Anh Thư

Acting

Biography

Merited Artist Ma Thị Thu Huệ (c.1936 - 22 November 2009), better known professionally as Anh Thư, was a Vietnamese actress and former dancer. Widely acclaimed in drama theatre for playing the lead antagonists in Kim Cương’s plays, she later gained recognition in films through her roles as kind-hearted, gentle old ladies in the late 90s.

Place of Birth: Quảng Bình, Vietnam

Known For

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Gone, Gone, Forever Gone

Two brothers are separated by communism and a sister, a former imperial concubine turned Buddhist nun

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Pale Farewell

A hard up historian lives happily with his newly-wed wife and her child from her previous husband. But as he becomes more successful and financially stable, the family relationships begin to fracture.

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Hải Nguyệt

A young girl decides to remain in her hometown and continues the fish sauce distillery of her family who is planning to leave Vietnam.

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Song of the Stork

A story about young men who had to go war to protest their country. Each of them has his own story.

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The Last Fight

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Miss Beauty of the West Capital

Acclaimed for her outstanding beauty and intellect, Bạch Cúc is thought to have a lavish and glamourous life awaiting her in the future, but instead gets married off to the hedonistic, good-for-nothing heir of a wealthy landlord family. Refusing to tolerate the constant abuse wreak upon herself and other servants in estate, Bạch Cúc joins the Vietminh, and begins her double life operating an intricate intelligence network.

Filmography

2003

Song of the Stork

as Ba Hoà’s wife

1998

Hải Nguyệt

as Bà nội

1996

Gone, Gone, Forever Gone

1996

Miss Beauty of the West Capital

as Bà Kiều

1995

The Last Fight

as Bà vú

1995

Pale Farewell

as Dì Tư