In this biography
Quick facts
- Born
- 26 February 1979
- Birthplace
- Cầu Kè, Trà Vinh, Vietnam
- Country
- Vietnam
- Nationality
- Vietnamese
- Known for
- Vietnamese action cinema and international roles in Star Wars and The Old Guard
- International name
- Veronica Ngo
- Breakthrough action film
- The Rebel, 2007
- Produced and starred
- Furie, 2019
- Directed
- Furies, 2023
Why this life matters
Vân built a career that moves between local production and global franchises while developing Vietnamese performers and genre filmmaking.
Timeline
Key moments
Born in Trà Vinh
Born in Cầu Kè on 26 February.
Moved to Norway
Relocated with family and later returned to Vietnam.
Starred in The Rebel
The period action film brought a major national breakthrough.
Appeared in Star Wars
Played Paige Tico in The Last Jedi.
Led Furie
Produced and starred in a Vietnamese action hit.
Directed Furies
Expanded the Furie world in a Netflix release.
From performance to action cinema
Ngô Thanh Vân returned to Vietnam after growing up partly in Norway and worked in music, modelling and television. The Rebel established her as an action performer and gave Vietnamese historical genre cinema a highly visible female lead.
She expanded into production and talent development, treating control behind the camera as essential to building durable opportunities in a small national film market.
Local stories, global screens
International roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Old Guard introduced her to wider audiences. In Vietnam, Furie paired a mother’s rescue story with sustained action choreography.
Vân directed and produced Furies, released globally by Netflix in 2023. Her career illustrates how a filmmaker can use international visibility to strengthen local genre production rather than simply leave it behind.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about Ngô Thanh Vân
- Who is Ngô Thanh Vân?
- Ngô Thanh Vân is an actor, director and producer. Vân built a career that moves between local production and global franchises while developing Vietnamese performers and genre filmmaking.
- What is Ngô Thanh Vân best known for?
- Ngô Thanh Vân is best known for vietnamese action cinema and international roles in Star Wars and The Old Guard.
- When and where was Ngô Thanh Vân born?
- Ngô Thanh Vân was born on 26 February 1979 in Cầu Kè, Trà Vinh, Vietnam.
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How this biography was checked
Core dates and offices are checked against the sources below. This profile was last reviewed on 8 September 2026.
