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Thuy Thu Le | |
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| Born | 1966or1967(age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
Thuy Thu Le (born 1966/1967) is known for her appearance in the 1989 movie Casualties of War by Brian De Palma.
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Thuy Thu Le | |
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| Born | 1966or1967(age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
Thuy Thu Le (born 1966/1967) is known for her appearance in the 1989 movie Casualties of War by Brian De Palma.
Le was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, [1] in 1966 or 1967. [2] She fled to the United States with her father and two older brothers during the Fall of Saigon in 1975. [1] [2] Her mother arrived in the US in 1979; however, they weren't reunited until 1985. [1] Le speaks Vietnamese, English, and French. [2] She majored in English at the University of Paris. [2]
Le gave her only acting performance in Brian De Palma's 1989 war drama film Casualties of War . In the film, she played two roles: a Vietnamese peasant girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by a group of American soldiers (her character was based on real-life victim Phan Thi Mao); and an Asian student whom Private First Class Max Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) meets years after the incident aboard a transit line in San Francisco. Le has stated that she auditioned for the part because De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) is one of her favorite films. [1] [2]
In 1989 Le had married a Vietnamese-French [1] medical student [2] and was living in Paris [2] with her family. [1] In a Los Angeles Times article she was quoted that acting is a "one-shot deal" and she had - despite support from De Palma - no aspirations to become a full-time actress. [2]
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