Chris Noel
Chris Noel | |
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Chris Noel on the Armed Forces Radio show, "A Date with Chris". Chris Noel had her own radio show during the Vietnam War. | |
| Born | July 2, 1941 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Sandee Noel, Sandra Louise Noel, Miss Christmas (by Troops), The Voice of Vietnam, America's answer to Hanoi Hannah, the next Marilyn Monroe |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, radio show host on American Forces Network, cover girl, cheerleader, author, singer, USO entertainer and executive director of a veteran's home. |
| Years active | 1963–2010 |
| Known for | Girl Happy, Wild Wild Winter, USO tours and The Tormentors |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse | Ty Herrington
(m. 1969, died) |
| Website | vetsville |
“I always said I was like a rock pillar. I had to be strong for these guys and never break down and show I was scared or tired.” “No matter what happened, I stayed bubbly. Miss Sunshine. Miss Christmas.” -- “I was the last female voice they (soldiers killed in Vietnam) hear or the last American woman or girl they saw." -- Chris Noel
“I'm no propagandist, I'm just a girl who's trying to make the men she loves happy. You see, I'm in love with half a million men—all our American troops in Vietnam.” Chris Noel
Chris Noel (Sandra Louise Noel, born July 2, 1941) is a retired American actress and entertainer. Noel is best known for her appearances in beach party movies in the 1960s, and for her work on the Armed Forces Radio And Television Service as the "Voice of Vietnam". A popular pin-up girl of the era, Noel made frequent visits to troops, and was at risk many times, having twice been shot at in the helicopters she was riding. She hosted the radio program A Date With Chris, one of Armed Forces Radio's most popular shows.