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Ke Huy Quan, also known as Jonathan Ke Quan, is a Vietnamese-born Chinese-American actor and stunt choreographer. Quan played Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) and Data in "The Goonies" (1985). In 1990 and 1991, he co-starred as Jasper Kwong in the sitcom "Head of the Class" over two seasons. Quan stopped acting due to a lack of opportunity in the late 1990s, when he received his film degree from USC School of Cinematic Arts. He went on to work as a stunt coordinator and assistant director. He returned to acting as Waymond Wang in the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (2022), a role for which he received critical acclaim, and which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.- Actress
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Lana Therese Condor is a Vietnamese-born American actress. She made her film debut in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), portraying Jubilation Lee / Jubilee. Condor was born on May 11, 1997 in Can Tho, Vietnam and was adopted by her American parents, Mary Carol (Haubold) and journalist Robert Condor, as an infant. Her non-biological brother, Arthur Robert, was adopted along with her.
Condor spent her early years in Chicago, Illinois. By seven years old, her family had settled in Whidbey Island, Washington, where Condor took her first dance class. She went on to dance at the Rock School of Dance Education and the Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle. At 11 years old, Condor and her family moved to New York City, where she continued her classical ballet training, dancing at multiple prestigious academies including the Joffrey School of Classical Ballet, the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
While living in New York, Condor's parents encouraged her to try acting when they saw a natural ability in their daughter. She took her first acting class during her freshman year at the Professional Performing Arts School, and went on to study for a summer at the New York Film Academy. Condor and her family then moved to Los Angeles, California for her sophomore year of high school, where she auditioned and landed a coveted spot in the Los Angeles Ballet. She joined the theatre department at her all-girls Catholic school, the Notre Dame Academy, and also studied at the Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors. During her senior year, she went out on her first handful of auditions and landed her role in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).- Actor
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Aleks Le was born on 12 March 1999 in Vietnam. He is an actor, known for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022).- Actor
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After leaving Vietnam with his family in 1975 Dustin Tri Nguyen (pronounced "Gwen") went on to establish himself as one of Hollywood's premiere Asian-American actors, having starred on the hit TV shows "21 Jump Street," "Seaquest DSV," "VIP," He went on to star in the films THE REBEL and THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS 2. In 2005 Dustin won the much sought after role in the Australian based critically acclaimed film LITTLE FISH starring opposite Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett. In the film Dustin plays 'Jonny,' Blanchett's love interest in a story that revolves around her 'Tracy,' an ex-heroin-addict trying to rebuild her life. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to become the number-one film in Australia. Along the way, it collected 5 Australian Film Institute Awards and 3 Film Critics' Awards. LITTLE FISH then opened in New York to rave reviews. Critics took note of Dustin's performance and transformation into a leading man among the A-list cast. This very performance earned him the 2007 Asian Excellence Award for Best Supporting Actor in a feature film.
Dustin can be seen starring in and directing Justin Lin's series "Warrior" on Cinemax. The Show, based on the writings of Bruce Lee and set in the late 1870s San Francisco during the Tong Wars in Chinatown. In the Series he plays the "Big Bad" Zing. Dustin is especially looking forward to season 2 where he has directed the sixth episode of the show. This past season also saw Dustin guest starring on the NBC hit Drama "This Is Us."
In more recent years, Dustin has transitioned to directing and producing films under his Vietnam-based Dreamscape DBS; the production company he shares with his producer wife, Bebe Pham. 2015 was a particularly good year for Dustin as his second directorial effort, JACKPOT, was chosen to represent Vietnam for Best Foreign Language Films at the 2016 Oscars. The film also was one of the surprise hits with Vietnamese audiences that year as it was inspired by the true events of a poor countryside lottery peddler who returned the winning lottery ticket to its rightful owner. By summer of 2016, JACKPOT collected 3 Golden Kite Awards (Vietnam's highest cinematic award) for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay, in addition to People's Choice Award for the Best Film of 2015.
In 2014, Dustin collaborated as an actor in a Vietnamese adaptation of Dostoyevsky's A GENTLE CREATURE. This film, GENTLE, earned him a Leonardo da Vinci Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2015 Milan International Film Festival. In the same year, Dustin starred in Universal Pictures' sequel to THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS.
In 2013, Dustin made his directorial debut with a script he wrote which was his personal homage to Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, called ONCE UPON A TIME IN VIETNAM - the first fantasy-martial-arts-drama in Vietnam. The film was picked up by Lionsgate for North America distribution, as well as being distributed in England, Germany, Italy, France, Australia and South America.
In 2011, Dustin was awarded Best Actor at the Vietnamese International Film Festival for his performance as an abusive and bitter single father raising two children in the Mekong Delta in FLOATING LIVES.
In 2009, Dustin was awarded the Vietnamese Golden Lotus Award (Vietnam's Highest Film Award) for Best Actor in the motion picture THE LEGEND IS ALIVE, as well as the Golden Kite Award (Vietnam's Cinema Association) for the very same role. He was also awarded the Golden Rooster (China's most prestigious film award) for Favorite International Actor for this very role. Dustin played Long, a mentally challenged man, whose only wish is to bring his recently deceased mother's ashes to America. Along his journey, Long encounters and reluctantly involves himself with a young girl who has been sold to human traffickers.
In 2008, Dustin starred in Justin Lin's film FINISHING THE GAME, which had premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2006, Dustin starred in his first villain role in the Vietnamese blockbuster THE REBEL, a French-Vietnamese 1920's period action-drama. It marked his first return to Vietnam in 32 years.
Dustin's martial arts expertise was fully showcased in 2000 when he starred in a Levi's Jeans' European "Hero" campaign, which expanded upon his ever-growing international profile. The campaign was uniquely groundbreaking in that it was the first time Levi's had ever used an Asian star in their awarded winning campaigns. For Dustin, it offered the first opportunity to apply his love for the martial arts along with his dramatic training as he collaborated with director Jonathan Glazer (UNDER THE SKIN, SEXY BEAST, BIRTH) on the fight choreography.
