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Actress Kieu Chinh, from Vietnam to Hollywood

Kieu Chinh and Alan Alda star in a 1977 episode of the television series "M*A*S*H." Alda also wrote and directed the episode.
Kieu Chinh and Alan Alda star in a 1977 episode of the television series "M*A*S*H." Alda also wrote and directed the episode.
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Ming-Na Wen and Kieu Chinh played daughter and mother in " The Joy Luck Club " movie (1993).
Ming-Na Wen and Kieu Chinh played daughter and mother in "The Joy Luck Club" movie (1993).
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Jason Momoa and Kieu Chinh on the set of the 2003 movie "Tempted."
Jason Momoa and Kieu Chinh on the set of the 2003 movie "Tempted."
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Actresses Kieu Chinh and Tippi Hedren in 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. Hedren, star of such films as Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and mother of actress Melanie Griffith and grandmother of actress Dakota Johnson, sponsored Kieu Chinh to the United States in the late 1970s.
Actresses Kieu Chinh and Tippi Hedren in 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. Hedren, star of such films as Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" and mother of actress Melanie Griffith and grandmother of actress Dakota Johnson, sponsored Kieu Chinh to the United States in the late 1970s.
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"Kieu Chinh: An Artist in Exile" published in October 2021.
"Kieu Chinh: An Artist in Exile" published in October 2021.
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Kieu Chinh, second from left, and her husband and children in Saigon in the 1970s.
Kieu Chinh, second from left, and her husband and children in Saigon in the 1970s.
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Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh on the cover of Singaporean magazine Female in April 1975.
Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh on the cover of Singaporean magazine Female in April 1975.
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Actress Kieu Chinh survived World War II, the Indochina war (1945-54) and the civil war between North and South Vietnam (1954-75). After 1975, she made her home in the United States, and has played multiple roles in numerous TV shows and Hollywood films, most notably the TV show " M*A*S*H " and the movie " The Joy Luck Club.
Actress Kieu Chinh survived World War II, the Indochina war (1945-54) and the civil war between North and South Vietnam (1954-75). After 1975, she made her home in the United States, and has played multiple roles in numerous TV shows and Hollywood films, most notably the TV show "M*A*S*H" and the movie "The Joy Luck Club.
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