Thuy Trang - Golden Superman: The martial arts star tragedy and the mystery of the tragic accident before the wedding

Being sought after and becoming a cult martial arts star after the role of Golden Superman, but not long after shining, Thuy Trang's life was turned off after the most horrifying accident in the entertainment industry.

"Power Rangers" (5 superhero brothers) is a children's movie that sticks with the childhood of many young viewers. Now, the actors of the 1993 version are middle-aged and have their own lives, only "Golden Superman" Thuy Trang and "Green Superman" David Frank have all passed away, leaving many regrets in the film. audiences.

As for Thuy Trang, the incident happened in the midst of her career being sublimated, so far it still makes many fans sad when recalling. More than 20 years ago, in 1993, the movie "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" was released and quickly attracted millions of fans around the world.

Considered the most classic version of the "five superhero brothers", the film has raised the names of many stars participating in it, including Thuy Trang - the Vietnamese-born actress playing the role of Golden Superman.

Thuy Trang was born in 1973 in Vietnam. When she was 6 years old, her family moved to Hong Kong and then settled in the US. Originally, Thuy Trang's intention was to attend the University of California at Irvine. However, after that, a talent hunter found Thuy Trang and directed her to follow her acting career.

At the age of 19, Thuy Trang received a casting notice to find actors for the movie "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and immediately decided to try. Thanks to learning martial arts from a young age, the actress left a strong impression on the filmmaker and in the end Thuy Trang convinced the producer to give her the role of the strong and brave Golden Superman.

According to the crew, Thuy Trang has surpassed more than 500 candidates to get the role of the golden superhero Trini in Power Rangers. The actress then accompanied through season 1 of Power Rangers, and then appeared in the first 20 episodes of season 2. However, because of the cat's contract issue, Thuy Trang and the "red superman" Austin St. John and "black superhero" Walter Emanuel Jones suddenly left the project. In the movie, these three characters are also replaced by three new people as an epochal step, creating the super team 2.0.

Although no longer participating in the film, however, Thuy Trang quickly became a sought-after name and participated in a number of other films such as Spy Hard (parody film about James Bond) or superhero movie The Crow: City Of Angels.

The special thing that helps Thuy Trang to be loved by the Vietnamese audience is that she always keeps her pure Vietnamese name when participating in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Originally, Thuy Trang, Austin and Walter would participate in a number of projects in the Power Rangers universe, but the accident in 2001 changed everything...

Traffic accident took the life of "Golden Superman".

At the age of 27, her career was progressing, when a traffic accident took her life on September 3, 2001. According to posted information, "Golden Superman" Thuy Trang unfortunately had an accident before the wedding of Dustin Nguyen and model Angela Rockwood on the evening of September 3.

Media at that time reported that the tourist car carrying Thuy Trang and a friend had an accident on the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Until now, it is not clear why, the car carrying Thuy Trang lost control, sharply turned the steering wheel before hitting the side of the road and overturning a few times. As a result, Thuy Trang died from serious injuries, and the people in the car were seriously injured.

In it, the friend who sat with Thuy Trang in the accident was confirmed to be model Angela Rockwood Nguyen - the ex-wife of actor Dustin Nguyen. Regarding the accident, the source said that female model Angela Rockwood Nguyen did not agree on her answer on whether to wear a seat belt when sitting in the car or not when being investigated.

The driver of the vehicle was not seriously injured, nor was it determined to be wearing a seat belt. This accident left Dustin Nguyen's ex-wife in a wheelchair, even though she was a bright model at the time.

Angela was seriously injured leading to polio, and Thuy Trang passed away forever on the emergency road. Her funeral was held on September 10 with the participation of "pink superhero" Amy Jo Johnson and "blue superhero" David Yost. "Green Superman" Jason David Frank could not attend, but still sends his deep condolences to the family and relatives of the actress.

It is known that the accident happened before the wedding of Angela Rockwood Nguyen and Dustin Nguyen. Thuy Trang was then Angela's bridesmaid, the two had an accident while on their way to visit another bridesmaid.

Thuy Trang's departure left the world shocked and saddened. The superhero movie Power Rangers Time Force then devoted an entire episode of Circuit Unsure to Thuy Trang. For a long time, the sudden death of "Golden Gao" made the Power Ranger fan community and the audience sad. Many websites have been set up in her memory as well as mourning a potential actress who no longer has the opportunity to shine.

However, in 2016, the movie project Power Rangers made the fan community angry when there was a serious offense to Thuy Trang's departure. When posting the poster of the golden superhero on Twitter, the crew wrote "Driver's Ed not required" (rough translation: No driver's license test required), while Thuy Trang in the past died due to a car accident.

The film's Twitter page quickly removed the article, but the page of eOne Films (the producer of Power Rangers) remained. In the hope of appeasing fans, actress Becky G (who plays the golden superhero in the movie) wore a shirt with the number "1973" to show gratitude and respect for the late actress Thuy Trang (because 1973 is the year of birth of the female artist of Vietnamese origin).

In December 2018, in the series of 25th anniversary of Power Rangers' debut, Entertainment Weekly had an emotional article about Thuy Trang. Entertainment Weekly said that Thuy Trang was loved by millions of viewers, but the actress's life ended in tragedy when she died too young at the age of 27, in a car accident in 2001.

(removed) Red Superman Austin St John, confided: "The weather was so cold when we were filming. We were wearing nothing but thin spandex. We were shivering. We had to hug each other to keep warm and chat between the two. the scene to forget the cold. The whole group is like close brothers."

Thuy Trang's departure left a great loss to the audience and colleagues, but then in November 2022, another member of the film also unexpectedly passed away, which is Jason David Frank - green superhero. Based on the analysis, TMZ reports that Jason David Frank took his own life in his own home. Before that, the actor was not sick or had a medical history.

Up to now, after more than 20 years, the departure of Thuy Trang and Jason David has left a big hole in the hearts of movie fans. However, thanks to her classic role, until now, the audience of Power Ranger still refers to Thuy Trang and the actors with a mourning and pity for the character they loved in their childhood.