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Lynne Sue Moon

British actress (born )

Lynne Sue Moon (born )[1] is a British former child actress of the s, 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 (), 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 ().[4] She portrayed a Yuan dynasty princess in the historical film Marco the Magnificent.[5] Her final known credited acting role was as a student of Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love (),[6] after which she retired from acting.[7]

Filmography

References

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

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