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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.

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 "Woman of the Year" award in Los Angeles, California, for her work as a consulting psychologist in treating abused children and convicted women. (1989)

She was possibly the first person of Vietnamese descent to appear on American television.

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, Il mondo di Suzie Wong (1960), in which she would appear.

Bitterly complained that Amy Tan deleted her best scene in Il circolo della fortuna e della felicità (1993) and took all known actresses off advertising in order to draw all attention to herself when promoting the film.

Married and divorced twice. Her second husband was Robert Culp, whom she met while appearing on his television series Le spie (1965). Her first was a psychiatrist, with whom she had a daughter, Fleur Morell.

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.

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": Il circolo della fortuna e della felicità (1993).

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.

Currently resides in Beverly Hills, California, as a psychological counselor.

Surname pronounced "Win" (as in the traditional way).

Marlon Brando, who had a penchant for Asian women, had a brief affair with Nuyen in the early 1960s.

While her name is Vietnamese, France says her father is Chinese.

Ex-stepmother of Jason Culp, Joseph Culp, Joshua Culp, and Rachel Culp.

She was scheduled for the film The World of Suzi Wong, but fell ill and was replaced by Nancy Kwan.