ACTOR

Như Quỳnh

Best known as Mrs. Văn Minh (Mrs. Civilized) in Dumb Luck.

10 Appearances

3 Series

7 Films

8.8 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Born

1 gennaio 1954 (72)

Place of birth

Hanoi, Vietnam

Also known as

NSND Như Quỳnh · Nguyễn Như Quỳnh · Nhu Quynh

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.