About
Kieu Chinh (born September 3rd, 1937) is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer and philanthropist. One of the most prominent film stars in South Vietnam during the 60s and 70s, she immigrated to America after 1975 and eventually settled in California where she resumed acting with the help of Tippi Hedron; her first credit in America was as Hawkeye’s South Korean love interest in the TV show M*A*S*H. Subsequently, Kieu Chinh appeared in 45 feature films and television shows, among them the TV movies The Children of An Lac (1980), The Letter (1982) and The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (1986), and films like Hamburger Hill (1987), Gleaming the Cube (1988), Riot (1997) and Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999). She also landed a recurring role on ABC’s Vietnam war series China Beach from 1989 to 1991 and the Fox TV show 21 in 2008. But her best-known role is that of...
Known for
NCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009
ERSeries • 1994
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
The NeighborhoodSeries • 2018
CybillSeries • 1995
Martial LawSeries • 1998
Promised LandSeries • 1996
The SympathizerSeries • 2024
Dope ThiefSeries • 2025
21Movie • 2008
Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries • 1979
City of AngelsMovie • 1998
Control FreakMovie • 2025
The Joy Luck ClubMovie • 1993
Hamburger HillMovie • 1987
Trade of InnocentsMovie • 2012
Gleaming the CubeMovie • 1989
Green DragonMovie • 2001
What's Cooking?Movie • 2000