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Thuy Thu Le
Born	1966 or 1967 (age 58–59)Saigon, South Vietnam

Thuy Thu Le (born 1966/1967) is a Vietnamese actress known for her appearance in the 1989 movie Casualties of War by Brian De Palma.

Biography

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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. 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 and was living in Paris[2] with her family.[1] In a Los Angeles Times article she was quoted that acting was a "one-shot deal" for her, as she had no aspirations to become a full-time actress, despite support from De Palma.[2]

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Thuy Thu Le" (Interview). Interviewed by Wygant, Bobbie. KXAS-TV. 1989. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via The Bobbie Wygant Archive/YouTube.
2. ^ a b c d e f Cerone, Daniel (August 18, 1989). ""Casualty" Newcomer Walks On as a Star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

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• Thuy Thu Le at IMDb

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