Lynne Sue Moon | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
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 .
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]
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