Lien Hughes
Actor History
Ming-Na Wen (February 20th, 1988 to May 1991)
Lea Salonga (March 6th, 2001 to August 9th, 2001; January 30th, 2003)
Occupation
Lawyer
Resides At
Washington, DC
Marital Status
Single/Never Been Married
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Tom Hughes (Father)
Lien Troung (Mother; Deceased)
Adam Hughes (Adopted half-brother)
Casey Hughes (half-brother)
Daniel Hughes (half-brother)
Bob Hughes (Paternal Grandfather)
Lisa Grimaldi (Paternal Grandmother)
Chris Hughes (Paternal Great Grandfather; Deceased)
Nancy Hughes McClosky (Paternal Great Grandmother)
Henry Miller (Paternal Great Grandfather; Deceased)
Alma Miller (Paternal Great Grandmother; Deceased)
Will Hughes (Paternal Great-Great Grandfather; Deceased)
Billy Norbeck (Nephew; deceased)
Frannie Hughes (Aunt)
Sabrina Hughes (Aunt)
Christopher Hughes (Uncle)
Chuckie Shea (Uncle; deceased)
Scott Eldridge (Uncle)
Penny Hughes Cunningham (Great aunt)
Don Hughes (Great uncle)
Pearl (last name unknown) (great-great-aunt)
Edith Hughes Frey (great-great-aunt)
John Hughes (great-great-uncle)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Andy Dixon (Dated)
Duke Kramer (lovers)
Ben Harris (Dated)
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Suffered a concussion and was in Memorial Hospital for several weeks after a car accident involving a drunk Andy Dixon driving a van that she was in with Duke Kramer. (February 20, 1990 - April 1990)
Crimes Committed
Was arrested and jailed overnight for underage drinking while out riding in a car with Duke Kramer (who was driving drunk) and Paul Ryan. (July 14, 1989)
Brief Character History
Teenaged Lien Troung came to America with one goal: find her father, Tom Hughes. Lien was conceived while Tom was in Vietnam and by the time Lien's mother knew she was pregnant, Tom was gone. After her mother's death, a wary Lien showed up at Tom's house and introduced herself. To her surprise, she was immediately accepted and welcomed into the Hughes family. After a few years in Oakdale, where she had a relationship with Duke Kramer, Lien decided to follow her father's example and become a lawyer and left town to attend law school.
Years later, Lien returned to town and accepted a job offer at her father's law firm. Her first client was Dr. Ben Harris, who needed help in adopting a teenager. Working on the case, she and Ben grew close. Soon, the pair grew closer and starting dating. Soon, Lien started feeling ill and suddenly passed out. Dying, she was diagnosed with a diseased caused by Agent Orange in the atmosphere where she grew up in Vietnam. Lien's chances were bleak until she was given an experimental drug that she later learned was illegal. Miraculously, she made a speedy recovery and when Ben proposed marriage she accepted. However, Tom made her see that she couldn't marry a man out of gratitude and so she had to turn Ben down. Lien was then offered her old job in Washington DC and, with Tom's blessing, accepted it.
