Thu An
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
The Beautiful Country
2004
as Old Woman
The Pot From A Past Life
1990
Coordinates of Death
1986
as The old mother
The Guava House
2002
as Seller of paper offerings
The Story of Mr. Lực and His Wife
1971
as Vợ ông Củng
The General Retires
1988
as Ms. Thuấn
I Have Only You
1992
as Vãi Lộc
The Population Planning Minister
1984
as Mother of Nhất's wife
Ephemeral Fate
1990
as Bà lão nông dân
Nesting Season in Hanoi
1978
as Mrs. Trọng
Song of the Stork
2003
as May’s mother
The Little Girl of Hanoi
1974
as Owner of evacuation house
Little Stars
1980
as Mẹ Vân
Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village
1982
as Vendor
From The Same Forests
1978
Tempestuous Fate
1989
as U già
Tears in the New Era
1996
as The neighbour
On the Same River
1959
as Ms. Cạn
Obsession
1988
A Visitor from the Countryside
1993
as Bà Tạo