Dustin currently lives in Vietnam with his wife, Bebe Pham, and their three children.- Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen was born on 30 June 1965 in Saigon, Vietnam. She is an actress, known for The Rich Woman (2016), The Sympathizer (2024) and Lost Paradise (1993).
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Veronica Ngo was born on 26 February 1979 in Tra Vinh, Vietnam. She is an actress and producer, known for The Creator (2023), The Old Guard (2020) and Da 5 Bloods (2020).- Director
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Anh Hung Tran was born on 23 December 1962 in Da Nang, Vietnam. He is a director and writer, known for The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Norwegian Wood (2010) and The Taste of Things (2023). He is married to Nu Yên-Khê Tran.- Actress
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Having been bitten by the acting bug when she was just 11 years old, Christine Nguyen now makes her home in Los Angeles, California, where she works as an actress and model. Her first roles were in local school and theatre plays in her hometown of Houston, Texas. From there, Christine went on to train at the Los Angeles branch of the Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts. Christine has appeared in dozens of promos, infomercials, shorts, webisodes, episodics, commercials and features which have aired on CBS, NBC, FOX, Comedy Central, SPIKE, HBO, G4, Discovery, Showtime and theaters worldwide. Beyond acting, Christine is also a voiceover artist, host, spokesmodel, model and master of improv. Her full resume and any work-related questions may be obtained by sending an inquiry on the CONTACT page of her personal website and her representative will get back to you.- Actress
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Veteran Vietnamese born actress Kieu Chinh is best known to moviegoers for her role as Suyuan Woo in the 1991 film "The Joy Luck Club". She also made a notable guest appearance on the hit CBS-TV series "M*A*S*H" as Kyung Soon, an aristocratic South Korean socialite whom Hawkeye begins to fall in love with (which is reciprocated) after he's enlisted by Colonel Potter to attend to her sick mother in the episode "In Love and War" (directed by Alan Alda) in the series' sixth season.
In the 1960s, in addition to Vietnamese films, she also appeared in several US productions including "A Yank in Viet-Nam" (1964) and "Operation C.I.A."' (1965), the latter opposite Burt Reynolds. Kieu Chinh also produced a war epic "Nguoi Tình Khong Chan Dung" (Warrior, Who Are You) (1971), which later would be remastered and shown in the U.S. at the 2003 Vietnamese International Film Festival.
In 1975, while Kieu Chinh was on the set in Singapore, communist North Vietnamese overran Saigon. Kieu Chinh left for the U.S. where she resumed her acting career in a 1977 episode of M*A*S*H "In Love and War", written by Alan Alda and loosely based on her life story.
Kieu Chinh subsequently acted in feature films as well as TV-movies including The Children of An Lac", "Hamburger Hill" (1987), "Riot" (1997), "Catfish in Black Bean Sauce" (1999), "Face" (2002), "Journey From The Fall" (2005), and the FOX-TV series "21" (2008).
From 1989 to 1991, she had a recurring role as Trieu Au on the ABC-TV Vietnam War drama series "China Beach".
For over a decade, Chinh has been a lecturer of the Greater Talent Network in New York. She has been invited to give keynote addresses at Pfizer, Kellogg, Cornell University and University of San Diego. Kieu is also active in philanthropic work. Together with journalist Terry Anderson, she co-founded the Vietnam Children's Fund, which has built schools in Vietnam attended by more than 25,000 students annually. Kieu Chinh and Anderson continue to serve as the Fund's co-chair.- Actress
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Thuy Trang was born on December 14th of 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam. After the fall of Saigon in 1975 to Communist forces, her father who had fought in the Vietnam War, traveled to the United States to seek political asylum. However, his entire family, unable to follow, were left behind.
In 1979, Thuy and her family boarded a cargo ship with other refugees to travel to the United States. However, first they sailed to a detention camp in Hong Kong.
The family was finally reunited in California in 1980.
Thuy graduated from Banning High School and earned a scholarship to study civil engineering at UC Irvine.
After her father died from cancer In 1992, Thuy got interested in acting and, in 1993, got her first big break when she landed the role of Trini Kwan on the hit TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). In 1994, Thuy left the show to pursue other projects.
After appearing in a video documentary called the Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995), as an interviewee, and a cameo as a manicurist in Spy Hard (1996), Thuy got her next large role as Kali in The Crow: City of Angels (1996), the sequel to The Crow (1994).
Tragically, on September 3rd 2001, Thuy was a passenger in a car traveling on the I-5, that lost control. She suffered fatal injuries.
She leaves behind only a small body of work but, through them, she made an impact on many.
Thuy Trang will be missed by many.- Producer
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Tsui Hark recently became the fourth Chinese film director to join the board of judges for the 57th Cannes Film Festival in the feature films category this year.
An internationally acclaimed visionary director, Tsui started making experimental movies with 8mm film when he was only 13. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, majoring in film, he returned to Hong Kong in 1977 and landed a job working in television. In 1979 he directed his film debut, The Butterfly Murders (1979). It raised a lot of attention, and was hailed by many as the start of a new wave in Hong Kong cinema. After making numerous critically and successful films, he co-founded his own production house, Film Workshop, with his wife, Nansun Shi, in 1984. Although the company was intended to be contemporary, it went on to become one of the most successful production companies in Hong Kong, having produced such classics of Hong Kong cinema as _Sinnui yauwan (1987)_ and A Better Tomorrow (1986), which was directed by John Woo and starred the amazing Chow Yun-Fat.
