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).

Movies & TV Shows

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