June 9: SFA alum Cindy Chiu stars in ‘The Foundling’ in 2010

Published 3:00 am Tuesday, June 9, 2020

On this date in 2010, the “The Foundling,” a science fiction movie set in the Old West, was released starring Cindy Chiu.

 Chiu, who was a cheerleader while attending Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, played a Chinese woman who rescues her sister from a brothel. During their trek back home, they encounter what could be the remains of a spaceship with a baby inside.  

She has had guest roles on the TV series, “The Mentalist,” “The Shield” and “Heroes.”

In the Spotlight

— 2015: Golden native Kacey Musgraves is a guest on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

— 2015: Longview native Forest Whitaker appears on “Entertainment Tonight.”

— 2014:  Dustin Ybarra, who lived in Daingerfield as a youth, is a guest on “Chelsea Lately” talk show.

— 2012: The Oak Ridge, Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, have a No. 12 hit on the Billboard Christian Albums chart with “Back Home Again: Gospel Favorites.” 

— 2012: Jacksonville native Lee Ann Womack is a guest on “The Marty Stuart Show.”

— 2011: Jesse Plemons, who grew up in Mart, has a guest role on “Children’s Hospital.” 

— 2010: At the CMT Music Awards, Lindale native Miranda Lambert wins Female Video of the Year and is a Video of the Year nominee (“White Liar”). 

— 2009: Terrell native Jamie Foxx appears on “Entertainment Tonight.”

— 2002: “Bubba Ho-Tep,” a movie based on a book by Joe Lansdale of Nacogdoches, is released. 

— 1995: Longview native Forest Whitaker stars in “Smoke” with William Hurt and Harvey Keitel.

— 1995: Groesbeck native Joe Don Baker has a role in “Congo.”

— 1994: “Legs” by ZZ Top, with Frankston native Frank Beard on drums, peaks at No. 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. 

— 1986: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, appear on “Music City News Awards.”  

— 1978: Tyler native Sandy Duncan stars in the comedy “The Cat from Outer Space.”

— 1962: Wood County native Ray Price’s “I’ve Just Destroyed the World (I’m Livin’ In)” peaks at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. 

— 1962: Panola County native Jim Reeves’s “Adios Amigos” peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

— 1962:  Johnny Horton, who grew up in Rusk, has the No. 11 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Honky-Tonk Man.”

— 1962: Clarence Lung, who spent the final part of his life in Quitman, appears in “Experiment in Terror.”

— 1957: Panola native Jim Reeves is a guest on “The Steve Allen Plymouth Show.”

— 1951: Corsicana native Lefty Frizzell’s “I Want to be With You Always” hits No. 1 on the Billboard most played jukebox folk records chart.

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