Lynne Sue Moon

Lynne Sue Moon
Born	1949 (age 75–76) Islington, London, England
Nationality	British
Other names	Lee Sue Moon
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1963–1967
Notable work	55 Days at Peking

Lynne Sue Moon (born 1949) ^[1] is a British former child actress of the 1960s, best known for her appearance in the historical drama 55 Days at Peking .

Biography

Moon was born in Islington, London, the daughter of a Cantonese father and a British mother. She studied ballet for two years at London's Arts Educational School. ^{[1] [2]} According to Welsh artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins, she and he attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London at the same time. ^[3]

She made her film debut in 55 Days at Peking (1963), in which she played a girl orphaned during the Boxer Rebellion whom Charlton Heston takes under his wing. ^[1] She followed this with a role as a Chinese diplomat's niece in William Castle's juvenile espionage film, 13 Frightened Girls (1963). ^[4] She portrayed a Yuan dynasty princess in the 1965 historical film Marco the Magnificent . ^[5] Her final known credited acting role was as a student of Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love (1967), ^[6] after which she retired from acting. ^[7]

Filmography

• 55 Days at Peking (1963) as Teresa ^[8]
• 13 Frightened Girls (1963) as Mai-Ling ^[9]
• Marco the Magnificent (1965) as Princess Gogatine (billed as Lee Sue Moon) ^[10]
• To Sir With Love (1967) as Miss Wong (billed as Lynn Sue Moon)
• The File of the Golden Goose (1969) Girl dancing (uncredited) ^{[11] [ better source needed ]}

References

1. Grant, Elspeth (2 May 1963). "Films". The Tatler . p. 299 – via British Newspaper Archive.(subscription required)
2. "Coventry Evening Telegraph". 25 July 1962. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.(subscription required)
3. Hicks-Jenkins, Clive (22 August 2014). "The Vanishing: Part One". Clive Hicks-Jenkins' Artlog. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
4. "Romance, Comedy, Chills Coming to Local Theaters". San Antonio Express-News . 4 August 1963. pp. 23A – via Newspapers.com.
5. Scheuer, Philip K. (13 July 1964). "Marco Polo Filming Ended by Buchholz". Los Angeles Times . p. IV-18 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "To Sir, With Love (1967)". BFI . British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
7. Hicks-Jenkins, Clive (22 August 2014). "The Vanishing: Part Two". Clive Hicks-Jenkins' Artlog. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
8. "The Pittsburgh Press". Newspapers.com. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 28 July 1962. p. 8.
9. "13 Teen-Age Misses Stars of Spy Movie". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. 20 October 1963. p. 9–B – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marco Polo Trip Subject of Film". Florence Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. 16 October 1966. p. 8–B – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Filmography Lynne Sue Moon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

External links

• Lynne Sue Moon at IMDb