Acting

Thu An

Born 1922-05-01 · Hanoi, Vietnam

Died 2011-10-03

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).

Credits

Newest first

The Beautiful Country
as Old Woman
2004
Song of the Stork
as May’s mother
2003
The Guava House
as Seller of paper offerings
2002
Người thổi tù và hàng tổng
as Mẹ Tuần
1999
Ghen
as Mẹ Hiền
1998
Tears in the New Era
as The neighbour
1996
My Sweetheart Is Getting Married
as Bà nội Tuấn
1995
My Husband's Mother
as Mrs. Hòa
1994
A Visitor from the Countryside
as Bà Tạo
1993
I Have Only You
as Vãi Lộc
1992
The Pot From A Past Life
1990
Ephemeral Fate
as Bà lão nông dân
1990
Tempestuous Fate
as U già
1989
The General Retires
as Ms. Thuấn
1988
Obsession
1988
Coordinates of Death
as The old mother
1986
The Population Planning Minister
as Mother of Nhất's wife
1984
Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village
as Vendor
1982
Little Stars
as Mẹ Vân
1980
Those We Have Met
as Mẹ kế Sơn
1979
From The Same Forests
1978
Nesting Season in Hanoi
as Mrs. Trọng
1978
August Star
as Công nhân khu mỏ
1977
The Little Girl of Hanoi
as Owner of evacuation house
1974
The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife
as Vợ ông Củng
1971
On the Same River
as Ms. Cạn
1959