Acting
Như Quỳnh
VI, EN, FR cinema · 41 credits
Born
1 January 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Hanoi, Vietnam
Also known as NSND Như Quỳnh · Nguyễn Như Quỳnh · Nhu Quynh
Nguyễn Như Quỳnh (born in 1954, known as Như Quỳnh) is a Vietnamese actress and People's Artist (NSND). She is also known as an amateur poet. She graduated in 1971 from the Vietnam Theatre School, today the University of Theatre and Film, Hanoi (SKDA). Two years later, she acted as one of the two female leads in her first film, Bài ca ra trận ("The Song of Battle", d. Trần Đắc, 1973). Then with her role as Nết in Đến hẹn lại lên ("We'll Be Seeing Us Again", d. Trần Vũ, 1974), Như Quỳnh won the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Vietnam Film Festival in 1975. Her roles in a series of French co-productions, Indochine (1992), Cyclo (1995) and Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000) introduced her to a foreign audience.
Known for
Filmography
Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor
as Nữ quan Phạm Thị Trân, as Nu quan Pham Thi Tran
Human Animal Camp
as Mẹ Nhân (410)
White Butterfly
as Bác Vy
The Third Wife
as Bà Lao
Eleven Men
as (archive footage)
Rise
as Diệu’s Grandma
Noble
as Madame Linh
Pearls of the Far East
as Mrs. Da Quy
Passionate Dance
as Sư Tâm
Adrift
as Ms. Vân (Hải's mum)
The White Silk Dress
as The Governor's wife
The Girl from the Mountain Village
as Mrs. Tê Hun
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
as Director
The Story of Pao
as Ms. Kía
Bride of Silence
as Lý An's mum
Long Legged Girls
as Ngọc's Mother
Wharf of Widows
as Mrs. Hon
Broken Space
as Huệ Anh
Runaway
as Bà Mai
Nước mắt thời mở cửa
1996
Tears in the New Era
as Trinh’s mother
Cyclo
as Madam
Lady of the Flowers
as The Consultant's Wife
Quiet Night
as Chiêu
The Population Planning Minister
as Nhất's wife
Cơn Lốc Biển
as Phung
First Love
as Diễm Hương
