill, retrieved 16 March 2022
  6. ^ Culture: Actor William Shatner On Why The World of Suzie Wong Was a Tough Act, South China Morning Post, 11 July 2017, retrieved 16 March 2022
  7. ^ Theatre World Award Past Recipients, Theatre World Awards, retrieved 16 March 2022
  8. ^ Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: Elaan of Troyius, TOR, 11 May 2016, retrieved 16 March 2022
  9. ^ Boldly Going Where No One Went Before, Santa Barbara News-Press, 7 December 2021, retrieved 16 March 2022
  10. ^ Sci Fi TV Obscurities: The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973), Cancelled Sci Fi, 30 October 2021, retrieved 16 March 2022
  11. ^ A Small Beheading: Kung Fu Season 3, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 16 March 2022

External links edit

 
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources France Nuyen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message France Nuyen born France Nguyễn Van Nga on 31 July 1939 is a French American actress model and psychological counselor She is known to film audiences for playing romantic leads in South Pacific 1958 Satan Never Sleeps 1962 and A Girl Named Tamiko also 1962 and for playing Ying Ying St Clair in The Joy Luck Club 1993 She also originated the title role in the Broadway play The World of Suzie Wong based on the novel of the same name She is a Theatre World Award winner and Golden Globe Award nominee France NuyenNuyen in 2002BornFrance Nguyen Van Nga 1939 07 31 31 July 1939 age 84 Marseille Bouches du Rhone FranceOccupationsActressmodelpsychological counsellorYears active1958 2008SpousesThomas Gaspar Morell m 1963 div 1966 wbr Robert Culp m 1967 div 1970 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 With William Shatner 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editNuyen was born in Marseille Her mother was French and her father was widely reported to be Vietnamese although she has stated that he was probably of Chinese origin 1 During World War II her mother and grandfather were persecuted by the Nazis for being Roma Nuyen was raised in Marseille by a cousin she calls an Orchidaceae raiser who was the only person who gave a damn about me Having left school at the age of 11 she began studying art and became an artist s model 2 In 1955 while working as a seamstress Nuyen was discovered on the beach by Life photographer Philippe Halsman She was featured on the cover of 6 October 1958 issue of Life Career editFrance Nuyen became a motion picture actress in 1958 In her first role she appeared as Liat daughter of Bloody Mary played by Juanita Hall in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific 3 In 1978 Nuyen guest starred with Peter Falk and Louis Jourdan in the Columbo episode Murder Under Glass In 1986 she joined the cast of St Elsewhere as Dr Paulette Kiem remaining until the series ended in 1988 Nuyen appeared in several films including The Last Time I Saw Archie 1961 Satan Never Sleeps 1962 A Girl Named Tamiko 1962 Diamond Head 1963 Dimension 5 1966 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 The Joy Luck Club 1993 and The American Standards 2008 4 With William Shatner edit France Nuyen worked several times with actor William Shatner At age 19 she was cast in Shatner s 1958 Broadway play The World of Suzie Wong 5 After a dubious initial opening 6 the play ran for more than 500 performances and was quite financially successful Both Nuyen and Shatner later collected notable accolades for their work on the show at the 1959 Theatre World Awards 7 Nuyen worked again with Shatner across three US television projects starting with Elaan of Troyius a 1968 third season episode of the original Star Trek in which Nuyen was the title character 8 9 She would later appear with Shatner in the 1973 made for TV movie The Horror at 37 000 Feet 10 and afterward in a 1974 episode of the Kung Fu series entitled A Small Beheading 11 Personal life editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources France Nuyen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nuyen had many on and off relationships most notably an affair with Marlon Brando in 1960 From 1963 to 1966 Nuyen was married