People's Artist Tra Giang (real name Nguyen Thi Tra Giang), born in 1942 in Quang Ngai, father is Meritorious Artist Nguyen Van Khanh (Khanh Cao), husband is Meritorious Artist - Music Professor Bich Ngoc, daughter is pianist Bich Tra.
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| People's Artist Tra Giang as a child. |
Being photogenic and having expressive eyes, Tra Giang quickly passed the entrance exam and became one of the actors in the first class of Vietnam Cinema School (now Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema). Many people think that Tra Giang is not a person with a radiant beauty but the more you look at her, the more attractive and captivating she becomes.
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| The elegant face with captivating eyes of People's Artist Tra Giang. |
During her film career, Tra Giang participated in 17 films, including typical roles such as Kien in the film "A Day in Early Autumn" (director Huy Van), Tu Hau in "Tu Hau" (director Pham Ky Nam - 1963), Diu in "17th Parallel Days and Nights" (director Hai Ninh - 1972), Thu's Mother in "Hanoi Baby" (director Hai Ninh - 1974), Nhan in "Saint's Day" (director Bach Diep), Lan in "First Love", Huong in "Mother's Legend"...
She won the Best Actress award three times at: Moscow Film Festival (1973); 4th Vietnam Film Festival (1977); 8th Vietnam Film Festival (1988). In 1984, Tra Giang was honored by the State with the noble title of "People's Artist" (first phase).
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| Artist Tra Giang achieved great success with the role of "Chi Tu Hau" in the film of the same name when she was only 20 years old. This was her second role in her life after the role of Chi Kien in the film "A Day in Early Autumn" (directed by Huy Van, Hai Ninh) in 1962. This role also brought Tra Giang the Silver Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1963. |
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| Playing the role of Tu Hau at the age of 20 made it difficult for her to grasp the character's emotions. The reception from the public and experts afterwards made her both surprised and happy. |
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| At the age of 25, People's Artist Tra Giang married music professor Bich Ngoc. This was also the only love of her life. |
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| At the age of 30, artist Tra Giang once again shined in the film "17th Parallel Days and Nights" with the role of Ms. Diu, a resilient woman on the banks of the Ben Hai River. In an interview, director Hai Ninh once said that to successfully film this film, actress Tra Giang had met the prototype woman many times in real life. |
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| Without any makeup or color film, Tra Giang's beauty still makes the audience unable to take their eyes off the screen. |
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| Tra Giang's beauty at the age of 45 when she participated in the movie "Legend of the Mother" directed by Bach Diep. |
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| Since the 1990s, Tra Giang has been less involved in cinema. She spends a lot of time on painting. |
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| In photos taken when she was over 70 years old, artist Tra Giang still retains her rare beauty and charisma. |
