Như Quỳnh

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Cyclo

as Madam

Debt of love

as Hiên

Money, Money!

The Vertical Ray of the Sun

as Suong

The Third Wife

as Bà Lao

Noble

as Madame Linh

The White Silk Dress

as The Governor's wife

The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

as Director

Saigon Eclipse

as Ba Tu

Rise

as Diệu’s Grandma

Dumb Luck

as Mrs. Văn Minh (Mrs. Civilized)

Pao's Story

as Ms. Kía

Adrift

as Ms. Vân (Hải's mum)

Blood Curse

White Butterfly

as Bác Vy

Time in the Jungle

as Nam

Trading Happiness

as Nghi

Long Legged Girls

Hành trình công lý

as Bà Giang

Pearls of the Far East

as Mrs. Da Quy