Haing S. Ngor Overview:

Actress, Haing S. Ngor, was born Haing Somnang Ngor on Mar 22, 1940 in Samrong Young, Cambodia. S. Ngor died at the age of 55 on Feb 25, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA .

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Haing S. Ngor was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actor for The Killing Fields (as Dith Pran) in 1984.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1984Best Supporting ActorThe Killing Fields (1984)Dith PranWon
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7 July 2005 - A US federal appeals court reinstated the 1998 convictions, rejecting claims of misconduct on the part of the original prosecutor.

Was not interested at first in the role of Dith Pran but after interviews with the filmmakers he changed his mind, remembering that he promised his late wife to tell Cambodia's story to the world.

One of six Asian actors nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki who won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Sayonara (1957), Sessue Hayakawa who was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Mako nominated for The Sand Pebbles (1966), Ken Watanabe nominated for The Last Samurai (2003), and Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Babel (2006).

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