Kim Cương
Biography
People’s Artist Nguyễn Thị Kim Cương (born on January 25, 1937) is a Vietnamese actress, playwright, screenwriter and philanthropist. Born into a family of pioneering cải lương artists with her mother Bảy Nam widely hailed as the Godmother of Cải lương, Kim Cương made her stage debut at a young age and quickly became the manager of her mother’s famous cải lương troupe in the early 1950s. In 1956, she transitioned the budding scene of Western-influenced drama theatre in South Vietnam, and opened its very first theatre company. Regarded as the “grand lady (kỳ nữ)” of Southern Vietnamese theatre, she is among its greatest pioneering figures. Under the pen name Hoàng Dũng, she is also the most prolific Vietnamese theatrical playwright.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Nhài
Four Oddballs of Saigon or The Saigon Fabulous Four is a 1973 Vietnamese 35mm eastmancolor film directed by La Thoại Tân.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
A competition about nostalgia, going through different types of arts and performances of Vietnam through the decades.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This foreign, English-subtitled film dramatizes the effect of the Vietnam War on a single South Vietnamese family, the inner conflict of decisions by each member of the family whether to remain in Vietnam or leave with the imminent advance and fall of Hue and eventual fall of Vietnam. Dat Kho, who's cast includes the beloved Vietnamese inconic anti-war songwriter/poet/artist Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001) who posthumously won the World Peace Music Award in 2004, is a story of the love of family, love of homeland, love of the culture and language of Vietnam and the ethereal love of the ingenue daughter for her fiance, foiled by the antagonistic forces of the ever-present war. A thought-provoking film.
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In the countryside of South Vietnam during the war, a local woman falls in love with a soldier stationed nearby, not knowing he had already married and a confrontation with his wife would soon break off the dalliance. 10 years later, a fateful event brings them all back together to determine once and for all what their future paths would be.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A police officer receives a worn-out and traumatised woman who begs him to take actions against a ruthless man that ruined her life, and only gives his moniker, Tín Mã Nàm, meaning “crazy horse” in Cantonese. As the officer sets out to search for Tín Mã Nàm, a network of intricate crimes, espionage and bloody murders beyond his imagination begins to unfold.