Portrait of Thu An

Thu An

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).

Born: May 1, 1922

Place of Birth: Hanoi, Vietnam

Filmography

2002
The Guava House

as Seller of paper offerings

1995
1992
I Have Only You

as Vãi Lộc

1989
1988
The General Retires

as Ms. Thuấn

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
1974
The Little Girl of Hanoi

as Owner of evacuation house

1959
On the Same River

as Ms. Cạn