▁with ▁her ▁son ▁because ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁sick . ▁She ▁initially ▁intended ▁to ▁remain ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁assist ▁him , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁remained ▁for ▁about ▁seven ▁years . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁her ▁work , ▁st arring ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Sue ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Wonder ▁Women ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁While ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁K wan ▁founded ▁a ▁production ▁company , ▁Nancy ▁K wan ▁Films , ▁which ▁made ▁ad s ▁mostly ▁for ▁people ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Fant asy ▁Island , ▁K not s ▁Land ing ▁and ▁Tra pper ▁John , ▁M . D .. ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Times , ▁K wan ▁remarked ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁Bern ie ▁was ▁frequently ▁called ▁a ▁" bl ond , ▁blue - ey ed ▁Chinese " ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁speak ▁the ▁language ▁flu ently . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁two ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁because ▁K wan ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁school ing ▁there . ▁Bern ie ▁was ▁an ▁actor , ▁a ▁mart ial ▁artist , ▁and ▁a ▁st unt ▁perform er . ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁action ▁comedy ▁film ▁Fast ▁G eta way , ▁fellow ▁st unt ▁perform er ▁Ken ny ▁B ates ▁and ▁he ▁g ri pped ▁hands ▁and ▁le aped ▁off ▁the ▁Royal ▁G