France Nuyen

Biography

Date of Birth 31 July 1939, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France Birth Name France Nguyen Vannga Spouse Robert Culp (1967 - 1970) (divorced) Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell (1963 - 1966) (divorced) 1 child Trivia Of Vietnamese-French ancestry. First husband was a New York psychiatrist, with whom she had a daughter named Fleur Morell. Herself a victim of child abuse, Nuyen earned a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology in 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. Received the 1989 "Woman of the Year" award in Los Angeles for her work as a consulting psychologist in treating abused children and convicted women. Marlon Brando, who had a penchant for Asian women, had a brief affair with France in the early 60s. 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 WWII for being gypsies. Married and divorced twice. Her second husband was Robert Culp, whom she met while appearing on his "I Spy" (1965) TV series. Her first was a psychiatrist with whom she had a daughter, Fleur. Surprisingly, the 50th anniversary celebration of South Pacific (1958) did not include her. She played the role of Liat in the 1958 film. Bitterly complained that Amy Tan cut 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. The second major Asian actress to become a star in Hollywood after Anna May Wong, she was a tremendous success opposite William Shatner in the title role of a prostitute in "The World of Suzie Wong" on Broadway in 1958. She had to learn her lines phonetically. She began shooting the film version when she was suddenly replaced by producer Ray Stark by Nancy Kwan. She is, arguably, best known in popular culture for her role in the third season episode of "Star Trek" (1966) (aka Star Trek: the Original Series), "Elaan of Troyius" (3.13), as "the Dohlman of Elas". Ex-stepmother of Jason Culp, Joseph Culp, Joshua Culp and Rachel Culp. Where Are They Now Psychological counselor in Los Angeles