Bionic Buzz® interviewed actress Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen over zoom about being in the new HBO series The Sympathizer. Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over. The series debuts on Sunday, April 14th on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. There are seven episodes total, which will debut weekly beginning April 14th through the finale on May 26th. Ky Duyen stars alongside Robert Downey Jr., Hoa Xuande, and Sandra Oh, in the role of “Madame,” wife of “The General” played by Toan Le.
About Ky Duyen – Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen (aka ‘Ky Duyen’) is the youngest daughter of former Air Marshal, Prime Minister and Vice-President of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky, and his wife, Madame Dang Tuyet Mai. From child refugee to accomplished lawyer to co-host of Vietnam’s most beloved variety show, Paris By Night, as well as her numerous TV and live show appearances worldwide, Ky Duyen navigates between American and Vietnamese cultures, and her dual, bilingual East-meets-West identity with ease, poise, and her own brand of unique charm, just like what her name, Ky Duyen, means in Vietnamese.
Interview and video edited by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.