Kathleen Luong
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Kathleen Luong | |
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Born | Saigon, South Vietnam | November 13, 1974
Died | October 28, 2020 | (aged 45)
Other names | Katie Luong |
Occupation | Film/TV Actress, model |
Kathleen Luong (born November 13, 1974,[1] died October 28, 2020) was a Vietnamese American actress and model. She is usually credited as Katie Luong.
Luong was born in Saigon, South Vietnam. In 1979 her family left Vietnam, and sailed to Malaysia. They immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in Orange County, CA where Katie was raised.[2]
Luong's first work in television was during her high school years when she was offered a job to appear in a Vietnamese karaoke video. After starring in a few music videos, she fell in love with acting and being in front of the camera.[2]
Her first of 15 television and film credits was a 1996 appearance in an episode of the television series Baywatch, followed by one-off appearances in JAG, The Magnificent Seven and Threat Matrix, along with film roles in Green Dragon, Hunger, Missing Brendan and In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007), her last credited role.
In her later years, Katie opened Katie's Munchies in Westminster, CA serving mostly local high school students.[2]
Luong died of cancer on October 28, 2020. She was 45 years old.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Kathleen Luong Biography". IMDb. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Le, Ysa (November 4, 2020). "Katie Luong Obituary". Vietnamese International Film Festival (Viet Film Fest). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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- 1975 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Ho Chi Minh City
- 20th-century Vietnamese actresses
- Vietnamese emigrants to the United States
- American film actresses
- Vietnamese film actresses
- American film actor, 1970s birth stubs
- American television actor, 1970s birth stubs