Lynne Sue Moon

Lynne Sue Moon
Born 1949 (age 68–69)
Islington, London, England
Nationality British
Other names Lee Sue Moon
Occupation Film actress
Years active 1963-1967
Notable work 55 Days at Peking

Lynne Sue Moon (born 1949)[1] is an Anglo-Chinese former child actress of the 1960s, 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] 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).[3] She portrayed a princess in the 1965 historical film Marco the Magnificent.[4] Her final known acting role was as a student of Sidney Poitier in To Sir With Love (1967),[5] after which she disappeared from the public eye.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grant, Elspeth (2 May 1963). "Films". The Tatler. p. 299 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ "Coventry Evening Telegraph". 25 July 1962. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Romance, Comedy, Chills Coming to Local Theaters". San Antonio Express-News. 4 August 1963. pp. 23A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Scheuer, Philip K. (13 July 1964). "Marco Polo Filming Ended by Buchholz". Los Angeles Times. p. IV-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "To Sir, With Love (1967)". BFI. British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Pittsburgh Press". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 28 July 1962. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "13 Teen-Age Misses Stars of Spy Movie". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. 20 October 1963. p. 9-B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Marco Polo Trip Subject of Film". Florence Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. 16 October 1966. p. 8-B – via Newspapers.com.
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