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Thanh Kim Huệ (1955-    ) is a famous actress of Southern Vietnamese folk opera known as "cải lương". Born as  Bùi Thị Huệ on November 14, 1955 in Saigon, South Vietnam, she began performing professionally in Southern Vietnamese folk opera theater at a very early age.  At 14, Thanh Kim Huệ met her future husband, fellow Southern Vietnamese folk opera actor  Thanh Điền  who is 8 years her senior, while performing for the  Hoa Phượng Folk Opera Theater Troupe .  She along with Thanh Điền would   join the Kim Chung 2 Folk Opera Theater Troupe .  Prior to 1975, Thanh Kim Huệ had already established herself as one of the brightest, young talents of the Southern Vietnamese folk opera theater starring in many successful "cải lương" plays including  Chuyện Tình Lan và Điệp with Chí Tâm ,  Đời Cô Hạnh with  Minh Vương , Mỹ Châu , Phượng Liên and Thanh Tuấn and Đường Gươm Nguyên Bá with Minh Vương, Thanh Tuấn, Chí Tâm, Thanh Sang and Hồng Nga . Married to Thanh Điền si

Trường Giang (1983-    ) is a famous Vietnamese comedian, actor and scriptwriter. Võ Vũ Trường Giang was born on April 20, 1983 in the rural district known as Long Thành of Đồng Nai Province, Southern Vietnam.  He grew up in an impoverished household as the fifth eldest in a family of 6 children. A college dropout, Trường Giang struggled for many years at the beginning of his career while in his twenties.  In 2007, he was discovered by the late stage actor  Hữu Lộc who recruited him as a regular performer for  Nụ Cười Mới , a popular live comedy theater in Saigon.  After 4 years working as a comedian and scriptwriter at Nụ Cười Mới, it seemed as if Trường Giang was going nowhere in his career.  Finally, on July of 2011, his big break came about when he was asked by singer  Đàm Vĩnh Hưng to write him a script for a comedy sketch.  Trường Giang then performed alongside Đàm Vĩnh Hưng in the wildly successful  Khó ở Liveshow Bước Chân Miền Trung where he portrayed his signature comedic c

Here are the next 25 Vietnamese celebrities to be featured.  VietCeleb.BlogSpot.com already has 400 bios of Vietnamese celebs posted.  After these 25 upcoming bios, the total will be 425.  Wow! Thanh Kim Huệ :  Southern Vietnamese Folk Opera Actress Duy Trường :  Overseas Vietnamese Pop Singer Gaile Lok :  Hong Kong Film and Television Actress/Fashion Model of Vietnamese and Chinese Descent Trường Giang :  Vietnamese Actor  Trizzie Phương Trinh :  Overseas Vietnamese Singer Trường Hải :  Vietnamese Singer/Songwriter Ánh Minh :  Overseas Vietnamese Singer Thanh Bùi :  Australian Pop Singer/Songwriter of Vietnamese Descent Chi Pu :  Vietnamese Actress Khánh Hoàng :  Overseas Vietnamese Singer and Radio Announcer Ngọc Minh :  Vietnamese Singer and Former Cinema of Saigon Actress Mai Tiến Dũng :  Overseas Vietnamese Singer Kelly Marie Tran :  Vietnamese-American Film Actress Huy Khánh :  Vietnamese Actor Ngọc Huệ :  Overseas Vietnamese Singer Anh  Ngọc :  Legendary Vietnamese Singer    Ngọ

