Tuệ Minh
Born: 1938-02-24 in Hanoï, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
Died: 2018-02-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
People’s Artist Bùi Trần Tuệ Minh (24th February 1938 - 24th February 2018) was a Vietnamese actress, radio presenter, screenwriter and director. Renowned for her sweet looks and a distinctively refined Hanoian accent, she started working for Vietnam Feature Film Studio in 1962 and almost exclusively starred in supporting roles, often portraying tormented and neurotic characters driven to tragic ends. One of her few lead roles was as Hương in “Truyện vợ chồng anh Lực”(1972) which earned her a Best Actress award at 1973 Vietnam Film Festival. On stage, she enjoyed greater acclaim and a wider variety of roles; she was best known for her role as Phượng in Nguyễn Khải’s play “Cách mạng”. After her retirement in 1992, Tuệ Minh regularly hosted children’s radio shows and midnight storytellings for VOV broadcast; she also occasionally wrote and directed a series of video films, as well as lectured at Hanoi National Academy of Theatre and Performing Arts. The actress passed away in a nursing home on her 80th birthday, having been paralysed by a stroke the previous year. She was survived by two daughters through her first marriage with director Huy Vân.
Filmography
1987
- The Light in The Dream as Trung's mother
1982
- Who’s To Love, Who’s To Blame ... (Assistant Director)
1976
- The Holy Day as Khuyên
- Thạch Sanh as Princess (voice)
1974
- The Little Girl of Hanoi as Rice seller
1973
- 17th Parallel, Nights and Days as Thương
- The slope as Hoa
1971
- The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife as Hương
1966
- Nguyen Van Troi as Châu
1962
- An Early Autumn Day as Thom, a scout