Considered the master of kung-fu action films, Tsui Hark's The Swordsman (1990), _Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai (1991)_, Dragon Inn (1992) and Once Upon a Time in China (1991) created a new era and standard for the "wuxia" genre that has now become a trend in filmmaking.- Actress
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Marie-France first came to the fore as an actress of the Nouvelle Vague movement in the 1960's. She had spent her early childhood in French Indochina, where her father was employed as colonial governor, but the family moved to Paris when she was twelve. Just five years later, she was spotted by a casting director, who had been tasked by François Truffaut to discover a 'fresh and cheerful' new face for his 32-minute film Antoine and Colette (1962). While finding her feet in the acting profession, Marie-France attended Paris University, eventually attaining degrees in law and political science. By the time, Truffaut cast her again as Colette in the second of two sequels, Love on the Run (1979), she was involved in the writing process of the screenplay herself. Prior to that, she had also co-written the script for Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), in which she starred herself as an enigmatic governess.
In her private life, she held strong socio/political convictions, outspoken on women's rights and legal abortion, and taking part in student demonstrations in Paris in 1968. On screen, she displayed poise, style and femininity in abundance. She was often well cast as a seductive temptress or as women of mysterious background. She was excellent as Agathe in Surreal Estate (1976), and in the part that won her the prestigious Cesar and led to her brief sojourn in Hollywood as Karine in Cousin, Cousine (1975). Her experience in America did not prove a happy one, though she lent an undeniable touch of glamour to her roles as high fashion designers in the otherwise mediocre miniseries Scruples (1980) and (in the title role) of Chanel Solitaire (1981). More at home in the cinema of her native France, she had a few more worthy roles come her way, notably as Madame Verdurin in Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999). She also directed two films, the first of which, Le bal du gouverneur (1990), was based on her own novel about childhood experiences in New Caledonia.
Marie-France died tragically as the result of accidental drowning at her villa at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, near Toulon, at the age of 66.- Actor
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Cung Le made his first appearance on the professional M.M.A. stage in 2006, and shortly after won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2008, setting high standards through his powerful kicks, skillful strikes, and well-timed take-downs. This U.S.-Viet Namese champion, actor, producer and action director is a household name in many parts of East Asia and is equally adored in Hollywood. He has starred in many major movies such as 'Puncture Wounds', 'Dragon Eyes', 'The Man With the Iron Fists', 'Pandorum' and Oscar-nominated 'The Grandmaster'. Born in Saigon, Viet Nam and arrived in the U.S. at three years old, this world-class fighter has graced the covers of many major martial arts publications such as Inside Kung Fu, Black Belt, Martial Arts Illustrated; and has made headlines and appearances in numerous main-stream outlets all over the world. Cung Le's latest high-profile project was coaching and mentoring fighters on the reality T.V. show: 'The Ultimate Fighter: China' and preparing them for the March 1st match in Macao where the winner earned a six-figure U.F.C. contract. This is the dream title that will catapult any fighter's status into stardom. Typically, the role of mentor and coach is reserved for the president of U.F.C. - Dana White. For the first time, he has appointed someone else - Cung Le - to take his position this season. This speaks volumes about Cung Le's martial arts skill and his ability to attract a world audience. Behind the scenes, Cung Le is an extremely down-to-earth, warm and fun-loving person with a positive view on life. He enjoys spending quality time and on vacation with his wife, taking his sons out to celebrate their academic and mixed martial arts successes at Five Guys Burgers, playing with his two dogs, embracing injuries with a light-hearted attitude, and training daily to stay in shape. He has been promoting his own amateur mixed martial arts event, Born to Fight, since 2001. He also attends martial arts events, works on various publicity projects, contributes positively to society through his "Train for a Cause with Cung Le" events, and stays true to himself by always expressing his candid points of view.- Actor
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Chi Muoi Lo is Vietnamese / Chinese. Born in Phan Rang, Vietnam. A classically trained, and veteran actor. Chi purchases a 3. million dollar home in Sherman Oaks California. At the age of 10, Chi discovered his love for acting. By the ninth grade, Chi knew that acting was in his blood, and he entered the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts as a drama major. At Temple University, he was a theater major but grew restless after one year and decided to accept a full scholarship from San Francisco's esteemed American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). It was unprecedented for an eighteen-year-old to be accepted to the Master's program there. By the age of 20, Chi had studied with 64 acting teachers.
Chi Muoi Lo is the owner of the production company and the CEO of the talent management company Allen Edelman Management.
Chi's debut as an actor-writer-director with the feature film Catfish In Black Bean Sauce was met with great success and made Variety's "Top 50 of 2001 Limited-Release Winner At The Box Office." His next project is a television series called Life in Threes, inspired by a true story, written to span 7 seasons with 13 episodes each season. He has also written a half-hour comedy TV pilot, Catfish In Black Bean Sauce inspired by the feature film of the same name.
As an actor, Chi had great success right out of the gate after he landed in Los Angeles. Chi left his mark with his outstanding performance by starring in the critically acclaimed and highly rated Vanishing Son mini-series and starred in MOW Faith of My Father. Chi has also appeared as Guest Lead on numerous shows such as on Nip Tuck, The Player, CSI, NYPD Blue, and many others. His film credits include The Relic, Indecent Proposal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more. One of the great things he learned from his parents was to invest all his earnings so he never had to worry about money. He believes money is a person and it should work for him. He's investments have gotten him tens of millions.
While Catfish In Black Bean Sauce was a career achievement, Chi realized that he may have jumped into directing too soon, as it caused him to neglect his acting career. To get things back on track, he was determined to accomplish two things: purchase Allen Edelman Management and create a non-profit acting group that gave him a place to seriously work on his craft.
With his purchase of Allen Edelman Management, as a manager, he nurtured the careers of countless clients over the years. Through this nurturing, he has participated in well over three thousand phone calls- listening to actors die-brief him on their auditions, pitching, dealing with talent agents and casting agents, and negotiating series deals and film deals with studios' Business Affairs representatives.
