Biography

Kim Thúy was born on September 18, 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam. She is an actress and producer, known for Ru (2023), Bye-Bye (1968) and Ariane Moffatt: La statue (2019).

She was born in Vietnam and came to Canada with her family as a 10-year-old refugee in 1978.

She is a novelist who lives in Montreal. She has also written a Vietnamese cookbook.

She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on November 14, 2023 from the Canadian Governor General. She lives in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.