Thu An
Born: 1922-05-01 in Hanoi, Vietnam
Died: 2011-10-03
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2002
- The Guava House as Seller of paper offerings
1995
- My Sweetheart Is Getting Married as Bà nội Tuấn
1993
- A Visitor from the Countryside as Bà Tạo
1992
- I Have Only You as Vãi Lộc
1989
- Tempestuous Fate as U già
1988
- The General Retires as Ms. Thuấn
- Obsession
1986
- Coordinates of Death as The old mother
1984
- The Population Planning Minister as Mother of Nhất's wife
1980
- Little Stars as Mẹ Vân
1979
- Those We Have Met as Mẹ kế Sơn
1978
- Nesting Season in Hanoi as Mrs. Trọng
- From The Same Forests
1974
- The Little Girl of Hanoi as Owner of evacuation house
1971
- The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife as Vợ ông Củng
1959
- On the Same River as Ms. Cạn