Born
1922-05-01 (age 104)
Birthplace
Hanoi, Vietnam
Known For
Acting
Thu An
Biography
Distinguished Artist Thu An (full name Nguyễn Thị Thu An, 1 May 1922 - 3 October 2011) was a Vietnamese actress, one of the veterans of Vietnamese cinema. She was best remembered for her roles as peasant women in "The August Star" (Sao tháng tám, d. Trần Đắc, 1976); the series "My Mother-in-law" (Mẹ chồng tôi, d. Khải Hưng, 1994); "The Retired General" (Tướng về hưu, d. Nguyễn Khắc Lợi, 1988). Thu An also had a part in the first feature film of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema, "On the Same River" (Chung một dòng sông, d. Nguyễn Hồng Nghi & Phạm Kỳ Nam, 1954).
Movie Appearances
Nesting Season in Hanoi
as Mrs. Trọng
1978
The Guava House
as Seller of paper offerings
2002
The Little Girl of Hanoi
as Owner of evacuation house
1974
I Have Only You
as Vãi Lộc
1992
The General Retires
as Ms. Thuấn
1988
On the Same River
as Ms. Cạn
1959
The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife
as Vợ ông Củng
1971
Those We Have Met
as Mẹ kế Sơn
1979
Coordinates of Death
as The old mother
1986
A Visitor from the Countryside
as Bà Tạo
1993
Obsession
1988
The Pot From A Past Life
1990
Little Stars
as Mẹ Vân
1980
My Sweetheart Is Getting Married
as Bà nội Tuấn
1995
The Population Planning Minister
as Mother of Nhất's wife
1984
From The Same Forests
1978
Tempestuous Fate
as U già
1989
Ephemeral Fate
as Bà lão nông dân
1990
Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village
as Vendor
1982
Tears in the New Era
as The neighbour
1996
