Lynne Sue Moon (born 1949) is a British former

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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

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father and a British mother. She studied ballet for two years at London's

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. According to Welsh artist

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, she and he attended the

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in London at the same time. 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. She followed this with a role as a Chinese diplomat's niece in

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's juvenile espionage film, '' 13 Frightened Girls'' (1963). She portrayed a

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princess in the 1965 historical film ''

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''. Her final known credited acting role was as a student of Sidney Poitier in '' To Sir With Love'' (1967), after which she retired from acting.

Filmography

*'' 55 Days at Peking'' (1963) as Teresa *'' 13 Frightened Girls'' (1963) as Mai-Ling *''

'' (1965) as Princess Gogatine (billed as Lee Sue Moon) *'' To Sir With Love'' (1967) as Miss Wong (billed as Lynn Sue Moon) *''

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'' (1969) Girl dancing (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Lynne Sue People from the London Borough of Islington British actresses of Chinese descent 1949 births Living people Actresses from London 20th-century British actresses British film actresses English child actresses 20th-century English women 20th-century English people