France Nuyen
Born: France Nguyen Vannga on July 31, 1939 in Marseille, France.
She appeared in a number of hit movies in the 60`s and 70`s and went on to many successful TV performances.
The most memorable was her portrayal in 1968 of the mesmerising 'Elaan Of Troyius'
in the third season 'Star Trek' episode of the same name, ensured her iconic image will live in popular culture forever.
*'Star Trek / France Nuyen Trivia connections'! Elaan was obviously a hit with Scotty. He referred to Elaan seventy odd years later(!) in the Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Relics".
France also appeared with "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" semi-regular, Rosalind Chao in "The Joy Luck Club" and with Diana Muldaur, the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" second season CMO, Doctor Pulaski, in a 1971 cowboy film!
France appeared on St. Elsewhere with Alfre Woodard of "Star Trek: First Contact". She also appeared in a short made at the University of California in which she co-starred with Star Trek: Voyager's Garrett Wang.
'France' was born of Vietnamese and French parents in France during the second world war.
Her stunning beauty combined with gritty determination and she forged a successfully modelling career
before breaking into the movies in Hollywood with a part in a war-time weepie, 'In Love And War' (1957).
It was her next role however, in Rogers and Hammerstein`s 'South Pacific' (1958),
that she truly came onto the world stage. It was Hollywood`s biggest, brightest and according to some critics
"loudest" musicals to date and although France was billed under the main 'star', Mitzi Gaynor,
for most red-blooded males France stole the show. She fought constant typecasting pressures from producers who wanted to cast her in meek subservient roles
and maintained a glamourous but dignified presence. 
A regular role in the final two seasons of NBC`s hit show "St. Elsewhere"
as Dr. Paulette Kiem brought her to the attention of a whole new generation of fans. Her recent appearence in the Asian-American tour de force 'The Joy Luck Club' as Ying-Ying was a terrific performance which served to powerfully illustrate
what a fabulous talent she is and, as always, an outstanding role-model for young Asian-American actresses.
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