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Như Quỳnh

Acting Born Jan 1, 1954 Hanoi, Vietnam 24 credits

Biography

Nguyễn Như Quỳnh (born in 1954, known as Như Quỳnh) is a Vietnamese actress and People's Artist (NSND). She is also known as an amateur poet. She graduated in 1971 from the Vietnam Theatre School, today the University of Theatre and Film, Hanoi (SKDA). Two years later, she acted as one of the two female leads in her first film, Bài ca ra trận ("The Song of Battle", d. Trần Đắc, 1973). Then with her role as Nết in Đến hẹn lại lên ("We'll Be Seeing Us Again", d. Trần Vũ, 1974), Như Quỳnh won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Vietnam Film Festival in 1975. Her roles in a series of French co-productions, Indochine (1992), Cyclo (1995) and Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000) introduced her to a foreign audience.

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Known for

Film

Cyclo

as Madam

Full filmography

  • Dumb Luck (1990) as Mrs. Văn Minh (Mrs. Civilized)
  • Cyclo (1995) as Madam
  • Hương vị tình thân
  • Đừng bắt em phải quên (2020)
  • Tears in the New Era (1996) as Trinh’s mother
  • Không thời gian (2024)
  • Hành trình công lý as Bà Giang
  • The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006) as Director
  • 12A và 4H (1995) as Bà Quang
  • Touch Happiness (2023)
  • Time in the Jungle (1988) as Nam
  • Long Legged Girls (2004) as Ngọc's Mother
  • Between shadow and soul (2020)
  • Vũ Điệu Đam Mê (2010) as Sư Tâm
  • First Love (1977) as Diễm Hương
  • Rise (2014) as Diệu’s Grandma
  • Adrift (2009) as Ms. Vân (Hải's mum)
  • Wharf of Widows (2001) as Mrs. Hon
  • The Story of Pao (2006) as Ms. Kía
  • Pearls of the Far East (2012) as Mrs. Da Quy
  • Nesting Season in Hanoi (1978) as Nguyệt
  • Blood Curse (2012)
  • White Butterfly (2024) as Bác Vy
  • The Girl from the Mountain Village (2007) as Mrs. Tê Hun