Linh Nga ( ; born 3 January 1982), is an American-Vietnamese film director, film producer, actress, and screenwriter. Linh Nga's 2019 documentary "Inside this peace" won "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards, won "Best Feature Documentary" at the California Women's Film Festival, and nominated for "Best Feature Documentary" at the Action On Film International Film Festival. Her 2003 film Up and Down the Dust Way (Xuoi nguoc duong tran) won "TV Best Series" at the Vietnamese International Film Festival. She is the founder of 9669 films.
Biography and career Linh Nga was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on January 3, 1982, to Quang Duy Nguyen, a composer, and Thuy Bich Thi Le, an opera singer.
Nga began her career on stage at an early age. She often sang and performed at friends' and family's functions and was part of a local song and dance troupe. In 1990, she earned her first award for "Nam Dinh City's Best Young Voice". Two years later, she joined the Club of Love (Cau lac bo tinh thuong), a registered charity group formed by Tuong Vi. She began her professional dancing career at the age of ten. In 1992, she began attending the Vietnam Academy of Dance (Truong Cao Dang mua Viet Nam), where she achieved artistic and academic honors upon graduation.
In 2000, Nga began studying film directing at the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema. She wrote, directed, and starred in the television series, Xuoi nguoc duong tran, in 2002. This earned a National Television Award at the Vietnamese International Film Festival for Best Television Series of the year. In 2006, Linh Nga graduated. During this time, she also worked for a Vietnam Television as an actress. Upon graduation, Nga went abroad and successfully applied to Chapman University in California, pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in film production and sound design.
In May 2014, Nga graduated from Chapman University. That same year, she founded 9669 Films. In November 2017, 9669 Films released the action comedy short What's the good of being good? (2017 film).
Documentary about Agent Orange In January 2019, Linh Nga and 9669 films won "Best Feature Documentary" at the California Women's Film Festival 2019 and earned "Award Of Merit" at the Impact DOCS Awards for the film "Inside this peace", a documentary about an Agent Orange victim struggling with life in Vietnam. "Inside this peace" is also nominated for "Best feature documentary" at the Action On Film International Film Festival
Business ventures in Vietnam In 2003, Nga helped found the Linh Nga Communication and Trading Company Lmt with her brother Linh Duy. The film company closed in 2010. Linh Nga also founded restaurants in Hanoi.
Personal life Nga reportedly had a romantic relationship with Thuyet Tran, known as Thuyet Buon Vua in Năm Cam case. The pair married in 2002. A week after, Thuyet was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison related to Năm Cam. In 2007 she married Johnny K.P.; they were divorced in 2011. She has two daughters.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes1997 Khoang cachActorLead Vietnam Television1998Ong bau ca nhacActor3 Episodes Vietnam Television 1999 Day neo hanh phucActor Nu cuoi vang maActor 2000 Dom lua bien thuyActor 2001 Xuoi nguoc duong tran Screenwriter, Actor, DirectorVIFF 2003 3 episodes (72 mins/episode) 2004 Tieng chuong dongActor Manh hon cong ly Actor13 episodes Vietnam Television2006 QuynhScreenwriter, DirectorDrama 2005 Vung cua songActor3 episodes Vietnam TelevisionDam cuoi o thien duongActor5 episodes Vietnam TelevisionGio thien duong Screenwriter, DirectorDrama 2012 Dumb LuckActorThúy Nga ProductionsVstar ReunionMCVFTV2013 The Industry of Marrying EuropeansActorThúy Nga Productions 2017 What's the good of being good? (2017 film)Screenwriter, Director, ProducerAction/Comedy/Adventure2018 Inside This PeaceScreenwriter, Director, ProducerFeature Documentary (60 mins)2019 HorrorScreenwriter, Director, Producer, ActorAction/Horror/Feature (120 mins)
Honours & Awards 2003Best TV Series of 2003 in the Festival "Academy International Award VIFF" for Xuoi nguoc duong tran2019Best Feature Documentary at California Women's Film Festival 2019 for Inside this Peace 2019"Award Of Merit" for Feature Documentary at the Impact DOCs Awards for "Inside this peace" 2019Nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Action On Film International Film Festival for "Inside this peace"
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