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What was the name and nationality of Mia Farrow's adopted daughter and Woody Allen's one-time love interest?

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SOON-YI PREVIN /KOREAN - people illustration
SOON-YI PREVIN /KOREAN โ€” people

Born in South Korea, the individual in question was adopted in the late 1970s by actress Mia Farrow and her husband at the time, the celebrated composer and conductor Andrรฉ Previn. It was from her adoptive father that she received her surname, becoming Soon-Yi Previn. She was raised as part of a large family alongside the biological and other adopted children of Farrow and Previn.

Years after Farrow's marriage to Previn ended, she began a long-term personal and professional relationship with director Woody Allen, who became a father figure to her children. This dynamic shifted dramatically in the early 1990s when Farrow discovered that Allen, then in his mid-50s, was engaged in a secret romantic relationship with a college-aged Soon-Yi.

The affair led to a highly publicized and acrimonious split between Allen and Farrow, ending their decade-long partnership. Despite the ensuing scandal and controversy surrounding their relationship's origins, Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn remained together. They eventually married in 1997 and have since adopted two daughters of their own.