To achieve his second goal, Chi soon became the founder of the acting group entitled Actor's Consortium, a private, not-for-profit, professional, ethnically diverse actors group. It was created in July of 2002 to provide its members with a productive and nurturing environment to polish their craft and sharpen their skills. Chi served as Artistic Director from July 2002 to May 2005. Chi remained an active member until 2019.
Chi taught a master class in acting, once a week, from 2004-to 2006. Later, Chi created a 14-week workshop entitled Audition & Camera Acting Master Class where he taught a limited number of actors a set of skills and techniques he developed over his own acting career. This 14-week workshop was first held once in 2007 and once in 2012. One final workshop session initially planned for the summer of 2019, has developed into a seven-episode streaming educational video project called Mastering The Business of Acting.
Chi has always felt, it is simply unacceptable for actors to spend thousands of dollars on training and still not know anything about the acting business. With all the knowledge he gained as an actor, writer, director, and manager, something "clicked." The need to get this "knowledge" on tape to share with others was too overwhelming to ignore.
Mastering The Business of Acting has compiled in its seven episodes, thirteen hours of invaluable industry information rarely discussed so candidly. Mastering The Business of Acting is in many ways a lasting legacy he is able to share with generations of actors to come.
Most industry professionals have one perspective to draw from. However, his eclectic mix of professional achievements allowed Chi to see situations from not just one, but multiple angles. This in turn gave him a unique insight and understanding of the industry that few others could match.- Actress
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Pham was born in 1974 in Saigon, but moved to France with her parents a year later.
Her big break came in 1992 when she starred in the Oscar-winning film Indochine (1992) playing the adopted child of a French woman in French-ruled Vietnam.
Pham studied commerce in university and worked as a senior marketing manager after graduation. She has worked in New York, Singapore and Vietnam and now resides in London.
She has also taken an acting course at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.- Writer
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James Nguyen is director & creator of the successful film franchise, BIRDEMIC. Currently, he is directing SEA RISING - Mavericks. James has been in the movie business for over 20 years. His films are influenced by Hitchcock's cinema & they are often about the harms of climate change (Climate Fix, Birdemic - Shock & Terror, Birdemic - Sea Eagle, Sea Rising - Mavericks, Cosmic Beauty).- Actor
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Khoi Dao was born on 3 September 1999 in Vietnam. He is an actor, known for March Comes in Like a Lion (2016), Nowhere Man (2019) and Flu (2013).- Mai Duong Kieu was born in February 1987 in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. She is an actress, known for Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Bad Banks (2018) and Das richtige Leben (2015).
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Johnny Tri Nguyen was born in Vietnam into a family with a rich martial arts tradition. At the age of 9, he immigrated to America. Throughout the 90s, Nguyen's talent in martial arts led him to compete and won many award in various championships as well as representing the US in the national Wushu team. His career in Hollywood started when he was recruited to be a stuntman for Mortal Kombat series (1998). He went on to double spiderman in Spiderman 2 (2004). Nguyen shifted his career toward acting when he played opposite Tony Jaa in The Protector (2005). Johnny Tri Nguyen quickly rose to stardom in Vietnam after The Rebel (2007), a film in which he also wrote and produced. Clash (2009) cemented Johnny Tri Nguyen as the premiere action star of South East Asia. In Thailand, Nguyen joined Force of Five (2009), then in 2011 he starred in one of South India's biggest blockbusters, 7aum Arivu. Johnny Tri Nguyen is the marquee in numerous Vietnamese hit movies of different genres, showcasing his range as an actor. His latest work was with Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (2020).- Actress
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At the age of eight in 1979, the Vietnam-born actress and her seven year-old sister were separated from their parents and left their village in central Vietnam as boat people. Their father and older brother had made the trip the year before and their mother stayed behind with her other children. The sisters lived in refugee camps in Hong Kong for three months where they were reunited with their father, then emigrated to California the United States before reuniting with her five other siblings. Her mother finally reunited with the family four years later.
Hiep was a premed student at U.C. Davis majoring in physiology when she came to the open casting call with one of her sisters for the Oliver Stone film Heaven & Earth (1993) being held at San Jose State University because several of her friends were doing it for fun. She was one of 16,000 Vietnamese-Americans seen by casting scouts for the film and was the one of the thousands who got the starring role of Le Ly Hayslip. Despite having no acting experience, she had a half-dozen callbacks before she was finally chosen to play the role of Lely Heyslip between ages of 13 to 38.
Since that time, she has acted in several films and has graduated from college. She is the owner and operator of the China Beach Vietnamese Bistro in Venice, California.- Hélène Patarot was born in 1954 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. She is an actress, known for Paris, I Love You (2006), Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (1989) and Little Wenzhou (2009). She has been married to Ciarán Hinds since 1987. They have one child.
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Keong Sim was born in Vietnam. He is an actor and writer, known for Dead to Me (2019), Glee (2009) and Hillbilly Elegy (2020).- Trieu Tran is a stage, screen and television actor. Born in Vietnam, immigrated to Canada and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He has dual citizenship with Canada and USA. He has appeared in numerous theatrical productions through the years. Notably, the role of Alan Strang in Equus (LADCC Nomination) with George Takei @EWP, the title role in Oedipus The King (Portland), The Legacy Codes (Dean Goodman Award) with TheatreWorks. Other favorites include: Rashomon, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Henry IV Part One (Hotspur), and the title role in Richard III. Film: Tropic Thunder, Trade of Innocents, How High, Hancock, Desperation, Last Call. TV: Currently a series regular on Netflix's Altered Carbon portraying the role of the fixer Mister Leung. Others include: The Newsroom, Intruders, Men At Work, Quickdraw (Hulu), Malcolm in the Middle. Uncle Ho To Uncle Sam is his first solo play written with co-author Robert Egan. Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam was first developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2011. It had its world premiere for Seattle ACT in Fall 2012 (Seattle Times Footlight Award/Gypsy Rose Nomination). Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam also had a run at The Kirk Douglas Theatre, Shakespeare Orange County, PlayMakers Rep (North Carolina).
