My Take
Ngô Thanh Vân — better known internationally as Veronica Ngô — is genuinely one of the most compelling multi-hyphenates to come out of Southeast Asia in the past two decades, and I think she's still wildly underappreciated outside the region. Born in Vietnam and raised in Norway, she carved out a massive pop and acting career in Vietnam before Hollywood finally took notice — and when it did, she showed up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and went toe-to-toe with action heavyweights in Bright. What really impresses me is that she didn't just cross over as a performer; she stepped behind the camera as a producer and filmmaker, championing Vietnamese genre cinema at a time when few were paying attention. She's the real deal — a triple-threat who built her own lane.
Overview
Ngô Thanh Vân (born 26 February 1979), also known as Veronica Ngô or by her initials NTV, is a Vietnamese-born Norwegian actress and singer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ngô Thanh Vân
- Name (Japanese)
- ゴー・タイン・ヴァン
- Reading
- ごー・たいん・ゔぁん
- Born
- February 26, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Trà Vinh, Vietnam
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / model / businessperson / filmmaker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.