Vietnamese beauties acting in international films.

Maggie Q, Linh Dan, and Le Thi Hiep... are all actresses with Vietnamese blood who have made their mark in many Hollywood and European films.

Linh Dan

Linh Đan is one of the renowned Vietnamese-born actresses in the world of art films. Having moved from Saigon to France with her family in 1975, she gained attention for her role in the film Indochine (1992) by French director Régis Wargnier.

This film won the Oscar for "Best Foreign Language Film". Her role as the adopted daughter of a female rubber plantation owner in Saigon during the French colonial period earned Linh Đan a nomination for "Most Promising Actress" from the French Academy.

In 2005, Linh Dan returned to film after 10 years working in the business sector, following her family's advice. In the film Mr. Nobody (2009), Linh Dan played one of three leading female roles – the wife of a man over 100 years old, Nemo Nobody. She acted alongside stars Jared Leto and Diane Krudger. The film premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival and received critical acclaim.

Thuy Trang

Thuy Trang was born in 1973 in Saigon and moved to the United States with her family when she was three years old. She studied civil engineering but after graduating from university, she developed a passion for acting.

In 1993, Thuy Trang was cast in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In the series, she played the yellow Ranger Trini Kwan, who had a bright smile and impressive martial arts skills. Thuy Trang had been studying martial arts since the ninth grade. After two years and nearly 90 episodes of the hit series that swept North America in the early 1990s, Thuy Trang and two other actors left the cast due to disagreements over compensation.

She continued to participate in film projects including Spy Hard and The Crow: City of Angels in the late 1990s. In 2001, on a fateful bus journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Thuy Trang died in a tragic accident.

Le Thi Hiep

In early 1990, Le Thi Hiep was a physics student at the University of California, USA. She happened to go with friends to audition for Oliver Stone's film Heaven & Earth, and beat out over 1,000 other applicants to become the lead actress in the famous film about the Vietnam War.

In the film, Hiep plays a Vietnamese woman aged 13 to 38 who experiences a series of ups and downs and misfortunes. Director Oliver Stone was so impressed with Le Thi Hiep that he didn't need to require her to take acting lessons and just let her perform naturally. Hiep's performance in the film, along with other American and Asian stars, was highly praised by the North American press after the film's release.

Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan remarked, "This is a talented amateur actress." After Heaven & Earth, Le Thi Hiep acted in several more films, but none achieved significant fame. Besides acting, the actress, born in 1969, also owns a restaurant in Venice, Italy.

Do Thi Hai Yen

In 2001, Do Thi Hai Yen beat out 2,000 domestic and international applicants to be chosen for the lead role in the film The Quiet American (directed by Phillip Noyce). This marked the first time in Vietnamese history that a native Vietnamese actress played an English-speaking character in a Hollywood film.

In this film, she plays a Vietnamese woman caught in a love triangle with a British journalist and a young American man. Two world-renowned actors, Sir Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, co-starred with Hai Yen. Her simple, charming, and authentically Vietnamese beauty, along with her natural acting style, was praised by the international press. Hai Yen was invited to participate in numerous international film festivals. The film was later recognized by critics as one of the 10 best films of 2002.

Following this film, Do Thi Hai Yen became one of the most highly regarded female stars in Vietnamese cinema. Recently, the beautiful actress returned with a role in the film "Father, Son and..." directed by Phan Dang Di.

Maggie Q

Maggie Q is associated with the image of a strong and sexy "action heroine" in a series of popular Hollywood films. In the two film adaptations of the series – Divergent (2014) and Insurgent (released in April) – Maggie Q plays a mutant who accompanies the main character, Beatrice. This film adaptation series has grossed over $500 million and is among the most popular films for teenage audiences, along with The Hunger Games.

Prior to Divergent, Maggie Q starred in the three-year-long and hugely popular North American television series Nikita. The script was adapted from the French film of the same name by French director Luc Besson. The plot revolves around a female assassin seeking revenge against a secret organization that tried to kill her. Each episode of this action-packed series attracted nearly 2.5 million viewers on television. Since Nikita, Maggie Q has been typecast as a sexy female assassin.

Maggie Q was born in 1979 with the Vietnamese name Lý Mỹ Kỳ. Her mother is Vietnamese and her father is of Polish and Finnish descent. Previously, the actress starred in many popular action films such as Live Free or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible III, and Rush Hour 2. Maggie Q is one of the rare actresses of Vietnamese descent.become famouswith the dream of making films for the international market.

Luu De Ly (Lee Balan)

In 2009, while a 16-year-old high school student in Hanoi, Luu De Ly (Lee Balan) passed the audition and was invited to Poland to play the lead role in the film Moja Krew (My Flesh My Blood).

