France Nuyen

She received a "Woman of the Year" award in 1989 for her psychological work. Olga Petrova died in 1977 in Clearwater, Florida. In 1986, she earned a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and began a second career as a psychological counselor for abused women and children and women in prison. In 1942, she published her autobiography, Butter With My Bread. She then went on to appear in Television( aforementioned Star Trek ) and film including Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) and The Joy Luck Club (1993). During the 1920s, she wrote three plays and toured the country with a theater troop. She was about to portray Suzie Wong in the film production but was replaced by Nancy Kwan. Petrova left the film industry in 1918 but continued to act in Broadway productions.

She became a stage actress and portrayed Suzie Wong in theatrical production of The World of Suzie Wong in 1958 opposite William Shatner whom she later worked with again in an episode of Star Trek. During her seven years in film, Petrova appeared in more than two dozen films and wrote the script for several others. Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France to a French mother and a Vietnamese father, she was raised in Marseille by a cousin. She went on to appear in a number of films for Solax Studios and was Metro Pictures first diva, usually given the role of a femme fatale. France Nuyen (born July 31, 1939 as France Nguyen Vannga) is a Eurasian actress. She was cast in her first silent film in 1912, a Russian production titled Ukhod velikovo startza (Departure of a Grand Old Man). Born Muriel Harding in Tur Brook, England, she moved to the United States where she became a star of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova.

Olga Petrova born May 10, 1884 - died November 30, 1977, was an actress, screenwriter and playwright.