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name: "France Nuyen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/france-nuyen"
roles: []
born: "31 July 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-19T16:48:38.346474+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# France Nuyen

Actor. Born 31 July 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 July 1939, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- **Active:** 1966–1982
- **Also known as:**  France Nguyễn Vân Nga
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 83 (1), 1970s 36 (1), 1980s 78 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Nuyen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638395/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16096

## Biography

France Nuyen, also credited as France Nguyễn Vân Nga, is a French-American actress. She was born on 31 July 1939 in Marseille, France.

Nuyen made her film debut as Liat in *South Pacific* (1958). She originated the title role in the Broadway production of *The World of Suzie Wong* (1958). Her film and television credits include *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973) as Alma, the *Star Trek* episode 'Elaan of Troyius' (1968) as Elaan, *Columbo* (1978), *St. Elsewhere* (1986–1988) as Dr Paulette Kiem, and *The Joy Luck Club* (1993).

She has also worked as a model and, since earning a master's degree in clinical psychology in 1986, as a psychological counsellor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, planetoftheapes.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Paulette Kiem — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Fi1m 36, as Alma — [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, as Elaan — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Battle of Shaker Heights* (2003), as Xiou-Xiou Ling
- *A Smile Like Yours* (1997), as Dr. Chin
- *The Magic Pearl* (1997), as Additional Voices (voice)
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Madame Li Yu
- *A Passion to Kill* (1994), as Lou Mazaud
- *The Joy Luck Club* (1993), as Ying-Ying St. Clair
- *Write to Kill* (1991), as Alexandra Cordier
- *China Cry* (1990), as Mrs. Sung
- *Nasty Boys* (1990), series, as Ruth
- *Midas Valley* (1985), as Mitsi Kawamato
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, as Lily
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Emma Soon Dunbar
- *Jealousy* (1984), as Beth
- *Automan* (1983), series, as Liang Lu
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Paulette Kiem — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Miss Chou
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Dr. Carroll
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *Deathmoon* (1978), as Tapulua
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Anna
- *Return to Fantasy Island* (1978), as Kito
- *Code Name: Diamond Head* (1977), as Tso-Tsing
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Leilani Sako
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Millie
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Mamu
- *Chopper One* (1974), series, as Rita Chu
- *The Magician* (1973), series, as Dawn
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), as Alma — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Big Game* (1973), as Atanga
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *The Horror at 37,000 Feet* (1973), as Annalik
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Lady Chi Ching
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Miss Choy — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *One More Train to Rob* (1971), as Ah Toy
- *Black Water Gold* (1970), as Thais
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, Actor
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Sirone, Frances, Iso
- *Turn-On* (1969), series, Actor
- *Dimension 5* (1966), as Kitty
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Elaan — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *I Spy* (1965), series, as Mei Lin
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Cricket Okasada
- *Man in the Middle* (1964), as Kate Davray
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Zeeni
- *Diamond Head* (1962), as Mai Chen
- *A Girl Named Tamiko* (1962), as Tamiko
- *Satan Never Sleeps* (1962), as Siu Lan
- *The Last Time I Saw Archie* (1961), as Cindy Hamilton
- *Hong Kong* (1960), series, as "Happy" Cheung
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Pele LeClerc
- *In Love and War* (1958), as Kalai Ducanne
- *South Pacific* (1958), as Liat
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Sarah, Ching Lee

## Gallery

- ![France Nuyen.Photo caption: A scene from the Leo McCarey Production "SATAN NEVER SLEEPS" Released by 20th Century-Fox - In CinemaScope](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-5fd2b03c02ea.jpg) France Nuyen.Photo caption: A scene from the Leo McCarey Production "SATAN NEVER SLEEPS" Released by 20th Century-Fox - In CinemaScope — 20th Century-Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/France_Nuyen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of France Nuyen from an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. (1958)](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-fb9e5cd69716.jpg) Photo of France Nuyen from an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. (1958) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/France_Nuyen_1958.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![France Nuyen](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-aea5a564b622.jpg) France Nuyen — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/France_Nuyen_in_Towson.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![France Nuyen](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-3901d29a0328.jpg) France Nuyen — Image via TMDB
- ![France Nuyen](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-d3e8c8173510.jpg) France Nuyen — Image via TMDB
- ![France Nuyen](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-767e7a820686.jpg) France Nuyen — Image via TMDB
- ![France Nuyen](https://film.one/media/person/467228/gallery-bf17f79d4f0a.jpg) France Nuyen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1959: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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