French-born actor who played Elaan, the imperious Dohlman of Elas, in the third-season episode Elaan of Troyius, and was known for the film South Pacific and the series St. Elsewhere.
France Nuyen is a French-born actor who came to fame on Broadway in The World of Suzie Wong and on screen as Liat in the 1958 film South Pacific.
In Star Trek she guest stars in the third-season episode Elaan of Troyius, first shown in 1968. She plays Elaan, the Dohlman of Elas, a proud and violent young ruler being carried aboard the Enterprise to an arranged marriage meant to end a war with neighbouring Troyius. Kirk tries to teach her courtesy and is caught by the biochemical effect of her tears.
Nuyen had worked with William Shatner on stage before the episode. Her later credits include a regular role in St. Elsewhere and the film The Joy Luck Club.