Soon-Yi Previn

Soon-Yi Previn
Previn at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Born c.  (1970-10-08) October 8, 1970
Seoul, South Korea
Nationality American
Known for
Spouse(s)
Woody Allen (m. 1997)
Children 2 (adopted)
Soon-Yi Previn
Hangul 순이 프레빈
Revised Romanization Sun-i Peu-re-bin
McCune–Reischauer Suni Pŭrepin
IPA [sʰun.i pʰɯ.ɾe̞.pin]

Soon-Yi Previn (born circa 8 October 1970) is the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and musician André Previn, and is the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen.

Early life and education

Soon-Yi Previn was born in South Korea. Previn's true age and date of birth are unknown, but are estimated based on a bone scan;[1] her passport indicates a date of birth of October 8, 1970.[2] Previn states that as a young child, she wandered the streets of Seoul starving and living out of trash cans.[3] She was eventually placed in an orphanage.[4][3] Prior to her adoption, U.S. federal law only allowed two visas per family for international adoption. Mia Farrow requested that her friends, Bill and Rose Styron, contact Massachusetts Congressman Michael Harrington to ask that he sponsor a bill to change this law. In 1977, the law was changed.[5] In 1978, following the change, Previn was adopted by Farrow and her then-husband, André Previn, and relocated to the United States;[6] at the time, she spoke no known language and reportedly battled learning disabilities.[1][6] Rose Styron is her godmother.[1]

In 1979, Mia Farrow ended her marriage to André Previn and began a long-term relationship with Woody Allen.[7] Allen later adopted two of Farrow's adopted children: Dylan Farrow (also known as Eliza) and Moses Farrow. Farrow also gave birth to Ronan Farrow in 1987.

Previn attended Marymount School of New York and Rider University. She graduated from Drew University[8][2] and earned a Master's Degree in Special Education from Columbia University.[1][9]

During her teens, Previn made an uncredited appearance in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), which starred her adopted mother Mia Farrow and was directed by her future husband Woody Allen. Previn appeared as an extra in Paul Mazurski's 1991 film entitled Scenes from a Mall.[1] which starred Allen. Previn also appeared alongside Allen in the documentary Wild Man Blues (1997).[10]

In 1992, Previn stated that Mia Farrow had physically abused her.[11] Previn's brother, Moses Farrow, has stated that he, too, was physically abused by Mia Farrow.[12]

Relationship with Woody Allen

Previn has stated that Woody Allen "was never any kind of father figure [to her]," and added that she "never had any dealings with him" during her childhood.[11] According to Previn, her first friendly interaction with Allen took place when she was injured playing soccer during her junior year of high school and Allen offered to transport her to school. Following her injury, Previn began attending New York Knicks basketball games with Allen.[13]

In January 1992, Farrow found nude photographs of Previn in Allen's home. Allen, then 57, told Farrow that he had taken the photos the day before, approximately two weeks after he and Previn had first engaged in sexual intercourse.[14] Farrow contends that she broke off her relationship with Allen in 1992 following her discovery of the affair;[15][1] Previn and Allen dispute this assertion, claiming that Allen and Farrow were no longer dating at the time that Farrow discovered the nude photos of Previn.[11] Previn was a college student at the time her relationship with Allen began.[16][17] Allen described his relationship with Previn as a "fling" that developed into a more significant relationship.[18] Allen has called his role in their adult relationship 'paternal', while denying any parental or paternal role in Previn's life during her upbringing.[19][1][6][20] While Previn denies sexual assault on Allen's part, there are accounts suggesting that she was not the author of her published statements on the subject.[1] Allen issued a statement on August 17, 1992 saying that he was in love with Previn.[21]

Previn's relationship with Allen became public and "erupted into tabloid headlines and late-night monologues in August 1992."[22] As of 2006, Previn remained estranged from Farrow.[23]

Previn married Allen in Venice on December 22, 1997.[10][9] They have adopted two children together: Bechet Dumaine Allen and Manzie Tio Allen.[18][24] The family resides on Manhattan's Upper East Side.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Orth, Maureen. "Mia's Story". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. 1 2 Morrissey, Tracie Egan. "All Mia's Children: The Tangled Branches of the Farrow Family Tree".
  3. 1 2 Merkin, Daphne (September 2018). "Introducing Soon-Yi Previn". Vulture.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Joanna. "Woody Allen's Sad, Bizarre Reflection on His Wife, Soon-Yi". HWD. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  5. ↑ Wypijewski, Joann (February 26, 2014). "Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline". The Nation.
  6. 1 2 3 Callahan, Maureen (2012-01-08). "The quiet victory of Mia & the kids Woody left behind". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Woody Allen, Wife Soon-Yi And Their Bizarre History: Ronan Farrow Addresses Sex Abuse Allegations At Cannes". International Business Times. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  8. ↑ "Drew University - Profile, Rankings and Data". US News.
  9. 1 2 "CNN - Woody Allen marries Soon-Yi in Venice - December 24, 1997". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  10. 1 2 "Soon-Yi Previn". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  11. 1 2 3 "Soon-Yi Speaks: 'Let's Not Get Hysterical'". Newsweek. August 30, 1992. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Moses Farrow Speaks Out". 4 January 2018.
  13. ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2018/09/soon-yi-previn-speaks.html
  14. ↑ Perez-Pena, Richard (March 23, 1993). "Nude Photographs Are Focus Of Woody Allen's Testimony". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ Tait, Robert (5 May 2016). "Woody Allen 'immune' to criticism over affair with former partner's daughter" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  16. ↑ Taylor, Derrick Bryson (2015-07-30). "Woody Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi is creepier than you could imagine". Page Six. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  17. ↑ Perez-Pena, Richard (March 23, 1993). "Nude Photographs Are Focus Of Woody Allen's Testimony". The New York Times.
  18. 1 2 Fragoso, Sam (July 29, 2015). "At 79, Woody Allen Says There's Still Time To Do His Best Work". NPR.
  19. ↑ Silman, Anna. "A history of Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn describing their relationship, from "the heart wants what it wants" to "I was paternal"". Salon. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  20. ↑ Winter, Jessica (2014-01-17). "Did Woody Allen Molest His Adopted Daughter 22 Years Ago". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  21. ↑ Weber, Bruce (August 18, 1992). "Public Disclosures From the Private Life of Woody Allen". The New York Times.
  22. ↑ "The Unruly Life of Woody Allen".
  23. ↑ "Mia Farrow on Soon-Yi: "She's estranged– and strange."". People.
  24. ↑ Weide, Robert B. (2014-01-27). "The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  25. ↑ Thurman, Judith. Tour Woody Allen's English Country-Style Manhattan Townhouse. Architectural Digest November, 2008. Posted September 21, 2016. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/woody-allen-new-york-home-article Accessed 6 October 2017.
  • SOON-YI SPEAKS: 'LET'S NOT GET HYSTERICAL, NEWSWEEK, 8/30/1992
  • Merkin, Daphne (September 16, 2018). "Introducing Soon-Yi Previn". Vulture. New York Magazine.
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