In this film, De Ly plays a Vietnamese woman who immigrates to Poland and agrees to a surrogacy contract for a dying martial artist. However, the two later fall in love. The role required De Ly to have a deep understanding of Vietnamese life abroad and to perform intimate scenes with the male lead actor.

The film was later nominated for "Best Film" at the 2009 European Film Festival. Prior to that, the screenplay had won "Best Screenplay" and was funded by Opus Film. After Moja Krew, the actress, born in 1991, has been actively involved in the Hanoi showbiz scene but has not had any new acting roles since.

Ngo Thanh Van

Ngo Thanh Van was born in 1979 in Tra Vinh. At the age of 16, she moved to Norway with her mother. In 1999, Ngo Thanh Van returned to Vietnam and joined the entertainment industry after winning the title of 2nd Runner-up in the Miss Vietnam Women Through Photography contest. In the early 2000s, she became widely known as a singer. In 2004, Ngo Thanh Van was chosen by MTV Asia to play Thuy, a Vietnamese girl skilled in martial arts and a member of a spy group in the television series Rouge (Red Angels). After this role, Ngo Thanh Van became associated with the image of an "action heroine" through films such as The Hero's Blood, Dragon Trap, and Buddha's Fire. The beauty also actively sought opportunities to participate in international film projects.

Last year, Ngo Thanh Van was included in the cast of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2. In the second installment of the martial arts film, which is widely loved by fans around the world, the Vietnamese "action heroine" starred alongside Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, and Harry Shum Jr. Ngo Thanh Van's character was an assassin named Mantis - the right-hand woman of the main character. The actress traveled to New Zealand and China to film. She also had many fight scenes with spears and swords.

The film is directed by Yuen Woo-ping. The script is based on the martial arts novel "Iron Cavalry Silver Vase" by writer Wang Dulu. In January, the film project...revealThese are the first scenes filmed. The film is scheduled for release in early 2016.

Levy Tran

Despite having only a small role in Fast & Furious 7, Levy Tran immediately became a name that attracted attention from Asian fans this summer thanks to this blockbuster.recordThe fifth highest-grossing film in cinematic history, it grossed over $1.5 billion. In the film, Levy Tran appears in the very first scene, playing the girl waving the flag at the race andshowing off curvesfire.

Levy Tran (real name: Tran Le Vy) is a Vietnamese-American living in San Jose. After graduating from high school, instead of continuing her education studies at Mortuary College to become a kindergarten teacher, she dropped out to become a model.She has appeared on MTV's Guy Code and modeled for tattoo magazines such as Inked and Tattoo Life.

Quite famous in the US for her alluring looks and numerous tattoos all over her body, Levy caught the eye of the director.James Wan with actor and producer Vin Diesel. Levy is fluent in Vietnamese, active on social media, and determined to pursue a career in film.

Loan Chabanol

The actress, who has Vietnamese, French, Italian, and German ancestry, has just had aa big step forwardIn her film career, after becoming the female lead in the fourth installment of the popular Transporter series, Loan embodied a cunning yet seductive woman, starring alongside Ed Skrein. “Anna is a woman with a deadly, mysterious charm. She’s intelligent, charismatic, and has a story full of secrets that you need to uncover,” Loan said.

The actress shared that she was excited to work with the renowned team of director Camille Delamarre, who previously worked on Transporter 3 and Taken 2. Before Transporter, Loan had only acted in three European and American films: Third Person, Fading Gigolo, and the short film Buster Keaton. Before pursuing acting, Loan Chabanol had been walking the catwalk since she was 16 years old. The beauty born in 1982 hadHe has appeared on the covers of many prestigious fashion magazines such as Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour.

Lana Condor

On August 11th, Lana Condor was directed by Bryan Singer.announcementHe is a new member of the cast in X-Men: Apocalypse.This is her debut role.cThe Vietnamese-American girl is 1.57 m tall. Lana transforms into one of the youngest mutants named...Jubilee. This character in the comic books is originally...A person of Asian descent with the ability to create dazzling fireworks, undetectable by psychic abilities. Jubilee was once described as an orphan who was introduced to Professor Xavier's school for mutants after escaping from her enemies.

Lana Condor was born in 1996 in Vietnam.with birth name Tran Dong LanIn 1997, she was adopted by Mary and Bob Condor along with a younger brother named Arthur. The young actress lived in California and graduated from high school in 2014. She won a California Arts scholarship. In addition to pursuing acting, Lana is also a dancer. She attended the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School and has performed with the Los Angeles Ballet.

According to VNE