Trieu is an avid practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Mixed Martial Arts and Boston Redsox fanatic. A lover of Boston Terriers, especially his best friend Captain. - Actor
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Huynh Tran Thanh was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, his father is Chinese and his mother was born in Tien Giang, Vietnam. He can speak Vietnamese, Cantonese and English. He graduated from Cinematography School but he's commonly known as a television host. He won the 3rd prize for the 2006 TV show competition. He successfully demonstrated the versatility and sense of humor in leading the program such as: Say It Out (a program for foreigners to learn the Vietnamese language), Cau Vong Nghe Thuat, So You Think You Can Dance, Gala Laughing 2011, or Vietnamese version of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?.
He is able to mimic many voices; such as Lam Truong, Duy Manh, Thanh Lam, Hong Ngoc, Viet Anh, Thanh Loc, Viet Huong, Minh Nhi, Trung Dan and Le Thuy. Generally, the mimicking ability enabled him to easily works for voice role in many Vietnamese-adapted animation movies such as Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Despicable Me 2 and Turbo.
In January 2016, he joined Vietnam's Got Talent as a judge for its fourth season. Later, in May 2016, he was fined 32,5 million VND for playing a role in the comedy play "To Anh Nguyet Remix" (generated from To Anh Nguyet by Tran Huu Trang) in Paris By Night 116 show.
He married Vietnamese-Korean singer and actress Hari Won on December 25th, 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City.- Actor
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Ray Lui was born on 22 December 1956 in Vietnam. He is an actor and assistant director, known for To Be Number One (1991), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Flash Point (2007). He has been married to Xiaojuan Yang since 2001. They have one child. He was previously married to Cally Kwong and Kathy Chow.- Thuy Thu Le was born on 23 August 1966 in Saigon, Vietnam. She is an actress, known for Casualties of War (1989).
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Chantal Goya was born Chantal Deguerre in Saïgon, Vietnam. She came to Paris with her family when she was 4. She met the singer and composer Jean Jacques Debout when she was 18, married him and became a very famous singer for children, sold over 30 millions albums, all written by her husband.- Actress
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Navia Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American model and entrepreneur with an extensive background in developing her businesses in the wellness and beauty industry. Known for her trailblazing career in fashion, she later shifted her focus to entrepreneurship, founding AMO World in Bali. Navia began her modeling career at the age of 14 when photographer Stephan Lupino discovered her and featured her on the cover of Zoom magazine. Navia made history as the first Asian model to appear in the Pirelli Calendar in 1996. She was also featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997 and was recognized by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People."- Kathleen Luong was born on 13 November 1974 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was an actress, known for Threat Matrix (2003), 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and Baywatch (1989). She died on 28 October 2020 in Westminster, California, USA.
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Nai Bonet was a stunningly gorgeous and voluptuous brunette actress, singer, and belly dancer who appeared in a handful of pictures and television programs made throughout the 1960's and 1970's. She was born on January 6, 1939 to a Vietnamese mother and a French father in Saigon, Vietnam. Nai began her career as a professional entertainer at age thirteen by headlining as a belly dancer in a show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not surprisingly, the statuesque Bonet portrayed alluring and enticing exotic dancers in the screwy comedy "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home," "The Sheik" episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies," the wacky James Bond spoof "The Spy with the Cold Nose," and the uproariously raunchy tongue-in-cheek fantasy soft-core romp "Fairy Tales." Her other roles include the proverbial hooker with a heart of gold in the trashy crime saga "Hoodlums" and Dracula's sexy rebellious granddaughter in the amusingly goofy late 1970's disco vampire comedy hoot "Nocturna," both of which Bonet conceived the stories for in addition to serving as executive producer and star. Moreover, Nai recorded the hilarious novelty song "Jelly Belly" for Karate Records, graced the covers of the albums "Turkish Delight" and "Belly Dancer Favorites" by Gus Vali & His Orchestra, and posed for a pictorial in the April, 1979 issue of the men's magazine "Gallery." On stage, Bonet was featured in productions of "Aida," a variation of "Salome" called "Dance of the Seven Veils," "The Rubaiyat of Sophie Klein," and "Lysistrata." After the failure of "Hoodlums," Bonet retired from movies and today she still resides in Manhattan.- Actress
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Dany Carrel was born Yvonne Suzanne Chazelles du Chaxel on September 20, 1932 in Tourane, Annam, French Indochina. The illegitimate daughter of a French expatriate father and a Vietnamese mother, Carrel initially grew up in Indochina prior to be taken away at age three from her biological mother by the wife of her father and sent to France, where she was brought up in orphanages and boarding schools under the strict supervision of St. Vincent de Paul. (It took twenty years for Dany to find out the identity of her actual mother.) Carrel acted in her first film in 1953 and went on to act in a slew of additional movies as well as did an assortment of television programs and stage productions in a career that spanned over four decades altogether. Dany was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1980 and subsequently underwent surgery. She wrote the autobiographical book The Girl from Annam in the early 1990's (this book was adapted as a French made-for-TV film in 1995). Long since retired from acting, Carrel was last reported living the quiet life in her home in Paris, France.- Actor
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Long Nguyen was born in 1958 in Nha-Trang, Vietnam. He is an actor, known for Seven Psychopaths (2012), Could You Please Repeat That? (2022) and Six Days Seven Nights (1998).- Actress
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Perrette Pradier was born on 17 April 1938 in Hanoi, Vietnam. She was an actress, known for The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961), Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) and Au théâtre ce soir (1966). She died on 16 January 2013 in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Actor
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Dat Phan is the Original Winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and is a Headlining Comedian touring live across the U.S. He has made numerous TV and movie appearances including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "The Family Guy" voice-over, and "Cellular". Most recently Dat has appeared on "The Tyra Banks Show" discussing racial diversity.
