Linh Dan Pham
Biography
Linh Dan Pham is a Vietnamese-French actress who was born in Saigon and moved with her family to Paris a year later. She is best known for playing a Nguyen dynasty orphan raised by a French plantation owner in Indochine (1992), the Oscar-winning epic starring Catherine Deneuve, a performance that brought her a César nomination as most promising actress. After a few later productions she took a decade away from acting, then studied at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and returned in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), winning the César as most promising actress for her role opposite Romain Duris. She went on to play leads and supporting parts in Dante 01 (2008), Mr. Nobody (2009) and Tout ce qui brille (2010), starred as Cam in the Vietnamese film Adrift, and had a cameo in Ninja Assassin (2009).
52years old
Turns 53 on June 20in 222 days
- Born Ho Chi Minh City
- Star sign: GeminiLast day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 29 years1992 to 2021
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Early training
Pham trained in acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, which marked the start of her return to film after a decade away from acting.
A change of course
Pham eventually took a decade off from acting to focus on her studies. After graduating, she studied commerce and worked in Vietnam as a senior marketing manager.
Languages
Pham acted again in 2005, playing a Vietnamese music student in the French film The Beat That My Heart Skipped alongside Romain Duris. Her character's lines come in Vietnamese with a Northern accent, and Pham herself is fluent in French, English and Vietnamese.
A first
In 2009, Pham took the role of Cam in Adrift, her debut in a Vietnamese production. The film, directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, earned the FIPRESCI award at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
Linh Dan Pham movies on Netflix
Blue Bayouas Parker Nguyen
All That Glittersas Joan
Mr. Nobodyas Adult Jean
Ninja Assassinas Pretty Ninja
Dante 01as Elisa
The Beat That My Heart Skippedas Miao Lin
Indochineas Camille
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Linh Dan Pham shares six films with Linh-Dan Pham, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Linh-Dan Pham6 films together, 1992 to 2021
Linh-Dan Pham's page Blue Bayou2021IMDb rating 7.1Pham as Parker NguyenPham as Parker Nguyen
All That Glitters2010IMDb rating 6.1Pham as JoanPham as Joan
Mr. Nobody2009IMDb rating 7.7Pham as Adult JeanPham as Adult Jean
Dante 012008IMDb rating 4.8Pham as ElisaPham as Elisa
The Beat That My Heart Skipped2005IMDb rating 7.2Pham as Miao LinPham as Miao Lin
Indochine1992IMDb rating 7.0Pham as CamillePham as Camille
Catherine Deneuve1 film together, 1992
Catherine Deneuve's page Indochine1992IMDb rating 7.0Pham as CamilleDeneuve as Éliane
Rhys Ifans1 film together, 2009
Rhys Ifans's page Mr. Nobody2009IMDb rating 7.7Pham as Adult JeanIfans as Father Nemo
Lambert Wilson1 film together, 2008
Lambert Wilson's page Dante 012008IMDb rating 4.8Pham as ElisaWilson as Saint-Georges
Diane Kruger1 film together, 2009
Diane Kruger's page Mr. Nobody2009IMDb rating 7.7Pham as Adult JeanKruger as Anna Adult
Juno Temple1 film together, 2009
Juno Temple's page Mr. Nobody2009IMDb rating 7.7Pham as Adult JeanTemple as Anna age 15
Jaco Van DormaelDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Jaco Van Dormael Mr. Nobody2009IMDb rating 7.7Pham as Adult Jean
James McTeigueDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by James McTeigue Ninja Assassin2009IMDb rating 6.3Pham as Pretty Ninja
Jacques AudiardDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Jacques Audiard The Beat That My Heart Skipped2005IMDb rating 7.2Pham as Miao Lin
Online
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