Thúy An

Thúy An

Birth : 1958-12-24, An Giang, Vietnam

History

Thúy An (full name Nguyễn Thị Thúy An, born December 24, 1958 in An Giang province) is a retired Vietnamese actress. She was most famous in the 1970s and 1980s, beginning her career in 1978 with the feature debut of Nguyễn Hồng Sến, "Whirlwind Season" (Mùa gió chướng). Her most memorable roles are Sáu Xoa in "The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone" (Cánh đồng hoang, d. Nguyễn Hồng Sến, 1979); Thùy Dung in the first three episodes of the TV series "Cards on the Table" (Ván bài lật ngửa, d. Lê Hoàng Hoa, 1982-1987); and Ngọc Lan in the TV series "Saigon Rangers" (Biệt động Sài Gòn, d. Long Vân, 1982-1986). Thúy An is considered one of the leading actors of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema. Most of her film credits are associated with director Hồng Sến, who was her husband until his death in 1995 that also marked her retirement from acting. Thúy An currently resides in Germany with her second husband and her daughter from her first marriage.

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Thúy An
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Movies

Saigon Rangers: Return You Your Name
Ngọc Lan / H3
The year 1968 approaches. Bubbling underneath festive spirits are quiet anticipations of a major escalation of conflict, alongside exciting dreams of a brighter future...that seems so close and yet somehow far away. Tư Chung, tasked with overseeing the joint offensive on supreme headquarters in Saigon at the first moment of the lunar year, prepares himself for the most beautiful and painful of hopes. The final part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Saigon Rangers: Thunderstorm
Ngọc Lan / H3
After the dangerous offensive launched on the embassy office in Saigon, Tư Chung and his comrades have to find ways to adapt to rising suspicions from the CIA advisors, as well as dealing with violent repercussions involving someone very dear to him. The third part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Saigon Rangers: Silence
Ngọc Lan / H3
To keep up with his public guise, Tư Chung considers marriage with his "girlfriend" and tries to flatter some trust out of the CIA advisors who've been eyeing the pair, all the while following new orders to plan and launch an important offensive. The second part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Saigon Rangers: The Meeting Place
Ngọc Lan / H3
Posing as a privileged man working for his wealthy industrialist uncle, Commander of the Saigon Rangers Tư Chung prepares with his comrades for a secret meeting with a coming Vietcong officer, alias "K9". The first part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Flooding Season
One of the three collaborated movies by Trinh Cong Son (songwriter), Hong Sen (director), and Nguyen Quang Sang (novelist). The other two are "Mùa Gió Chướng" and "Cánh Đồng Hoang".
Cards on the Table: The Gunshot on the Highland
Thùy Dung
Luan returns to Saigon and becomes a Major in the Presidential Special Forces. He and Thuy Dung continue their relationship. News that Ngo Dinh Diem is opening the Highland Economic Fair held in Ban Me Thuot has attracted the attention of many intelligence and security organizations, whose political purposes vary.
Cards on the Table: The Roving Chessman
Thùy Dung
In 1955 Tay Ninh, the National United Front is established and gives Ngo Dinh Diem's government an ultimatum: reform or attack. Luan goes to Da Lat for a vacation, where a meeting between him and a young woman has been arranged. The South continues to be ravaged by riots.
Hòn Đất
Út Quyên
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone
Sáu Xoa
In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.
Whirlwind Season
Ba
Nguyễn Hồng Sến's debut feature, based on the novel of the same name by Nguyễn Quang Sáng. Members of the Viet Cong attempt to defend their fellow citizens from being forcefully relocated from their village by a South Vietnamese army officer while at the same time continue with their efforts to win the war in Vietnam.