Thuy Trang(1973-2001)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Thuy Trang was born on December 14th of 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. After
the fall of Saigon in 1975 to Communist forces, her father who had
fought in the Vietnam War, traveled to the United States to seek political
asylum. However, his entire family, unable to follow, were left behind.
In 1979, Thuy and her family boarded a cargo ship with other refugees
to travel to the United States. However, first they sailed to a detention camp in
Hong Kong.
The family was finally reunited in California in 1980.
Thuy graduated from Banning High School and earned a scholarship to
study civil engineering at UC Irvine.
After her father died from cancer In 1992, Thuy got interested in acting and, in 1993, got her first big
break when she landed the role of Trini Kwan on the hit TV series
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). In 1994, Thuy left the show to pursue other projects.
After appearing in a video documentary called the
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995),
as an interviewee, and a cameo as a manicurist in
Spy Hard (1996), Thuy got her next large
role as Kali in
The Crow: City of Angels (1996),
the sequel to The Crow (1994).
Tragically, on September 3rd 2001, Thuy was a passenger in a car
traveling on the I-5, that lost control. She suffered fatal injuries.
She leaves behind only a small body of work but, through them, she made
an impact on many.
Thuy Trang will be missed by many.
the fall of Saigon in 1975 to Communist forces, her father who had
fought in the Vietnam War, traveled to the United States to seek political
asylum. However, his entire family, unable to follow, were left behind.
In 1979, Thuy and her family boarded a cargo ship with other refugees
to travel to the United States. However, first they sailed to a detention camp in
Hong Kong.
The family was finally reunited in California in 1980.
Thuy graduated from Banning High School and earned a scholarship to
study civil engineering at UC Irvine.
After her father died from cancer In 1992, Thuy got interested in acting and, in 1993, got her first big
break when she landed the role of Trini Kwan on the hit TV series
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). In 1994, Thuy left the show to pursue other projects.
After appearing in a video documentary called the
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995),
as an interviewee, and a cameo as a manicurist in
Spy Hard (1996), Thuy got her next large
role as Kali in
The Crow: City of Angels (1996),
the sequel to The Crow (1994).
Tragically, on September 3rd 2001, Thuy was a passenger in a car
traveling on the I-5, that lost control. She suffered fatal injuries.
She leaves behind only a small body of work but, through them, she made
an impact on many.
Thuy Trang will be missed by many.