People’s Artist Thu Ha Born in 1969 in Tuyen Quang. At the age of 20, Thu Ha suddenly shined as a silver screen star with two films: Long Tri Festival Night by director Hai Ninh and Jade Leaf with Golden Branch by director Vu Chau.
After continuing to gain popularity with the films Windy Hair, Gamble, See You Again in Saigon… Thu Ha left the Military Region 2 Van Cong Troupe to join the Hanoi Drama Theater. People’s Artist Thu Ha twice won the Best Actress award at the Vietnam Film Festival in 1990 and 1993.
Thu Ha is a silver screen star was passionately loved by fans in the 90s, along with names like Ly Hung, Diem Huong, Viet Trinh, Le Cong Tuan Anh, Y Phung,… She was also known as the “Queen of calendar photos”. .
Possessing outstanding beauty with sharp eyes, People’s Artist Thu Ha was loved by many people as a beauty icon for a time with the title “Queen of calendar photos” (Photo: Provided by the character).
She is also one of the few Northern actors famous for films in the South. That luck came to her after participating in the movie After Pink Dreams.
Before participating in this film, artist Ly Hung did not know Thu Ha, and she only had a vague idea that he was the son of famous artist Ly Huynh.
After Pink Dreams is a psychological-emotional film directed by Phuong Hoang, first released in 1992. In the film, Ly Hung plays with Thu Ha, creating the second most expensive acting pair on screen. At that time, Ly Hung was the most expensive male actor on the show with a record high salary for this movie of 30 million VND.
“When I went to the South to play After Pink Dreams, I was unfamiliar with everything. I didn’t have any mentality that an actor had to be like this or that. I kept the lifestyle in the North, and if I had a role, I would do it. But acting In the movie, I glanced back and forth, seeing that everyone had a father, a mother, and disciples with them. At noon, I wandered out to eat with the lighting guys and the camera guys… extremely lonely.
But thanks to that, people accidentally find themselves close to them, and they take care of themselves about their own profession. Everyone was very interested, and after that movie, I had a series of friends in the profession,” she recounted.
After Pink Dreams is considered the first film that People’s Artist Thu Ha participated in the southern film market. After that, she also acted with Ly Hung in dozens of other movies. With her fragile, gentle beauty, People’s Artist Thu Ha is often assigned the role of innocent, pure, gentle women who suffer many tragedies.
At that time, Thu Ha was the only Northern actress who was sought after by market film directors who wanted her in their film projects. Thu Ha considered it her golden age when she was often invited to Ho Chi Minh City to participate in filming.
Artist Ly Hung and People’s Artist Thu Ha during a reunion in Hanoi (Photo: Provided by the character).
Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, People’s Artist Thu Ha said that after completing the films in Ho Chi Minh City, she and Ly Hung became closer to each other, she always cherishes such close relationships… If If conditions permit, she also hopes that Ly Hung can make movies and act together like in the past.
“After a period of filming in Ho Chi Minh City, I returned to Hanoi to live permanently. In the first years, Mr. Ly Hung and I did not contact often because in those days we used landline phones, which was not convenient for talking to each other, but In recent years, he and I often meet.
In real life, Mr. Hung is a laid-back person. He still has a professional working style and does not suffer from “star” disease. When making movies, he is meticulous and meticulous but not arrogant. When he works, he needs a private space, so it’s not easy for many people to approach him, but everyone who meets Ly Hung likes him very much.”
The female artist said that Ly Hung is a person who loves children very much. If when going to an event or meeting and there is a baby, the male artist will pay a lot of attention.
“Sometimes, I also bring my children with me. Mr. Ly Hung loves to play with them. My children also love Mr. Ly Hung very much. Even though he is middle-aged, he has a very pleasant personality. He likes to sing. Coming to take pictures and sign autographs was also fun,” she recounted.
Thu Ha remembers the golden age, every time she and Ly Hung appeared, the streets were often congested because the audience stopped to watch.
“I remember when making the movie Love had faded, the movie gathered the cast: Ly Hung, Le Tuan Anh, Le Cong Tuan Anh, Mong Van, Doan Viet Ha and I… we had to relieve the siege by giving a A group of artists goes in one direction so that the audience thinks all the artists are going in that direction.
Nowadays, with artists, the public can easily communicate, but the way the audience expresses their feelings still makes me emotional,” she said.
People’s Artist Thu Ha added that now, every time the male actor goes to Hanoi, the audience still “rushes” to ask questions and take photos. The male artist is still very enthusiastic in chatting with fans without showing any discomfort.
When they were young, Ly Hung and Thu Ha used to star together in many “instant noodle” movies (Photo: Provided by the character).
Female artist Thu Ha also shared that although she and her senior are very close and comfortable, she does not ask Ly Hung about private matters, especially love matters.
“He always said he was lucky to be born into a family with a tradition of art, the conditions for him to do art were very good. He was always the one who kept a beautiful image for himself.
It’s just that I’ve never seen him introduce his lover to me (laughs). I have never asked about his love story, maybe 10 years ago if I met him I would have asked, but now I don’t ask anymore…”, People’s Artist Thu Ha confided.
Current beauty of People’s Artist Thu Ha (Photo: Thanh Dong).