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 France Nuyen was born on July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rh?ne, France. She is an actress, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), The Joy Luck Club (1993) and South Pacific (1958). She was previously married to Robert Culp and Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell.
Bio:
France Nuyen was born on July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rh?ne, France. She is an actress, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), The Joy Luck Club (1993) and South Pacific (1958). She was previously married to Robert Culp and Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell.
Tivia:
Herself a victim of child abuse, Nuyen earned her Master's degree in clinical psychology (1986), and since then has made the transition to a second career in family practice counseling, working mostly with abused children, abused and battered women and women in prison.She was possibly the first person of Vietnamese descent to appear on American television.Born to a French mother and Vietnamese father (French is her first language) and raised in Marseilles by a cousin, she claims her mother and grandfather were persecuted by the Germans during World War II for being gypsies.Received the 1989 "Woman of the Year" award in Los Angeles, California for her work as a consulting psychologist in treating abused children and convicted women.Bitterly complained that Amy Tan deleted her best scene in The Joy Luck Club (1993) and took all known actresses off advertising in order to draw all attention to herself when promoting the film.Arguably, she is best known in popular culture for her role in the third season episode Elaan of Troyius (1968), as an arrogant, demanding princess - none other than the Dohlman of Elas.Got her role in the film South Pacific (1958) when model/agent Candy Jones took her to see director Joshua Logan, who was casting for the film. While the film was being made, Logan began talking to Nuyen about his next project, The World of Suzie Wong (1960), in which she would appear.Married and divorced twice. Her second husband was Robert Culp, whom she met while appearing on his television series I Spy (1965). Her first was a psychiatrist, with whom she had a daughter, Fleur Morell.Surprisingly, the 50th anniversary celebration of South Pacific (1958) did not include her. She played the role of Liat in the 1958 classic.She has Vietnamese-French ancestry.She appeared in one film which has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": The Joy Luck Club (1993).Currently resides in Beverly Hills, California as a psychological counselor.Marlon Brando, who had a penchant for Asian women, had a brief affair with Nuyen in the early 1960s.Surname pronounced "Win" (as in the traditional way).Ex-stepmother of Jason Culp, Joseph Culp, Joshua Culp and Rachel Culp. |
| Name: |
France Nuyen |
Type: |
Actress (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress |
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Actress |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:12:55 |
| Height: |
5' 5' (1.65 m) |
| Biography: |
France Nuyen was born on July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rh?ne, France. She is an actress, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), The Joy Luck Club (1993) and South Pacific (1958). She was previously married to Robert Culp and Dr. |
| Trivia: |
Herself a victim of child abuse, Nuyen earned her Master's degree in clinical psychology (1986), and since then has made the transition to a second career in family practice counseling, working mostly with abused children, abused and battered women and women in prison.She was possibly the first person of Vietnamese descent to appear on American television.Born to a French mother and Vietnamese father (French is her first language) and raised in Marseilles by a cousin, she claims her mother and grandfather were persecuted by the Germans during World War II for being gypsies.Received the 1989 "Woman of the Year" award in Los Angeles, California for her work as a consulting psychologist in treating abused children and convicted women.Bitterly complained that Amy Tan deleted her best scene in The Joy Luck Club (1993) and took all known actresses off advertising in order to draw all attention to herself when promoting the film.Arguably, she is best known in popular culture for her role in the third season episode Elaan of Troyius (1968), as an arrogant, demanding princess - none other than the Dohlman of Elas.Got her role in the film South Pacific (1958) when model/agent Candy Jones took her to see director Joshua Logan, who was casting for the film. While the film was being made, Logan began talking to Nuyen about his next project, The World of Suzie Wong (1960), in which she would appear.Married and divorced twice. Her second husband was Robert Culp, whom she met while appearing on his television series I Spy (1965). Her first was a psychiatrist, with whom she had a daughter, Fleur Morell.Surprisingly, the 50th anniversary celebration of South Pacific (1958) did not include her. She played the role of Liat in the 1958 classic.She has Vietnamese-French ancestry.She appeared in one film which has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": The Joy Luck Club (1993).Currently resides in Beverly Hills, California as a psychological counselor.Marlon Brando, who had a penchant for Asian women, had a brief affair with Nuyen in the early 1960s.Surname pronounced "Win" (as in the traditional way).Ex-stepmother of Jason Culp, Joseph Culp, Joshua Culp and Rachel Culp. |
| Quotes: |
[on her relationship with Marlon Brando] He just wanted an excuse to be a big little boy and dress up and be someone else and see how long he could fool everybody. |
| Job title: |
Actress |
| Others works: |
(1958) Stage: Appeared as Suzie Wong in "The World of Suzie Wong" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Paul Osborn. Based on the novel by Richard Mason. Song "How Can You Forget?" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Special arrangements by B |
| Spouse: |
Robert Culp (December 9, 1967 - November 10, 1970) (divorced)Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell (June 22, 1963 - August 3, 1966) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
ChildFleur Morell |
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