Dat Phan was born in Saigon, Vietnam and immigrated with his mother to San Diego, CA. He suffered through financial hardships most of his childhood. After 9/11 he realized life was short and decided to go for his dream to pursue comedy full time. Moving to LA he had to live out of his car and even after being robbed at gunpoint he wouldn't stop pursuing his dream. Dat answered phones for The Improv in Hollywood during the day and tried to get as much stage time as possible at night; this meant he often went on well after midnight when crowds were often more drunk than coherent. Later, Dat took the risk and auditioned for the experimental, comedy based show produced by NBC that would launch his career. The rest is history as he was named the funniest person in America on August 5, 2003
Dat's culturally insightful comedy inspects ridiculous stereotypes, and shares his experience of being a regular American guy with a Vietnamese heritage. His youthful energy and truly unique life experiences, including all the tough times, are combined to create the message of living your dreams and reaching out for the stars. Dat Phan's mission is to bring a more positive portrayal of Asian-Americans to mainstream entertainment and Hollywood. "We want to be seen as more than just martial artists, or bad stereotype token roles in American TV & Movies."
Dat Phan has been included in The Smithsonian Institution's exhibition of The Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-American Individuals. The DVD "Dat Phan Live" was released in January 2010 and is available via Amazon. His CD "You Touch, You Buy" was released in 2009. Dat's latest CD, "Born in Saigon...California" is now available on iTunes and Amazon.- Actress
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Nu Yên-Khê Tran was born in 1968 in Vietnam. She is an actress and art director, known for The Taste of Things (2023), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) and The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000). She is married to Anh Hung Tran.- Producer
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As a licensed insurance broker for over 26 years and a licensed real estate broker specializing in Commercial and Residential Real Estate for over 20 years, Alan V. Ford understands the business world and has his mind set on being an entrepreneur with quick critical thinking skills. As a certified SBA consultant, Immigration consultant, as well as Business consultant, Ford has the vision to build a company that will thrive internationally and exponentially.
On the other hand, Ford has a dream of making historical movies that will leave a lasting legacy for many generations. In the past 18 years, he had been an executive producer/producer/actor for three feature films: the award-winning Journey From the Fall, Ride the Thunder, and Finding Julia. He's currently producing two feature films: Trung sisters, Long Sleepless Nights, and the TV series Prince of Chicken Street. Ford is also an avid philanthropist as finance director and sponsor for many charity events and large non-profit organizations. He co-founded the Love Life Learning foundation with a goal to help the dead and the living.- Actor
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Albert Delpy was born on 13 September 1940 in Saigon, Vietnam. He is an actor and writer, known for Two Days in Paris (2007), Before Sunset (2004) and Portraitist (2019).- Actress
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Amelia Edwards was born on 14 February 1974 in Vietnam. She is an actress and production manager, known for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), Musik (2010) and The '70s (2000).- Actress
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Junie got her start in dance at age 16. She graduated salutatorian of her high school class. Her studies at Texas A&M University earned her a B.S. in Biomedical Science from the College of Veterinary Medicine. She received a teaching certificate in dance and later trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her interests include studying martial arts and learning different languages. Junie is fluent in Vietnamese and English, practices conversational Spanish and has dabbled in French.- Producer
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Timothy Linh Bui was born on 13 April 1970 in Saigon, Vietnam. He is a producer and writer, known for Green Dragon (2001), Powder Blue (2009) and Live Fast, Die Laughing.- Writer
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Arrived in US at age 2, and raised in Sunnyvale, California. His father ran a video store and he soon was inspired to make his own Super8 movies. Studied film at LA's Loyola Marymount University. Visited Vietnamese several times before making first short film, Yellow Lotus (1995). His 2nd film, Three Seasons (1999) was first American film shot in Vietnam, with local actors and language. Next film set in NY and Hong Kong.- Actor
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Pierre Vaneck was born on 15 April 1931 in Langson, Tonkin, Vietnam. He was an actor, known for The Science of Sleep (2006), Othello (1995) and Si Paris nous était conté (1956). He was married to Sophie Becker. He died on 31 January 2010 in Paris, France.- Actress
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Actress, filmmaker and writer, Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant (Thi Thanh Nga) was born in Saigon, and has shuttled between Vietnam and the USA since she was 5-years-old. Her life has been a true adventure: Child of War, Karate Princess, Bride of God, Actress, Mom, Singer, Songwriter, Film Producer, Director, Widow of Peace, Philanthropist - she's done it all.
As a child of war, Tiana emigrated to the USA with her family to escape the Vietnam conflict. Her father was Director of Press for the South Vietnam regime and was given CIA clearances for their immigration. They were the first Vietnamese family to move to Virginia during the height of racial desegregation.
Tiana was harassed as a "gook" in high school, and studied martial arts for her self-protection. Tiana's teacher, Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee crowned her "Tiana Karate Princess" and introduced her to Bruce Lee. Lee accepted her as his first teen female student, and also encouraged her acting skills. They made a pact together to defy stereotypes: that he would never play a coolie, and she would never play a whore. Bruce Lee would later introduce Tiana to her future husband, Stirling Silliphant, the Oscar-winning TV and film writer who created key roles for Bruce in Hollywood.
Stirling & Tiana Silliphant were married at Chasen's restaurant, with a cast of all-star guests attending. They were considered Hollywood "royalty," appearing on national talk and game shows like The Mike Douglas Show, and Tattletales. Stirling was riding high with box office bonanzas like The Towering Inferno, Shaft, and The Poseidon Adventure, as well as having won an Oscar for penning In the Heat of the Night. He wrote for Tiana too.
