Trần Thị Thanh Nhàn (born 19 July 1982), better known as Lý Nhã Kỳ is a Vietnamese actress, model and businesswoman.

She is known for portraying Diem Kieu in VTV's series Kiều nữ và đại gia (The Beauty and the Wealthy [vi]).

Her father, Mr. Trần Ngọc Lý was a North Vietnamese soldier who fought and was posted in Rừng Sác (now part of Cần Giờ District, Ho Chi Minh City) during the Vietnam War.

‘Lý’ is my father’s name (who has passed away), ‘Nhã’ comes from the name Nhàn (meaning gentle and refined), and ‘Kỳ’ was chosen by me because I believe that my life sometimes brings unexpected things!”[6] At the age of 16, she moved to Germany to study with help of relatives.

[7] She wore a revealing low-cut dress and skirt at a play of Vietnam’s National Hero General Võ Nguyên Giáp at the Điện Biên Symphony, sparking angry backlash of unprofessionalism in Vietnamese media.