Bạch Tuyết

NSND Bạch Tuyết (born 1945) is a Vietnamese singer, actress, director, and scriptwriter of the Cải lương genre. She is the only person in Vietnam to hold a PhD in Cải lương. She was granted the status of "People's Artist", one of the highest honors for artists in Vietnam, in 2012. Her song Ve Nghe Me Ru was awarded Song of the Year in the TikTok Vietnam Awards in 2022. She was named to the Forbes 50 Over 50 in 2024.

Biography She was born in Long Xuyên, a city in An Giang province in Vietnam. She first became interested in pursuing Cải lương as a career after being told by one of her idols, actress Thanh Nga, that she had potential, and made her debut at 16. She got her first big role after the main actress was late in a production of La tham chi hong. She continued to play in other plays, and after just two years, earned the Thanh Tam Award for her promise. She later went on to play other notable roles, including Dương Vân Nga.

She also became known for her passion for knowledge : She entered university at the age of 40, studying education. She then began studying stage directing in Sofia in 1988. That same year, she was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 1988.

She has also worked as a stage director , a scriptwriter, and a singer. such as the rapper Pháo , and served as a judge on game shows.

She became a People's Artist, the highest honor for a living artist in Vietnam, in 2012. for a song called Ve Nghe Me Ru.

Personal life Her first husband was Phạm Huỳnh Tam Lang, but they divorced after seven years as she didn't give birth to a son. Her second husband was a French-Vietnamese billionaire, but they also divorced.

She is Buddhist and resides in a villa she designed in Thu Duc.