--- name: "Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen" canonical: "https://film.one/person/nguyen-cao-ky-duyen" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 June 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T13:37:15.925904+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen Actor. Born 30 June 1965 in Saigon, South Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 June 1965, Saigon, South Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam] - **Also known as:** Ky Duyen - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3_Duy%C3%AAn_(entertainer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7022783, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1689698/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2243644 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*The Sympathizer*](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen is a Vietnamese-American actress, singer and master of ceremonies. Born on 30 June 1965 in Saigon, South Vietnam, she is the daughter of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, a former prime minister and vice president of South Vietnam. She is known for her role as Madame in the HBO series *The Sympathizer* (2024) and as Kim Anh in the film *The Rich Woman* (2016). Duyen has appeared in Vietnamese diaspora productions and co-hosts the long-running *Paris by Night* variety series. She trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the State Bar of California. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, joysauce.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Sympathizer* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Madame — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) ## Complete filmography (39) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Sympathizer* (2024), series, as Madame — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) - *Paris by Night 134: In Bangkok - Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn: Lời Cảm Ơn* (2023), Acting - *Paris by Night 133: Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn - The Farewell* (2022), as MC - *Paris by Night 132: Xuân Với Đời Sống Mới* (2022), as MC - *Paris By Night 131 - Spring of Hope* (2021), Acting - *Paris by Night 130: In Singapore – Glamour* (2020), Acting - *Paris by Night 128: Hành Trình 35 Năm Phần 3* (2019), as MC - *Paris by Night 127: Hành Trình 35 Năm Phần 2* (2018), as MC - *Paris by Night 126: Hành Trình 35 Năm Phần 1* (2018), as MC - *Paris by Night 125: Chiều Mưa Biên Giới* (2018), as MC - *Paris by Night 124: Anh Cho Em Mùa Xuân* (2018), as MC - *Paris by Night 123: Ảo Ảnh* (2017), as MC - *Paris by Night 122: Duyên Phận* (2017), Acting - *Paris by Night 121: Song Ca Nhạc Vàng* (2017), Acting - *Paris by Night 120: Còn Chút Gì Để Nhớ* (2016), Acting - *Paris by Night 119: Nhạc Vàng Muôn Thuở* (2016), as MC - *Paris by Night 118: 50 Năm Âm Nhạc Đức Huy* (2016), as MC - *Nữ Đại Gia* (2016), as Kim Anh - *Paris by Night 117: Vườn Hoa Âm Nhạc* (2016), as MC - *Paris by Night 116: Nụ Cười Đầu Năm* (2015), as MC - *Paris by Night 115: Asian Beauty* (2015), as MC - *Paris by Night 114: I am a Vietnamese* (2015), Acting - *Paris by Night 113: Happy Birthday Mum* (2015), as MC - *Paris by Night 111: S* (2014), Acting - *Paris by Night 110: Phát Lộc Đầu Năm* (2014), Acting - *Paris by Night 109: 30th Anniversary Celebration* (2013), as MC - *Paris by Night 108: Time* (2013), as MC - *Paris by Night 107: Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn 20 Năm Sân Khấu* (2013), as MC - *Paris by Night 106: Silk* (2012), as MC - *Paris by Night 105: The Lovers* (2012), as MC - *Paris by Night 104 : Beginnings* (2011), as MC - *Paris By Night 100* (2010), Presenter - *Paris by Night 99: I am a Vietnamese* (2010), Presenter - *Paris By Night 98: Fly With Us To Las Vegas* (2009), Presenter - *Paris By Night 85: Xuân Trong Kỷ Niệm* (2006), Acting - *Paris By Night 82: Tiếu Vương Hội* (2006), Acting - *Paris By Night 78: Ðường Xưa* (2005), Acting - *Paris By Night 74* (2004), Acting - *Paris By Night* (1986), series, as Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên ## Gallery - ![Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen](https://film.one/media/person/713030/gallery-9edc902044df.jpg) Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen — Anh John, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen.jpg/1280px-Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen is a Vietnamese personality (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/713030/gallery-94e21246c93c.jpg) Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen is a Vietnamese personality (2008) — Photo by Anh John, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen_00.jpg/1280px-Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen_00.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ky Duyen Nguyen (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/713030/gallery-9df977172e73.jpg) Ky Duyen Nguyen (2008) — Photo by Anh John, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen_at_van_nghe_au_chau_2008_Rijswijk_%28196%29.jpg/1280px-Nguyen_Cao_Ky_Duyen_at_van_nghe_au_chau_2008_Rijswijk_%28196%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen in 2014](https://film.one/media/person/713030/gallery-349dc0faa886.png) Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen in 2014 — Viet Show TV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3_Duy%C3%AAn.png/1280px-Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Cao_K%E1%BB%B3_Duy%C3%AAn.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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