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Of Vietnamese-French ancestry. 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. 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. Surprisingly, the 50th anniversary celebration of South Pacific (1958) did not include her. She played the role of Liat in the 1958 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 with Nancy Kwan. Ex-stepmother of Jason Culp, Joseph Culp, Joshua Culp and Rachel Culp.