Nu Yên-Khê Tran
Actor · Born March 18, 1968 (58) · Đà Nẵng, Central Vietnam
Tran Nu Yen Khe (born 12 March 1968) is a French-Vietnamese actress, sculptor and painter. Best known for her collaborations with her director husband Tran Anh Hung, she is a leading lady in his films, notably Scent of the Green Papaya, Cyclo and Vertical Ray of the Sun, and had briefly served as his art director and costume designer. She also owns a visual art practice with exhibitions in Paris and Ho Chi Minh City; in 2019, her work Borderline (2018) was acquired by Musée Guimet, making history as the first contemporary artwork from Southeast Asia to be included in the French National Collections
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 18, 1968 (58)
- Đà Nẵng, Central Vietnam
- Actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Nu Yên-Khê Tran's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Mui Age 20 in The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
- Allyas Sister in Cyclo (1995)
- Heraldas Narrator in Eternity (2016)
- Heroas May in The Third Wife (2018)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nu Yên-Khê Tran's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Nu Yên-Khê Tran's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
The Taste of Things(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Lumina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Between Shadow and Soul(2020)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Third Wife(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Eternity(2016)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Norwegian Wood(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
I Come with the Rain(2009)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Deserted Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Cyclo(1995)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Stone of Expectation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Married Woman of Nam Xuong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1989 to 2023; peak year 1993.
Film career
Peak 1993 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1993Screen debut· The Scent of Green Papaya
- 1993First top-billed film· The Scent of Green Papaya
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Nu Yên-Khê Tran's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Nu Yên-Khê Tran work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nu Yên-Khê Tran's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tran Anh Hung shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Tran Anh HungShared titles: Eternity (2016), I Come with the Rain (2009), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000), Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Tran Anh Hung
- Ash MayfairShared titles: Between Shadow and Soul (2020), The Third Wife (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ash Mayfair
Actors
- Long Le VuShared titles: Between Shadow and Soul (2020), The Third Wife (2018), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Long Le Vu
- Quynh NhuShared titles: The Third Wife (2018), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000), Cyclo (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Quynh Nhu
- MayaShared titles: Between Shadow and Soul (2020), The Third Wife (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Maya
- Chu HungShared titles: The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000), Cyclo (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Chu Hung
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Mario BattistelShared titles: Eternity (2016), I Come with the Rain (2009), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Mario Battistel
- Tiêt Tôn-ThâtShared titles: The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000), Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Tiêt Tôn-Thât
- Mark Lee Ping-BingShared titles: Eternity (2016), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Lee Ping-Bing
- Benoît DelhommeShared titles: Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Benoît Delhomme
Producers
- Christophe RossignonShared titles: Eternity (2016), The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000), Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Christophe Rossignon
- Adeline LecallierShared titles: Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Adeline Lecallier
- Alain RoccaShared titles: Cyclo (1995), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Rocca