Kỳ Anh (1968-    ) also known as Thiệu Kỳ Anh , is an overseas Vietnamese singer. He was born as  Bùi Thiệu Kỳ Anh  to Roman Catholic parents of Northern Vietnamese origin in Saigon, where he lived with his family until the age of 22.  In 1990, Kỳ Anh and his family resettled in the United States.  Two years later, he entered and won the talent competition known as Tuyển Lựa Ca Sĩ Hải Ngọai held at the Ritz Nightclub in Anaheim, California.  As part of his prize winning, Kỳ Anh was given a contract as a weekly performer at the presitgious nightclub.  In 1993, Kỳ Anh scored a major hit with the recording of what has become known as his signature song,  Trở Về Cát Bụi .  The popularity of the song through his recording gave the misconception to many of Kỳ Anh's fans that he had been written the song, himself, when in fact,  Trở Về Cát Bụi was a song he had heard sung by a homeless street performer back in Ho Chi Minh City sometime during the 1980s.  The song had touched Kỳ Anh so de

For the singer, see  Nhã Phương (Singer) . Nhã Phương (1990-    ) also known as Nabi   Nhã Phương , is a famous Vietnamese actress of television and film. Born as Trần Thị Nhã Phương on May 20, 1990 in Đắk Lắk, Vietnam, she is the third eldest in a family of 5 children.  She is the winner of 2  Mai Vàng Awards (Golden Orchid Awards) for best actress. Among her television acting credits include  Những Thiên Thần Áo Trắng (2010) starring Miu Lê , Nam Cường , Midu , Lan Phương , Mỹ Duyên and Phi Thanh Vân ,  Gia Đình Số Đỏ (2010) starring Quang Minh ,  Hồng Đào ,  Ngọc Quyên and Don Nguyễn ,  30 Ngày Làm Cha (2010) starring  Tấn Beo ,  Hạnh Phúc Quanh Đây (2011) starring  Hải Băng , Anh Chàng Vượt Thời Gian (2011),  Hoàng Tử Xấu Trai (2011) starring Duy Khoa and Vi Minh ,  Trường Nội Trú (2012) starring Kha Ly ,  Hoa Nắng (2012) starring  Lê Bê La ,  Lạc Mất Linh Hồn (2012) starring  Hoàng Anh , Cô Nàng Nặng Cân (2012) starring  Lê Khánh ,  Nơi Tình Yêu Ở Lại (2012) starring  Lâm Thùy

Kym Purling (1972-    ) is a famous Australian pianist of Vietnamese origin.  Originally from Saigon, he was the first international adoption of any nationality in Australia.  Kym Purling graduated from Westminster High School, a private school in Adelaide, Australia and received a bachelor's in music from the University of Adelaide.  He then formed the Kym Purling Trio and recorded albums,  Trio Juice, Catherine Lambert & The Kym Purling Trio, and Let's Swing! He served as Ambassador for the Performing Arts between Australia and Vietnam in 1996.  That same year, Kym Purling held sold-out concerts in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.  Kym Purling has since moved to the United States, resettling in New York City.  He has held concerts throughout Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom and Holland.  Kym Purling has opened up for Julio Iglesias, Sandra Bernhard, James Morrison, Ray Brown and Arturo Sandoval.  Kym Purling has also worked as mus

Việt Hùng (1923-2001) was a famous Southern Vietnamese folk opera actor. Originally from Nha Trang, he had been given the name,  Nguyễn Hữu Hùng , at birth.  After the untimely passing of his father, he along with his mother and older sister moved to Đà Lạt and then finally to Saigon.  At the age of 19, he began his career in entertainment as a pop singer working with the likes of musician  Mạnh Phát along with singers  Minh Diệu , Minh Trang and Kim Tước .  In 1948, Việt Hùng traveled to Paris, France to record an album for the French record label, Pathé Marconi. Ngọc Nuôi & Việt Hùng Việt Hùng eventually made the transition to Southern Vietnamese folk opera.  He found great success starring in such Southern Vietnamese folk opera plays like  Tình Tráng Sĩ and Đồ Bàn Di Hận , opposite  Út Bạch Lan , and  Nửa Đời Hương Phấn with Thanh Nga .  In 1950, he met and married fellow Southern Vietnamese folk opera performer,  Ngọc Nuôi .  His first marriage had been to a nurse back duri