Hà Xuyên
Biography
Hà Xuyên (b. 1956, Thai Binh province) is a Vietnamese dancer, film and television actress. She is best known for her role as the spy Ngọc Mai in the film series "Saigon Rangers" (Biệt động Sài Gòn), and as Hà in "Near and Far" (Xa và gần). She was awarded the title of Distinguished Artist by the State. In 1970, when she was in grade eight, Hà Xuyên was invited by her sister to join the Thai Binh Dance Company and became a professional solo dancer, even though she wasn't then old enough to join the payroll and had to alter her birthdate to 1954 on paper. In 1981, she met director Huy Thành and a year later was cast for the lead role in his film "Xa và gần"; the role brought her the Best Actress Award at the 8th Vietnam Film Festival in Da Nang. She continued her success with the 1986 film series "Saigon Rangers". That same year she attended the Tasken-Moscow Film Festival with the crew of "Where the Dawn Birds Sang" (Nơi bình minh chim hót). A later successful feature film she starred in was "Girl on the River" (Cô gái trên sông). In 1997, when the City's Opera House was restored, Hà Xuyên transferred to work for the Center Art and Archives of Vietnamese Cinema, in the Film Distribution Department. In 2001 she starred in the TV series "Three Times and Once" (Ba lần và một lần). In that same year, she was awarded the title of Outstanding Artist by the State and represented Vietnam to attend the Golden Rooster Awards in China. In 2002, she achieved recognition for her role as Tư Lê's wife in of "Heaven's Net" (Lưới trời), a very difficult role because of its minimal screen time. She continues to appear in film series from 2000 onwards.
Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Liên
A reporter interviews a former prostitute from South Vietnam about her sheltering of an injured Vietcong leader during the war.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
A competition about nostalgia, going through different types of arts and performances of Vietnam through the decades.
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • as Thoa
In the years following the American war a young woman from Hanoi teaches in a rural school in the south. There she meets a troubled young man, and they have a brief romance that she recalls wistfully years later in her unhappy marriage.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Bà Chấn Hương
At the behest of her ailing father, a woman reluctantly tries to forget the lover she has been awaiting for years.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Ngọc Mai / Z20
After the dangerous offensive launched on the embassy office in Saigon, Tư Chung and his comrades have to find ways to adapt to rising suspicions from the CIA advisors, as well as dealing with violent repercussions involving someone very dear to him. The third part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Auntie Thanh
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Y tá Lệ
An ex-fighter pilot renounces life and becomes a monk to seek salvation after the tragic death of his wife upon giving birth to a malformed fetus, which he blames on his mysterious illness. One day, a friend in combat visits him and sheds light on his miseries.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Vợ Tư Lê
Forced into collaborating with his corrupted bosses, a bank director and his lover start to devise an intricate escape plan in case he gets prosecuted.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Hanh
Binh is a South Vietnamese soldier whose wife Nga turns to a life of prostitution after Binh is classified as missing. When Binh does return, he finds it impossible to forgive the repentant Nga. The couple's doomed future continues, as Binh joins the Vietnamese Special Forces and a friend struggles to reunite the two.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Ngọc Mai / Z20
Posing as a privileged man working for his wealthy industrialist uncle, Commander of the Saigon Rangers Tư Chung prepares with his comrades for a secret meeting with a coming Vietcong officer, alias "K9". The first part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Ngọc Mai / Z20
The year 1968 approaches. Bubbling underneath festive spirits are quiet anticipations of a major escalation of conflict, alongside exciting dreams of a brighter future...that seems so close and yet somehow far away. Tư Chung, tasked with overseeing the joint offensive on supreme headquarters in Saigon at the first moment of the lunar year, prepares himself for the most beautiful and painful of hopes. The final part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Ngọc Mai / Z20
To keep up with his public guise, Tư Chung considers marriage with his "girlfriend" and tries to flatter some trust out of the CIA advisors who've been eyeing the pair, all the while following new orders to plan and launch an important offensive. The second part of a series based on a real-life organization involved in intelligence activities in South Vietnam before 1975.