Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Trần Nữ Yên Khê occupies a fascinating space as both performer and creator. Vietnamese-born and French, she is inseparable from the cinema of director Tran Anh Hung, appearing in nearly all his films, and that long collaboration reads to me as a genuine creative partnership rather than mere casting. What I find most compelling is her double life as a costume designer; understanding both sides of the camera tends to deepen an actor's sense of how a frame is built. A career defined by a singular artistic relationship is rare, and I respect how fully she has committed to that shared vision.

Name (English)

Trần Nữ Yên Khê

Name (Japanese)

トラン・ヌー・イエン・ケー

Reading

とらん・ぬー・いえん・けー

Born

March 12, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Vietnam, United States

Occupation

actor / costume designer

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tran%20Nu%20Yen%20Khe
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460917

Tags

• actor
• costume designer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.