These days, when Vietnamese screens witness the arrival of beauty queens such as Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, Tran Tieu Vy, Doan Thien An with projects shown during Tet, when these famous beauties step onto the screen, they are compared in terms of acting ability.
Tran Tieu Vy and Doan Thien An are only average, the beauty of the beauty queens has not shown any breakthrough cinematic marks. Meanwhile, Phuong Anh Dao - the female lead of the movie "Mai" is mentioned for possessing a cinematic beauty, emotional acting. In the movie, Phuong Anh Dao is praised for being more beautiful than the beauty queens.
Throughout her acting career, Phuong Anh Dao has shown her versatility by taking on many roles with different colors.
In 2018, Phuong Anh Dao appeared in the comedy “My Husband” (directed by Charlie Nguyen). At the time of its release, the humorous and funny performance of the couple Phuong Anh Dao - Thai Hoa helped “My Husband” enter the top 5 highest-grossing Vietnamese films of all time. “My Husband” achieved a box office miracle, in which the juggling of 2 contrasting personalities and acting styles between Phuong Anh Dao and “million-dollar actor” Thai Hoa brought excitement and appeal to “My Husband”.
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After the impression she made from a series of movies, from “Close your eyes and see summer”, “My husband”... Phuong Anh Dao participated in horror projects such as “Faceless killer”, psychological crime such as “Invisible evidence”. With dramatic roles, complex psychological developments, chaotic and intense emotions, Phuong Anh Dao's acting is always a highlight in the works.
In 2022, Phuong Anh Dao participated in a film with a strong personal artistic mark by director Bui Thac Chuyen. The film revolves around the unfortunate lives of 3 women, in which the focus is Nhan (Phuong Anh Dao). Nhan has to go through painful events, to the quagmire in her marriage with Tam (Quang Tuan).
The psychological role was played by Phuong Anh Dao with full emotion. Nhan is miserable but strong, in each scene, even in the midst of tragedy, Phuong Anh Dao's Nhan still exudes a beauty that is both brilliant and tragic.
After the role of Nhan in “Glorious Ashes”, Phuong Anh Dao made a new mark in cinema when she played the role of Mai in the work of the same name by Tran Thanh. It was Phuong Anh Dao’s emotional acting that contributed to Mai’s success. In many scenes, Phuong Anh Dao performed brilliantly. Along with Hong Dao, Phuong Anh Dao was the most shining factor in acting in Tran Thanh’s work that achieved a phenomenal revenue.
To date, Phuong Anh Dao is the female lead in the highest-grossing film of all time in Vietnamese cinema.
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In addition to her acting career, Phuong Anh Dao also participates in music videos and sings. The actress collaborated with rapper Den Vau in popular music products such as "Bai nay chill phet", "Loi nho", "Dien nhan toi". In the music field, Phuong Anh Dao was once considered Den Vau's muse.
In which, Phuong Anh Dao performed her voice with Den Vau in "Small Path". "This song is so chill" once caused a storm on all music listening platforms with many lyrics (rap lyrics) that were "trending" at one time such as, "If I'm too tired of living on top of each other in the city, at worst I'll go back to my hometown to raise fish and grow vegetables"...
In any field, Phuong Anh Dao has had collaborations with talented, colorful artists with strong individual personalities. In music, there is an interesting collaboration with Den Vau, in cinema, Phuong Anh Dao has worked with the most impressive directors such as Charlie Nguyen, Bui Thac Chuyen, Tran Thanh...
Phuong Anh Dao full name is Dao Phuong Anh Dao in 1992 is overcoming many beauties to become the expensive face of Vietnamese films.