Tiana made her screen debut in Sam Peckinpah's The Killer Elite (1975), co-starring alongside "Godfathers" of cinema James Caan and Robert Duvall. Subsequent starring roles included Pearl, the star-studded hit ABC miniseries about Pearl Harbor, the lead role in Catch the Heat (1987) with Rod Steiger, Fly Away Home (TV 1981) with Brian Dennehy, and The Three Kings (1987) with Lou Diamond Phillips. She was the first Vietnamese-American to join Screen Actors Guild
Tiana left that all behind in 1989 when she visited Vietnam to pursue philanthropy and social activism. The move led both her and Stirling to profound career changes. After the war, Vietnam was the 5th poorest nation on earth, and Tiana was the first person to bring American cameramen to post-war Vietnam to film and share stories about her devastated homeland - which at that time was under strict US embargo. Her films forged friendships, not enemies. She met women and children, and war veterans from all sides who were working for peace, not war.
Tiana enjoyed unprecedented access to her forbidden mother country, and amassed an extensive one-of-a-kind 16mm film and video archive of post-war life in Vietnam. She met Oscar winner Oliver Stone in Hanoi, and co-founded the Indochina Film Arts Foundation to stimulate artistic ventures in film, theater, radio, art and education. The foundation presented projects in numerous venues, from the Director Guild of America to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
In the early '90s, Tiana made her first film, the autobiographical documentary From Hollywood to Hanoi (1992), which was selected as the "Best Of Telluride" at Telluride Film Festival and was nominated for "Best Non-Fiction Film" at Sundance International Festival. From Hollywood to Hanoi, executive produced by Oliver Stone, is the personal account of an actress's rediscovery of her homeland, and her quest for reconciliation between her two identities, Vietnamese and American. From Hollywood to Hanoi will be expanded as part of a Vietnam Trilogy and reissued in 2025, the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
In 1996 Tiana's husband, Stirling Silliphant, passed away in Bangkok of bone cancer. As a widow of peace, Tiana continued to film in Viet Nam to open new doors and to transcend her grief. One labor of love has lasted over three decades: a personal portrait of her father's history teacher, General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Commander of the North Vietnamese Army during both the French and the American wars. General Giap welcomed Tiana as a daughter returning home. She also met the Hanoi Politburo and iconic "enemy" leaders - all of whom expressed hope for healing and reconciliation. The resulting feature documentary, The General & Me is slated for 2025 release alongside the reissue of From Hollywood to Hanoi.
In the late '90s, Tiana became the muse for another prolific Oscar-winning writer, Christopher Hampton.
A Tony Award Celebration was organized by Tiana in 2009 in conjunction with the successful run of Yasmina Reza's Broadway play God of Carnage - translated by Christopher Hampton. The event celebrated the play's six Tony nominations and three wins, and honored Hampton's 50 plays and screenplays. James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Philip Glass and Phillip Noyce participated in the short documentary that Tiana created from the event.
In 2009 Tiana also filmed an odyssey to find the spirit of Michael Jackson in Beverly Hills and Vietnam, with Le Ly Hayslip - the author and subject of Oliver Stone's feature film Heaven & Earth (1993). Le Ly and Tiana visited the site of Jackson's death and documented the throngs of fans and impersonators carrying on his legacy in the U.S. and around the world.
As co-owner of Christopher Hampton's stage play The Talking Cure, Tiana was instrumental in developing the project into a feature film directed by David Cronenberg. The film, re-titled A Dangerous Method (2011), starred Michael Fassbender as Swiss psychotherapist Carl Jung, and Keira Knightley as his patient and mistress. Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant is credited as Associate Producer on the 2011 release, and documented the behind the scenes development of the project.
In 2012, Alexandra and Christopher Hampton formed Hampton Silliphant Management & Productions, which presented the play Appomattox at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The play concerns itself with historic events in America, 100 years apart in time: the historic meetings between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, in tandem with Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass in 1865, and the later machinations of Lyndon Johnson, J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King - which ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Appomattox was also performed as an opera with Philip Glass at The Kennedy Center in 2015.
In 2020, Tiana went on location in Malaysia to join partner Christopher Hampton (Screenwriter, Executive Producer) and crew, filming the international TV mini-series The Singapore Grip (2020). Tiana documented "the making of" the six-episode drama - which portrayed the intrigues and ultimate upheaval of British colonialism during the Fall of Singapore in WWII.
From late 2020 through 2021 Tiana has been traveling the United states collecting stories and characters for a new series entitled Detour 66. The project follows in the tracks of her late husband Stirling Silliphant's TV series, Route 66 (1960), and chronicles the dramas and cultural zeitgeist unfolding across the Divided States of America.
She is also developing a video/podcast series entitled Somebody Nobody Everybody (SNE) which explores personal memoir, social consciousness, health, age reversal and the dating game.