to Thomas Gaspar Morell a psychiatrist from New York by whom she has a daughter Fleur who resides in Canada and works as a film make up artist She met her second husband Robert Culp while appearing in four episodes of his television series I Spy They married in 1967 but divorced three years later In 1986 Nuyen earned a master s degree in clinical psychology and began a second career as a counselor for abused women children and women in prison She received a Woman of the Year award in 1989 for her psychology work In the Life cover story on Nuyen she is quoted as saying a proverb she also repeated in character as a spy in the I Spy episode Magic Mirror I am Chinese I am a stone I go where I am kicked She resides in Beverly Hills 1 Filmography editFilm edit nbsp With William Holden in the Satan Never Sleeps 1962 trailer South Pacific 1958 Liat In Love and War 1958 Kalai Ducanne The Last Time I Saw Archie 1961 Cindy Hamilton Satan Never Sleeps 1962 Siu Lan A Girl Named Tamiko 1962 Tamiko Diamond Head 1962 Mai Chen Marco Polo 1962 Man in the Middle 1964 Kate Davray Dimension 5 1966 Kitty Ki Ti Tsu Black Water Gold 1970 TV Movie Thais One More Train to Rob 1971 Ah Toy Slingshot 1971 The Horror at 37 000 Feet 1973 TV Movie Annalik The Big Game 1973 Atanga Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 Alma Code Name Diamond Head 1977 TV Movie Tso Tsing China Cry 1990 Mrs Sung The Joy Luck Club 1993 Ying Ying The Mother A Passion to Kill 1994 Lou Mazaud Angry Cafe 1995 Rosie The Magic Pearl 1997 voice A Smile Like Yours 1997 Dr Chin The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003 Xiou Xiou Ling The American Standards 2008 Dr Pierce Television edit nbsp With Rod Taylor in Hong Kong 1960 Hong Kong episode Clear for Action 1960 The Man from U N C L E episode The Cherry Blossom Affair 1965 Gunsmoke episode Gunfighter R I P 1966 as Ching Lee S12E6 Gunsmoke episode Honor Before Justice 1966 as Sarah I Spy four episodes 1966 1967 Star Trek 1968 Elaan in S3 E13 Elaan of Troyius Rowan amp Martin s Laugh In 1968 Medical Center episode The Battle of Lili Wu 1969 Hawaii Five O episode Highest Castle Deepest Grave 1971 Kung Fu episode A Small Beheading 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man episode The Coward 1974 Hawaii Five O episode Small Witness Large Crime S7 EP 17 1975 Code Name Diamond Head 1977 Charlie s Angels episode Angels in Paradise 1977 Columbo episode Murder Under Glass 1978 Fantasy Island Return to Fantasy Island 1978 Automan episode Ships in the Night 1984 Magnum P I episode Torah Torah Torah 1985 Murder She Wrote episode A Death in Hong Kong 1993 St Elsewhere 1986 1988 as Dr Paulette Kiem The Outer Limits episode Ripper 1999 Tom Clancy s Op Center Li Tang 1995 Knots Landing 1990 as a doctorReferences edit a b Thomas Nick 2 October 2019 At 80 France Nuyen still counts her blessings Mansfield News Journal Archived from the original on 18 November 2021 Retrieved 5 March 2021 Knutzen Eirik 16 August 1987 An Actress Brutal Beginnings Once She Was A Battered Child Now She s Trained To Treat Them Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on 6 October 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2020 France Nuyen Hollywood com Archived from the original on 13 April 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2020 The American Standards Film Affinity retrieved 16 March 2022 Playbill The World of Suzie Wong Playbill retrieved 16 March 2022 Culture Actor William Shatner On Why The World of Suzie Wong Was a Tough Act South China Morning Post 11 July 2017 retrieved 16 March 2022 Theatre World Award Past Recipients Theatre World Awards retrieved 16 March 2022 Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch Elaan of Troyius TOR 11 May 2016 retrieved 16 March 2022 Boldly Going Where No One Went Before Santa Barbara News Press 7 December 2021 retrieved 16 March 2022 Sci Fi TV Obscurities The Horror at 37 000 Feet 1973 Cancelled Sci Fi 30 October 2021 retrieved 16 March 2022 A Small Beheading Kung Fu Season 3 Rotten Tomatoes retrieved 16 March 2022External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media 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