Kieu Chinh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 3, 1937 (age 88)

Place of Birth

Hanoi, Vietnam

Also Known As

Nguyễn Thị Chinh

Kiều Chinh

Kieu Chinh

Biography

Kieu Chinh (born September 3rd, 1937) is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer and philanthropist. One of the most prominent film stars in South Vietnam during the 60s and 70s, she immigrated to America after 1975 and eventually settled in California where she resumed acting with the help of Tippi Hedron; her first credit in America was as Hawkeye’s South Korean love interest in the TV show M*A*S*H. Subsequently, Kieu Chinh appeared in 45 feature films and television shows, among them the TV movies The Children of An Lac (1980), The Letter (1982) and The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (1986), and films like Hamburger Hill (1987), Gleaming the Cube (1988), Riot (1997) and Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (1999). She also landed a recurring role on ABC’s Vietnam war series China Beach from 1989 to 1991 and the Fox TV show 21 in 2008. But her best-known role is that of Suyuan Woo in Wayne Wang’s The Joy Luck Club in 1993, a film about the relationship between Chinese immigrant mothers and their Chinese-American mothers. Amongst the accolades that Chinh has received in her six-decade career are the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vietnamese International Film Festival in 2003, the Special Acting Award at the Women’s Film Festival in Turin in 2003, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the San Diego Asian Film Festival and the San Francisco Film Fest in 2006 and 2015, respectively. In 2009, Chinh was honored as the Woman of the Year for her work in film and community service by California Representative Lou Correa.

Known For

Filmography

2025TVDope Thiefas Xuan 'Grandma' Pham2025FilmControl Freakas Aunt Thuy2024FilmMy Eyesas Mrs. Cheong2024TVThe Sympathizeras Crapulent Major's Mother2019FilmFinding Juliaas Van Tran2019FilmIn Full Bloomas Cecile2018TVThe Neighborhoodas Tuyen2014FilmHollowas Shaman Linh2012FilmTrade of Innocentsas (voice)2012FilmPearls of the Far Eastas Kieu2009Film21 and a Wake-Upas Mamason2009TVNCIS: Los Angelesas Kim Nguyen2008Film21as Chinese Woman2007FilmJourney From the Fallas Ba Noi (Grandmother)2003FilmTemptedas Kehau2002FilmFaceas Mrs. Liu2001FilmGreen Dragonas Kieu2000FilmWhat's Cooking?as Grandma Nguyen1999FilmCatfish in Black Bean Sauceas Thanh1998TVMartial Lawas Lin Sung Yuan1998FilmCity of Angelsas Asian Woman1997FilmRiotas Mrs. Lee1996TVPromised Landas Mrs. Kim1995TVCybillas Herbalist1994TVTouched by an Angelas Lang1994TVERas Mrs. Chen1994TVChicago Hopeas Mrs. Mai Ying Wang1993FilmThe Joy Luck Clubas Suyuan Wong1990FilmLast Flight Out1990FilmThe Girl Who Came Between Themas Thuy1990FilmVietnam Texasas Mallan1989FilmWelcome Homeas Leang1989FilmGleaming the Cubeas Madame Trac1987FilmHamburger Hillas Mama San1986FilmThe Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammeras Sai Luhn1986FilmThe Girl Who Spelled Freedomas Phoen Yann1983FilmCocaine: One Man's Seductionas Mrs. Marchais1982FilmThe Letteras Chinese Woman1981FilmThe Other Victimas Mrs. Troung1981FilmFly Away Homeas Anh1980FilmThe Children of An Lacas Thuy1979TVRoots: The Next Generationsas U.N. Receptionist1978FilmMy Husband Is Missingas Lu-An1978FilmThe Lucifer Complexas Major Chinn Lee1977FilmThe Hostage Heartas Flor Aquino1973FilmThe Shadow on the Roadside1972FilmLove Stormas Thủy1971FilmWarrior, Who Are Youas Mỹ Lan1970FilmThe Evil Withinas Kamar Souria1967FilmFrom Saigon to Dien Bien Phuas Kiều Loan1965FilmOperation C.I.A.as Kim-Chinh1964FilmA Yank in Viet-Namas Kieu ChinhFilmChrysalis

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