France Nuyen

France Nuyen (born July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France as France Nguyen Vannga) is a French actress.

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July 31 - 1939 - Marseille - Bouches-du-Rhône - France - Actress

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Her mother is French and father is Vietnamese, she was raised in Marseille by a cousin. She became a stage actress and portrayed "Suzie Wong" in theatrical production of The World of Suzie Wong in 1958 opposite William Shatner whom she later worked with again in an episode of Star Trek.

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Marseille - Theatrical - The World of Suzie Wong - 1958 - William Shatner - Star Trek

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She was about to portray Suzie Wong in the film production but was replaced by Nancy Kwan.

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Film - Nancy Kwan

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She then went on to appear in Television and film including South Pacific (1958), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), and The Joy Luck Club (1993). She met her second husband, Robert Culp, while appearing on his TV show I Spy; they married in 1967 but divorced three years later.

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Television - Film - South Pacific - 1958 - Battle for the Planet of the Apes - 1973 - The Joy Luck Club - 1993 - Robert Culp - I Spy - 1967

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In 1986, she earned a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and began a second career as a psychological counselor for abused women and children and women in prison. She received a "Woman of the Year" award in 1989 for her psychological work.

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1986 - Master's degree - Clinical Psychology - Psychological - Counselor - Abused - Prison - Woman of the Year - 1989

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From 1963 to 1966, she was married to Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell, with whom she has a daughter, Fleur Morell. From 1967 to 1970, she was married to actor Robert Culp.

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1963 - 1966 - 1967 - 1970 - Robert Culp

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