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Năm Phỉ (1906–1954, ()) was a Vietnamese actress and singer.

Early life

Năm Phỉ's

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is Lê Thị Phỉ (), given to her by her father "'' Công thành danh toại, phỉ chí nam nhi, bia truyền tạc để''". Her father was a civil engineer; all of his 11 children attended the

cải lương ''Tuồng cải lương'' (, Hán-Nôm: 從改良) often referred to as ''Cải lương'' (Chữ Hán: 改良), roughly "reformed theater") is a form of modern folk opera in Vietnam. It blends southern Vietnamese folk songs, classical music, ''h ...

theatre. She was born in 1906 at

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town.

Career

She began her career as a child singer at 10. Her father later renounced her. From 1926 to the beginning

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, she worked with companies, such as Nam Đồng band, Tái Đồng band, Văn Hí band, Phước Cương band. She came to

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to perform and record at Paris Expositions, in

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and

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. At her peak, Năm Phỉ's worth was about 230 thousand (≈ some thousand

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s). She received 186 love letters, 1009 postcards, 167 photographs and was discussed in 42 articles.

Career

* ''Tham phú phụ bần'' * ''Ơn đến oán trả'' * ''Thiện ác hữu báo'' * ''Bội thê thiên xử'' * ''Chí Thiện - Chí Hiếu'' * ''Sắc đẹp giết người'' * ''Vì đâu nên nỗi'' * Lý Ngọc Nương in ''The lady with the camellias'' * Pang Consort in ''The case of Pang Consort''Năm Phỉ và những vai diễn huyền thoại
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in ''Lü Bu wheedles Diaochan'' (or ''Phụng Nghi House'') * Mộng Hoa in ''Lady Mộng Hoa'' * Lan in ''Lan and Điệp''

Honor

* Four medals of Paris Exposition. * Kim Tiền Medal by Emperor

Bảo Đại Bảo Đại (, vi-hantu, , , 22 October 191331 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc (Phước) Vĩnh Thụy (), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was ''de jure'' em ...

pre-1940. * The designating as ''Lê Thị Phỉ Road'' at

City.

Personal life

Năm Phỉ married actor Hai Giỏi before she was 18, however he died shortly after. After 1926, she remarried with manager Nguyễn Phước Cương, who was a descendant of Emperor

Thành Thái Thành Thái (, vi-hantu, 成泰; 14 March 1879 – 20 March 1954) born Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lân (阮福寶嶙), was the son of Vietnamese Emperor Dục Đức and Empress Dowager Từ Minh. He reigned as emperor for 18 years, from 1889 t ...

. Her second marriage only lasted a few years before divorce. Mr Nguyễn Phước Cương remarried Năm Phỉ's younger sister Bảy Nam. Phước Cương and Bảy Nam's daughter Kim Cương called her as Momma.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nam Phi 1906 births 1954 deaths People from Tiền Giang province 20th-century Vietnamese actresses 20th-century Vietnamese women singers Cải lương actresses