Lê Thiện
NSƯT (Meritorious Artist) Lê Thiện is a cải lương artist and film and television actor, and a former Deputy Director of the Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre. She is remembered for the role of Consort Nguyễn Thị Anh in the play Rạng ngọc Côn Sơn, and in recent years has been a familiar face in grandmother and mother roles in the films Thưa mẹ con đi, Tiệc trăng máu and Sáng đèn.
Career story
Lê Thiện was born in 1945 in Bồng Sơn, Hoài Nhơn (Bình Định), was recruited into an art troupe at age 11 and trained in ballet, vocal music and chèo in Hanoi. In 1957, she moved to the Đoàn Cải lương Nam Bộ (Southern Cải Lương Troupe) and, after only about a year of training, was given leading roles.
From 1966, she joined the Giải Phóng performing troupe and toured many countries such as North Korea, Cuba and China. After 1975, she took on management duties, serving for many years as Deputy Director of the Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre, and was awarded the title of NSƯT in 1993.
Since the 2010s, Lê Thiện has been very active in television and film, with Cô Thắm về làng, Gạo nếp gạo tẻ 2, Tháng năm rực rỡ (2018), Thưa mẹ con đi (2019), Tiệc trăng máu (2020), Sáng đèn (2024) and Anh Hùng (2026).
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Lê Thiện for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Lê Thiện is a veteran cải lương artist who was awarded the title of Nghệ sĩ Ưu tú (Meritorious Artist) by the State. She has continued to win public affection through many film and television roles in the later stage of her career.
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Feature films
- 16/08/2019Thưa mẹ con đi
- 22/03/2024Sáng đèn
- 24/04/2026Anh Hùng