Mai Duong Kieu
Born: 1987-02-01 in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mai Duong Kieu (born February 1987 in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) is a German-Vietnamese actress. Kieu was born in the Vietnamese provincial capital of Bắc Ninh and moved to Chemnitz with her mother in 1992, where her father was already living. Her father is a master of Shaolin Kung Fu; consequently, she began learning martial arts at an early age. She was discovered by a talent agency via the social networking platform Myspace. She gained her first stage experience in various productions, including an adaptation of *Faust*. From 2005 to 2007, she studied Performing Arts in Leipzig, followed by acting training at the *Theaterfabrik Leipzig*. She received further training in Nice in 2012. In 2014, she was a member of the main cast of the US reality show *The Quest* on the ABC network. That same year, she appeared in the series *Binny und der Geist* as well as in the feature film drama *Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.* In 2015, she landed her first leading television role in the film *Mein Schwiegervater, der Stinkstiefel*. Kieu garnered international attention for her role in the ZDF series *Bad Banks*, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2018. In the series—directed by Christian Schwochow—she played a continuous leading role. From 2020 to 2025, she portrayed neurosurgeon Dr. Lilly Phan in the hospital drama series *In aller Freundschaft*. In 2026, she returned to the series for guest appearances. Mai Duong Kieu has a daughter.
Filmography
2026
- Highter & Wolkig as Frau Heistinger
- Kalter Hund as Joy
2025
- Messiah Superstar as Tamara Schmitz
- Miss Merkel - Ein Kreuzfahrt-Krimi
- Wilsberg: Trügerische Sicherheit as Thuong Nhi
2024
- Push as Caro
2022
- Kleo as Kimberly
- Zitterinchen as Nymphe
2021
- Gunpowder Milkshake as Nurse
- We Children from Bahnhof Zoo as Lamai
- Ich und die Anderen as Rezeptionistin
2020
- WaPo Berlin as Kim Sun
2019
- TKKG as Amanda
2018
- Bad Banks as Thao Hoang
- Justice Dot Net as Ning Tang
- Skin Creepers as Mulan
2017
2016
- Never Too Late for Justice as Mali Nacuscul
- Marie fängt Feuer as Jana
2015
- Bettys Diagnose as Hai Yen Tran
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Die Kanzlei as Jintara Schröder
- Einstein as asiatische Agentin
- Willa as Koreanerin
- Father-Out-Law as Lamai
- Real Life as Hai Yen
2014
- Helen Dorn as Liu
- We Are Young. We Are Strong. as Thao
- Die Fischerin
2013
- Heldt as Kim
- Binny and the Ghost as Nina
- Das Meer im Fernseher as Doloress
2009
- SOKO Stuttgart as Christine Reinhardt
2005
- Pastewka as Hostess
2002
- Die Rosenheim-Cops as Mai-Thi Tran
1992
- Riverboat as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Rosemarie Sieber