Lynne Sue Moon

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Lynne Sue Moon
Born1949 (age 7475)
Islington, London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesLee Sue Moon
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1963–1967
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 .

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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

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  2. "Coventry Evening Telegraph". 25 July 1962. p. 10 via British Newspaper Archive.(subscription required)
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