* More than 60 of Tiana Alexandra's films, interviews, music videos, and more are posted on tianaworld.com, vietnamtrilogy.com Tianaworld YouTube & Tianaworld Vimeo. @whyvietnamseries & @tianaworld Instagram.- Actor
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Dang Tra Xuan Minh (born May 8, 2002 in Da Nang) is a Vietnamese hot-face, with a handsome appearance and sweet voice with which he can play many different instruments, so he is loved by many young people. Dang Tra Xuan Minh was born and raised in the central region of Da Nang, in a family of 2 brothers, he is the first son and has 1 sister. He is currently studying information technology at Duy Tan University. He was born into a family with no one to follow art. From an early age Xuan Minh has loved and always paid attention to watching TV shows. After growing up, Xuan Minh actively participated in cultural and artistic programs at schools and classes.- Actor
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Frédéric Chau was born on 6 June 1977 in Saigon, Vietnam. He is an actor and writer, known for Lucy (2014), From Paris with Love (2010) and Serial Bad Weddings (2014).- Exotic, buxom, and shapely brunette beauty Angela Jane Melini was born to a Vietnamese mother and an Italian-American soldier father on July 25, 1969 in Saigon, South Vietnam. Her father was killed in action during the Vietnam war prior to the birth of Angela and her twin brother. In 1975 both Angela and her mother immigrated to America, where they settled in the suburbs near Olympia, Washington. Melini graduated from Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington in 1987. Angela has a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Washington. She was discovered by a "Playboy" photographer while sitting curbside at "Playboy" headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Melini was the Playmate of the Month in the June, 1992 issue of the famous men's magazine. Angela worked steadily for "Playboy" for over ten years: She not only appeared in a handful of "Playboy" videos and various newsstand special editions, but also worked as a promotional model and a feature reporter for the Playboy Channel. Moreover, Angela played Bonnie in the action thriller "Silk Degrees."
Although now retired from modeling, Melini still does occasional promotional work for "Playboy" at the Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she lives with her son Jackson (age 11) and her daughter Lauren (age 7). - Actress
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Truong Ngoc Anh , often known as TNA, is an actress, model, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist and one of the most acclaimed actresses and iconic person in Vietnam. Born in Hanoi, she moved to Saigon by herself in 1992, at the age of 16, to pursue a modelling career. The career was a success as she won first prize for a number of contests including
By chance, she was spotted by Le Cong Tuan Anh for the movie Em and Michael. Her first role earned her much acclaim and she continued with a series of other roles in Gia Tu Di Van (1997), Dong Tien Xuong Mau (1997), Giao Thoi (2000), Ngon Nen Hoang Cung (2004), Luc Van Tien (2004), Khi Dang Ong Co Bau (2005) and Hat Mua Roi Bao Lau (2005).
TNA married her spouse Tran Bao Son (an actor), in 2005. She then starred as the titular character in The White Silk Dress in 2006 to critical acclaim and earned her Golden Kite Award. Following that, she starred in Sai Gon Nhat Thuc (2007). She gave birth to her only daughter, Devon, in 2008 and took an 8 year hiatus from the limelight to take care of her family. During that time, she opened up an advertising company called Anh Viet and became involved with many fashion and modelling contests, judging shows and philanthropy work.
2011 marked her tentative return to the film industry with the movie Pearls of the Far East (2011). In 2014, she divorced her husband, set up TNA Entertainment and produced the film Huong Ga - Rise (2014) which marked her spectacular return to screen with both critical and commercial success that garnered her a second Golden Kite Award for the film. She also met actor Kim Ly on the set and they dated for 2 years before separating in 2016.
Since then she has continued to produce Truy Sat (2016), Saigon Bodyguards (2016) and 200 Pound Beauty (2017). She starred as the heroine in Truy Sat, a female police officer and cameo-ed in 200 Pound Beauty.
She produced and released a number of singles for the films including 'Con Mong Du' (Huong Ga - Rise) and 'This is My Life' (Truy Sat).
TNA is also the brand ambassador for UFC, Adidas, Audi, Samsung, PNG, Trollbeads, Oriflame and PXP. A prominent icon, she has been the face of a number of luxury brands including Chanel, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Bottega and Tumi and has featured on magazines including, 'Project Runway', 'Elle' and 'Hertiage' with Vietnam Airlines.
She guest starred as a judge on a number of TV shows including 'Ca Si Dau Mat' (2017) and featured as a judge and host for reality TV series 'Project Runway' (2015), 'Next Top Model-Allstar' (2017), and 'Guong Mat Dien Anh' (2017). She also frequents talk shows for VTV and TalkVietnam.
Major modelling contests also ask for her appearance and she has judged for 'Miss Vietnam 2016' and 'Miss Perfect Global Beauty 2017'.- Director
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Dylan Besseau is a french producer, director, born in September 15, he studied at Saint-Gabriel school and developed his passion for cinema after dropping out of law school. His first job was assistant editor for the director Jean-Yves Bilien, since he works at Artwooks Media with the cinematographer Antoine Godet and the director Guillaume Gevart.- Actor
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Gary Nguyen born Vy Thien Nguyen, he is a Vietnamese American actor. He moved to the US when he was 17, currently resides in San Diego, California. When he was young, he always enjoyed arts such as singing, acting and voiceover. He caught the acting bug very late after trying out a few background jobs and commercials. He is passion about pop cultures and seeking to be in more projects in the future.- Actress
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Tiffany Rothman is an Asian American actress and model based in Los Angeles. She was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. as a child where she trained in acting and dance from a young age. Tiffany is most known for her roles on the CBS series 'Blue Bloods' the Sundance Official Selection film 'The Accidental Getaway Driver', among many others.
Tiffany returned to her performing arts roots as an adult while living in New York City, acting in independent films and off-Broadway shows at theaters like St. Luke's, Stella Adler and Ensemble Studio Theatre. She is also a board member and earned the title of 'Artist-in-Residence' from the Isadora Duncan International Institute for modern dance.
After years in NYC, Tiffany relocated to Los Angeles where she is based, acting in film and television. In Los Angeles, she starred in a new drama, 'Brackish', at the prominent Grand Central Art Center at California State University. Tiffany also works in commercials and print as a model.
In addition to acting and modeling, Tiffany studied fashion retail and after moving to N.Y. acquired an MBA in Human Resource Management. Shortly thereafter, she earned a Masters in Educational Psychology and in 2017, obtained her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology. Tiffany's thesis was based on a play called "Flowers: A Thorny Romance", a play that she has previously performed in about domestic violence.
Tiffany enjoys performing in film, dance and theater as well as spending time with her loved ones - these are the things that make her feel like she has truly achieved 'the American dream'.