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Mai Duong Kieu
Bắc Ninh, Vietnam
Mai Duong Kieu (born February 1987 in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) is a German-Vietnamese actress. Kieu was born in the Vietnamese provincial capital of Bắc Ninh and moved to Chemnitz with…
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Mai Duong Kieu (born February 1987 in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) is a German-Vietnamese actress. Kieu was born in the Vietnamese provincial capital of Bắc Ninh and moved to Chemnitz with her mother in 1992, where her father was already living. Her father is a master of Shaolin Kung Fu; consequently, she began learning martial arts at an early age. She was discovered by a talent agency via the social networking platform Myspace. She gained her first stage experience in various productions, including an adaptation of *Faust*. From 2005 to 2007, she studied Performing Arts in Leipzig, followed by acting training at the *Theaterfabrik Leipzig*. She received further training in Nice in 2012. In 2014, she was a member of the main cast of the US reality show *The Quest* on the ABC network. That same year, she appeared in the series *Binny und der Geist* as well as in the feature film drama *Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.* In 2015, she landed her first leading television role in the film *Mein Schwiegervater, der Stinkstiefel*. Kieu garnered international attention for her role in the ZDF series *Bad Banks*, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2018. In the series—directed by Christian Schwochow—she played a continuous leading role. From 2020 to 2025, she portrayed neurosurgeon Dr. Lilly Phan in the hospital drama series *In aller Freundschaft*. In 2026, she returned to the series for guest appearances. Mai Duong Kieu has a daughter.
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2026
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Movie Joy
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2026
Highter & Wolkig
TV show Frau Heistinger
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2026
Wilsberg: Trügerische Sicherheit
Movie Thuong Nhi
- 2025
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2025
Messiah Superstar
TV show Tamara Schmitz
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2024
Push
TV show Caro
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2022
Zitterinchen
Movie Nymphe
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2022
Kleo
TV show Kimberly
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2021
Ich und die Anderen
TV show Rezeptionistin
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2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie Nurse
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2021
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
TV show Lamai
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2020
WaPo Berlin
TV show Kim Sun
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2019
TKKG
Movie Amanda
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2018
Skin Creepers
Movie Mulan
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2018
Justice Dot Net
Movie Ning Tang
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2018
Bad Banks
TV show Thao Hoang
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2017
Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten
Movie Joe
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2016
Marie fängt Feuer
TV show Jana
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2016
Never Too Late for Justice
TV show Mali Nacuscul
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2015
Father-Out-Law
Movie Lamai
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2015
Die Kanzlei
TV show Jintara Schröder
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2015
Wer weiß denn sowas?
TV show Self
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2015
Willa
Movie Koreanerin
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2015
Real Life
Movie Hai Yen
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2015
Einstein
Movie asiatische Agentin
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2015
Bettys Diagnose
TV show Hai Yen Tran
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2014
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Movie Thao
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2014
Die Fischerin
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2014
Helen Dorn
TV show Liu
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2013
Das Meer im Fernseher
Movie Doloress
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2013
Binny and the Ghost
TV show Nina
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2013
Heldt
TV show Kim
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2009
SOKO Stuttgart
TV show Christine Reinhardt
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2005
Pastewka
TV show Hostess
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2002
Die Rosenheim-Cops
TV show Mai-Thi Tran
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1992
Riverboat
TV show Self
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1976
Kölner Treff
TV show Self
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1970
Scene of the Crime
TV show Rosemarie Sieber
