Thuy Thu Le
Born1966 or 1967 (age 56–57)
Saigon, South Vietnam
NationalityAmerican

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

Biography

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Thuy Thu Le". KXAS-TV (Interview). Interviewed by Wygant, Bobbie. 1989. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cerone, Daniel (August 18, 1989). ""Casualty" Newcomer Walks On as a Star". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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