Vũ Thu Phương (born October 8, 1985) is a Vietnamese actress and model.

Biography

Phương was born in

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; the family moved to

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in 1997. She started her career as a model, and in 2008 she won two awards in a national modelling competition: best model and most talented model. In 2008,

the Weinstein Company The Weinstein Company, LLC (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the larg ...

offered Phương a bilingual speaking role as a supporting character in the film ''Shanghai''. During production, the scope of the role was reduced and in editing, many of the scenes featuring her were omitted. She was invited by the company's executive

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to discuss appearing in other Weinstein Company films. Phuong has stated that Weinstein behaved inappropriately towards her during the meeting, and that she left Hollywood and acting as a result of the experience. In 2011, she announced her retirement from acting, citing media rumours and slander regarding her lifestyle as the cause. Phương completed filming her final movie, ''Khát vọng thượng lưu,'' in October of that year. In 2019, she was a judge for the

Miss Universe Vietnam Miss Universe Vietnam is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Along with Miss Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam, Miss Universe ...

pageant.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vu, Thu Phuong Living people Vietnamese actresses People from Nam Định People from Nam Định province Vietnamese female models 21st-century Vietnamese women 1985 births