Thu An

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).

Known For

The Little Girl of Hanoi

as Owner of evacuation house

The Guava House

as Seller of paper offerings

On the Same River

as Ms. Cạn

Coordinates of Death

as The old mother

The General Retires

as Ms. Thuấn

Nesting Season in Hanoi

as Mrs. Trọng

I Have Only You

as Vãi Lộc

The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife

as Vợ ông Củng

Those We Have Met

as Mẹ kế Sơn

A Visitor from the Countryside

as Bà Tạo