Như Quỳnh
Acting
Born January 1, 1954, Hanoi, Vietnam
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.
Filmography
- 2026Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor — Nữ quan Phạm Thị Trân
- 2026The Journey of Heroes — Mẹ Nhân (410)
- Không thời gian — Bà Hà Thị Hồi
- 2024White Butterfly — Bác Vy
- 2023Touch Happiness
- Hương vị tình thân — Cụ Dần
- 2020Between shadow and soul
- 2020Trading Happiness — Nghi
- Đừng bắt em phải quên — Bà Dịu
- 2019The Third Wife — Bà Lao
- 2016Eleven Men — (archive footage)
- 2014Noble — Madame Linh
- 2014Rise — Diệu’s Grandma
- 2012Blood Curse
- 2012Pearls of the Far East — Mrs. Da Quy
- 2010Vũ Điệu Đam Mê — Sư Tâm
- 2009Adrift — Ms. Vân (Hải's mum)
- 2007Saigon Eclipse — Ba Tu
- 2007The Girl from the Mountain Village — Mrs. Tê Hun
- 2007The White Silk Dress — The Governor's wife
- 2006The Chinese Botanist's Daughters — Director
- 2006The Story of Pao — Ms. Kía
- 2005Bride of Silence — Lý An's mum
- 2004Long Legged Girls — Ngọc's Mother
- 2001Wharf of Widows — Mrs. Hon
- 2000The Vertical Ray of the Sun — Suong
- 1998Broken Space — Huệ Anh
- 1996Runaway — Bà Mai
- 1996Tears in the New Era — Trinh’s mother
- 12A và 4H — Bà Quang
- 1995Cyclo — Madam
- Dumb Luck — Mrs. Văn Minh (Mrs. Civilized)
- 1989Lady of the Flowers — The Consultant's Wife
- 1989Money, Money!
- 1988Time in the Jungle — Nam
- 1987Debt of love — Hiên
- 1984Cơn Lốc Biển — Phung
- 1984Quiet Night — Chiêu
- 1984The Population Planning Minister — Nhất's wife
- 1983A Love Will Come — Dung
- 1981The Last Hope — Vân
- 1978Nesting Season in Hanoi — Nguyệt
- 1977First Love — Diễm Hương
- 1976The Holy Day — Ái
- 1974We Will Meet Again — Nết
- 1973March to the Front — Mai
- Hành trình công lý — Bà Giang