Soon-Yi Previn
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| Soon-Yi Previn | |
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 Previn at the premiere of Whatever Works at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | October 8, 1970 South Korea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Woody Allen (1997-present) |
Soon-Yi Previn or Soon-Yi Farrow (born October 8, 1970) is the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and André Previn. She is married to film director Woody Allen.
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[edit] Birth and adoption
Born in South Korea, Soon-Yi was about 8 years old when she was adopted by Mia Farrow and her then-husband André Previn.[1]
[edit] Woody Allen
Previn gained international attention in 1992 when it was revealed she was having a relationship with Mia Farrow's long-time romantic partner, Woody Allen.[1] Farrow discovered the affair when she found nude photographs of Soon-Yi in Allen's apartment.[1] Farrow had one biological child with Allen, Ronan Farrow, and two adopted children, Moses and Dylan.[2]
The affair was covered by tabloids, focusing not only on her initial familial relation to Allen's long-time partner and to his children, but also the 34-year age difference between Previn and Allen.
The couple married on December 24, 1997, in the Palazzo Cavalli in Venice, Italy. They have two adopted daughters, Bechet Dumaine Allen and Manzie Tio Allen, named after jazz musicians (Sidney Bechet and Manzie Johnson).[3]
[edit] Education
Soon-Yi received a bachelor's degree in art from Drew University in 1995 and a master's degree in special education from Columbia University in 1998.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Woody Allen marries Soon-Yi in Venice (December 24, 1997) CNN. Accessed 2008-01-10.
- ^ Richard Perez-Pena (March 20, 1993). Woody Allen Tells of Affair as Custody Battle Begins. New York Times. Accessed 2009-06-06.
- ^ Steven Silverman (November 6, 1997). Woody's New Girl People. Accessed 2008-01-19.
