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Ngo Le Quyen: Taking a "slow but steady" approach to her acting career.

Phuong Chi • September 6, 2026 16:50

After more than a decade pursuing an acting career, from stage to television and film, Ngo Le Quyen still sees herself as being on a journey of learning and accumulation. For the actress from Nghe An province, the most valuable thing is not to move quickly, but to move slowly and steadily, so that at a certain point she can confidently "play" with the profession and continue to await new challenges.

Phuoc Anh• September 6, 2026

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After more than a decade pursuing an acting career, from stage to television and film, Ngo Le Quyen still sees herself as being on a journey of learning and accumulation. For the actress from Nghe An province, the most valuable thing is not to move quickly, but to move slowly and steadily, so that at a certain point she can confidently "play" with the profession and continue to await new challenges.

PV: Looking back on more than a decade in the profession, from a country girl...TurmericFrom studying acting in Hanoi to becoming a well-known actress on both stage and screen, it has undoubtedly been a journey filled with much effort and numerous challenges. At this point, how do you feel you have changed compared to when you first started your career?

Ngo Le Quyen:Up until now, Quyen feels she's finally truly "playing" with her profession. After years of accumulating acting experience and honing her skills to perfect her roles, Quyen suddenly realized that acting stems from the most authentic, everyday things. She no longer tries to force herself to act, but instead freely expresses herself in her own style.

Most importantly, Quyen feels grateful to her predecessors and mentors who have guided and helped her to have faith in the path she has chosen.

PV: Television viewers remember Quyen through her role as Thuong."Street in the village”Meanwhile, on stage, she has also had roles that have been recognized with awards. For an actress, some roles come at the perfect time to make an impression, but there are also roles that quietly build up her professional skills. How does Quyen look back on her past roles, and which character made her feel that she had surpassed a certain limit of herself?

Ngo Le Quyen:All the roles Quyen has played have been very interesting, and she cherishes them. As an actress, Quyen doesn't mind whether the role is short or long; she feels that each role has its own unique character, so it's impossible to mix one role with another. The important thing is to portray the role accurately and make it more engaging.

On the theatrical stage, the role of Lieutenant Le Thanh in the play "The Police Uniform" was a milestone where Quyen felt she had surpassed herself, portraying a police officer, an undercover agent infiltrating the house of a drug trafficking kingpin. In that role, Quyen was able to use two different voices to mislead the opposing side, helping her side gain the upper hand. That role also greatly honed Quyen's endurance.

PV: See "Street in the village”, much tinyI was very impressed withThe character Thuong has a Central Vietnamese accent. She is from that region.TurmericHow did Quyen manage to incorporate her "countryside essence" into the character, preserving her own identity while making the character feel natural and relatable?"touch”to the audiencenationwide?

CornLe Quyen:Although she had been active in theater since 2015, Quyen only returned to television in 2021. It can be said that the film "Street in the Village" brought Ngo Le Quyen closer to the audience.

One challenge when presenting a regional accent on national television is to speak in a way that is both easy for the audience to understand and resonates with the character's emotions. As a native of Nghe An province, Quyen recognizes the perseverance and hard work of her people, a quality she has strived for since entering the profession.

PV:Quyen also had a very special opportunity to portray Hoang Thi Loan in the film "Childhood Moon." What advantages or pressures did she face in playing this role? And during the process of researching and embodying this historical figure, what did she gain about the cultural space and people of Nghe An province?

Ngo Le Quyen:For Quyen, the role of Hoang Thi Loan in "The Childhood Moon" was a very special opportunity, as it was both her first film role and a portrayal of a real historical figure. When she accepted the role, Quyen felt proud but also under immense pressure. She had to research extensively, learn about the clothing, posture, and speech of a woman from Nghe An province at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, and most importantly, try to imagine the life and psychology of a woman from Nghe An province.

When Quyen was chosen for the role of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan, she also faced some obstacles, as there were not many documents and images about Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan. Therefore, Quyen was very worried about how to portray a mother of a leader who was both kind, virtuous, hardworking, caring for her husband, and teaching her children good values ​​and principles.

Through the filmmaking process, Quyen came to appreciate even more the beauty of the people of Nghe An province. It's their resilience, their genuine affection without ostentation, their strong sense of loyalty and affection, and especially their enduring inner strength.

For Quyen, the beauty of Nghe An culture lies not only in its language or customs, but in the way its people live, love, endure, and nurture great values ​​from the simplest things.

PV: In today's era, actors compete not only on acting ability but also face pressure regarding media coverage, social media presence, personal image, and the speed of fame.. TAccording to Quyen, what is the biggest challenge for a young actress to have a long career? What types of roles are you hoping to conquer, and how do you want the audience to remember Ngo Le Quyen as an actress?

Ngo Le Quyen:Quyen was fortunate to work in theater before gaining more recognition through television and film. Therefore, she wants to continue honing her skills, taking things a little slower but more surely. She wants to challenge herself with roles completely different from the image audiences are familiar with: characters with complex inner lives, destinies, and psychological transformations; tragic roles that don't require excessive crying; villainous roles that offer compelling reasons for the audience to understand; and comedic roles with depth, not just fleeting laughter.

PV: Thank you, actress Ngo Le Quyen, for the candid conversation!

Ngo Le Quyen was born in 1992 in Ha Tinh province. Over more than a decade in the profession, she has made her mark through numerous roles and awards:
Gold Medal at the 2020 National Theatre Arts Festival for the portrayal of a police officer - in the role of Le Thanh.
Silver Medal winner at the 2020 National Young Drama Talents Competition - for the role of Juliet.
Award for Best Actor/Actress portraying a police officer in 2020.
Silver Medal at the 5th International Festival of Experimental Theatre, 2022 - for the role of Thea.
Gold Medal at the 2024 Children's Theatre Festival - for the role of Lido.
Silver Medal at the 2024 Hanoi Open Theatre Festival - for the role of Tan's lover.
On screen, Ngo Le Quyen has participated in films such as: Online Assassin (2013), Petals Before the Wind (2014), White Road (2014), The Final Choice (2015), Street in the Village (2021), Village in the City (2023) and the feature film Childhood Moon (2024).