Kieu Chinh
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1937 in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Active Years
- 1964–2025 (62 Years)
- Total Credits
- 57 credits in database
Biography
Kieu Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer, and philanthropist born on July 3, 1937, in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is also known as Nguyễn Thị Chinh. As one of the most prominent film stars in South Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s, she later immigrated to America after 1975 and settled in California. With the help of Tippi Hedron, she resumed her acting career, making her first American credit as Hawkeye's South Korean love interest on the television show MAS*H. Kieu Chinh subsequently appeared in numerous feature films and television shows, including the television movies The Children of An Lac in 1980, The Letter in 1982, and The Girl Who Spelled Freedom in 1986, as well as the feature films Hamburger Hill in 1987, Gleaming the Cube in 1988, and Riot in 1997.
Career overview
Kieu Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer, and philanthropist born on July 3, 1937, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Also known as Nguyen Thi Chinh Kieu Chinh, she was one of the most prominent film stars in South Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s. After 1975, she immigrated to America and eventually settled in California, where she resumed her acting career with the help of Tippi Hedron.
Her first credit in America was portraying Hawkeye’s South Korean love interest in the television show MAS*H. Following this, Kieu Chinh appeared in 45 feature films and television shows, contributing to a total of 54 known credits in acting on her record. Among her television movie appearances are The Children of An Lac in 1980, The Letter in 1982, and The Girl Who Spelled Freedom in 1986. Her feature film work includes roles in Hamburger Hill in 1987, Gleaming the Cube in 1988, and Riot in 1997.
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Full Filmography
57 titles- Dope Thief (2025) as Xuan 'Grandma' Pham
- Control Freak (2025) as Aunt Thuy
- The Sympathizer (2024) as Crapulent Major's Mother
- My Eyes (2024) as Mrs. Cheong
- In Full Bloom (2019) as Cecile
- Finding Julia (2019) as Van Tran
- Finding Julia (2019) Writer
- The Neighborhood (2018) as Tuyen
- Hollow (2014) as Shaman Linh
- Trade of Innocents (2012) as (voice)
- Pearls of the Far East (2012) as Kieu
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Kim Nguyen
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Madge
- 21 and a Wake-Up (2009) as Mamason
- 21 (2008) as Chinese Woman
- Journey From the Fall (2007) as Ba Noi (Grandmother)
- Tempted (2003) as Kehau
- Face (2002) as Mrs. Liu
- Green Dragon (2001) as Kieu
- What's Cooking? (2000) as Grandma Nguyen
- Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999) as Thanh
- Martial Law (1998) as Lin Sung Yuan
- City of Angels (1998) as Asian Woman
- Riot (1997) as Mrs. Lee
- Promised Land (1996) as Mrs. Kim
- Cybill (1995) as Herbalist
- ER (1994) as Mrs. Chen
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Mrs. Mai Ying Wang
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Lang
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Mrs. Kim
- The Joy Luck Club (1993) as Suyuan Wong
- Last Flight Out (1990)
- Vietnam Texas (1990) as Mallan
- The Girl Who Came Between Them (1990) as Thuy
- Gleaming the Cube (1989) as Madame Trac
- Welcome Home (1989) as Leang
- Hamburger Hill (1987) as Mama San
- The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986) as Sai Luhn
- The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (1986) as Phoen Yann
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) as Mrs. Marchais
- The Letter (1982) as Chinese Woman
- Fly Away Home (1981) as Anh
- The Other Victim (1981) as Mrs. Troung
- The Children of An Lac (1980) as Thuy
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as U.N. Receptionist
- My Husband Is Missing (1978) as Lu-An
- The Lucifer Complex (1978) as Major Chinn Lee
- The Hostage Heart (1977) as Flor Aquino
- The Shadow on the Roadside (1973)
- Love Storm (1972) as Thủy
- Warrior, Who Are You (1971) as Mỹ Lan
- The Evil Within (1970) as Kamar Souria
- From Saigon to Dien Bien Phu (1967) as Kiều Loan
- Operation C.I.A. (1965) as Kim-Chinh
- The Eyes I Used to Know (1964)
- A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964) as Kieu Chinh
- Chrysalis
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kieu Chinh best known for?
Kieu Chinh is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dope Thief (2025), Control Freak (2025), The Neighborhood (2018), Hollow (2014).
When and where was Kieu Chinh born?
Kieu Chinh was born on July 3, 1937 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
How many credits does Kieu Chinh have?
Kieu Chinh has accumulated over 57 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1964 to 2025.
What is Kieu Chinh's background in cinema and television?
Kieu Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer, and philanthropist born on July 3, 1937, in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is also known as Nguyễn Thị Chinh. As one of the most prominent film stars in South Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s, she later immigrated to America after 1975 and settled in...
Kieu Chinh by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- ER (1994) as Mrs. Chen — aged about 56
- The Neighborhood (2018) as Tuyen — aged about 80
- Hollow (2014) as Shaman Linh — aged about 76
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Kim Nguyen — aged about 71
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Madge — aged about 71
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as U.N. Receptionist — aged about 41
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