Lê Vân

Trần Lê Vân (born July 24, 1958 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese former actress and dancer. Daughter of stage actors Trần Tiến and Lê Mai, and the elder sister of actress Lê Khanh and dancer Lê Vi, she first started out as a dancer for the National Dance Company. She was later discovered by director Phạm Kỳ Nam, and made her first acting debut in his 1978 film “Chom và Sa”. In 1981, she was chosen for the role Mrs. Dậu by Phạm Văn Khoa for his famous film of the same name after a 5-year casting calls effort; Lê Vân earned widespread acclaim for her portrayal of the grief-stricken and tormented…