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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).
Actors John Kerr and France Nuyen in a scene from the 1958 film South Pacific. The interracial romance between the onstage pair unsettled some audiences.
France Nuyen was born on 31 July 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 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.
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- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
France Nuyen had not yet learned English when playing the role of "Liat". Fortunately, she was able to converse in her native language (French) with co-star Rossano Brazzi , who spoke French as well as his native Italian.
Jul 12, 2018 · These beautiful Kodachromes were found by Poav Sek that show portrait photos of young France Nuyen taken on the set of South Pacific by American photographer Don Ornitz around 1957 and 1958.
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France Nuyen was born on July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 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.
Jun 19, 2012 · France Nuyen, who is of Vietnamese and French descent, played Liat in the 1958 movie "South Pacific." The photo below, which was taken on the film's set, shows the stunning actress taking a break in her costume: a gingham outfit and simple, natural makeup.
