Trà Giang

Known for ActingBorn 1942-12-11 (age 83)Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam

People's Artist Nguyễn Thị Trà Giang (born 11 December 1942 in Phan Thiết) is a Vietnamese actress, politician and painter. She is often regarded as one of the greatest figures of early Vietnamese cinema, and was the first film star to be named a People’s Artist of Vietnam. Daughter of prestigious stage director Nguyễn Văn Khánh, Trà Giang immigrated to Hai Phong with her father’s troupe following the 1954 partition of Vietnam. In 1959, she passed a selective audition and joined the newly inaugurated Vietnamese Academy of Performing Arts in Hanoi, where she made her debut in stage and occasionally took on background acting roles at Hanoi Film Studio. After her graduation from the Academy, Trà Giang made her debut as Mrs. Kien in "A First Day in Autumn" (Một ngày đầu thu, d. Huy Vân & Hải Ninh, 1962). In 1963, Trà Giang rose to prominence with the career-defining role as the titular character in Phạm Kỳ Nam’s “Mrs. Tư Hậu”(Chị Tư Hậu). In 1973, she won the award for Best Actress at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in "17th Parallel, Nights and Days" (Vĩ tuyến 17 ngày và đêm, d. Hải Ninh). The last film Trà Giang participated in was "The River of White Flowers" (Dòng sông hoa trắng, d. Trần Phương, 1989). The actress has since been mostly active as painter. She had also briefly entered politics, with two times elected as the Representative of the constituency in her father’s hometown Quảng Ngãi (then Nghĩa Bình province).Read more

Movies & web series

Introduction to the Enemy

17th Parallel, Nights and Days

Mrs. Tư Hậu

The Little Girl of Hanoi

At The River, White Flowers Flourish

Killer

The Legend of the Mother

Punishment

Quiet Night

Standing In Front Of The Sea

For Tomorrow

Unspeakable

First Love

The Holy Day

March to the Front

Fire in the Woods

The Fight Still Goes On

Floating Village

An Early Autumn Day