The full life of the actor of the movie ‘Blood and blood money’

Desperate in the movie, but perfect in real life, though not as famous as Truong Ngoc Anh

In 1988, “Blood and Blood Coins” was a hit TV series by director Dinh Duc Liem. The film is about the fate of family members before the drastic change of the market economy.

The film brought Quyen Linh’s name to life, becoming a TV star. Besides, other actors such as model Truong Ngoc Anh and actor Chi Bao were also known to the audience, becoming career milestones later.

In addition to the main character line, the audience at that time also sobbed with a character named Nga – a Hanoi girl who, after a failed suicide, became crazy because her lover betrayed her, had to be treated in the hospital. mental hospital. After being cared for by her family, Nga regains consciousness and tries to forget the past with a love affair with Hoa (played by Truong Minh Quoc Thai).

The person who played Nga was actor Thanh Ngoc, then 22 years old. “Initially, the role of Nga only had a few segments. But when he saw that the character line was well developed, director Dinh Duc Liem decided to let this character appear until the end of the film.

“In order to prepare for the scenes of Russia going crazy, I was admitted by the film crew to the Department of Neurology, Hanoi Hospital for Tropical Diseases to interact with patients for three days. I remember the weather out there was very cold, the patients were always I put my hands in my bra pockets, shrinking as if I was afraid of something. That’s the image I was most impressed with and applied to my role, “Thanh Ngoc said.

While other co-stars later became famous on the artistic path, Thanh Ngoc almost disappeared from movies, aside from a small role in the movie “Farewell to the past”, also directed by Dinh Duc Liem.

From the supporting character of “Blood and Blood Coins”, to become a makeup expert for hit movies

Many years later, the audience is still curious about the background and life of the actor playing the role of “Crazy Russia” in the movie. In fact, Thanh Ngoc soon got married, gave birth to children, pursued her studies, and then attached herself to the job of dressing up for actors on the set of game shows and movies and TV series.

Deciding to spend time with family happiness, Thanh Ngoc gave birth to two sons in three years and then enrolled in the first and only makeup course of the University of Theater and Cinema of Ho Chi Minh City. After graduating valedictorian, Thanh Ngoc was kept at the school as a lecturer in makeup for students majoring in film, theater and directing.

In addition to teaching, she is also a cool makeup artist of many entertainment programs such as “Mysterious Person”, “Family Face”, the movie “King Kong”…

Thanh Ngoc said that in Vietnam, they have not been properly trained and do not have raw materials, so the characters in the film are very stiff and easy to be discovered by the audience.

“Products used for make-up must not cause side effects to the skin and eyes and create good visual effects. Actors, in addition to acting, only have faces as assets. Therefore, I have to order cosmetics. makeup products from abroad. There are products that can be used once or twice and then have to be thrown away because of their expiry date, “she shared.

Thanh Ngoc’s working schedule is usually full. Not only working on the set, she also opened a makeup class at a wedding dress rental shop and took wedding photos of her family. The actress is also passionate about Body painting art, she often shows off her work and her students on social networks. Thanh Ngoc is also quite tight-lipped when talking about her family, she only revealed that her husband is in the hair cosmetics business.

In 2016, the actress’s family moved to the US to settle down. Since then, she travels regularly between the US and Saigon to ensure the work schedule of the projects.

“Many years later, a director still asked me to act in a movie. Because I was busy with family work and passionate about beautifying others, I refused. I found it more interesting to see the entire film production process and contribute a small part in that journey”, Thanh Ngoc confided.

At the end of 2019, Thanh Ngoc discovered that she had stage 4 thyroid cancer. At this time, her condition was quite serious, the cells were calcified and white spots appeared. At first, she was quite shocked when she learned that she had cancer, but then thanks to the encouragement of her family, husband and children, she regained her spirit to fight the disease.

During that difficult period, the actor practiced yoga, lived a relaxed life, and had a strict diet to cure his illness. Fortunately, after overcoming the death door, Thanh Ngoc returned to her passion for art, but she reduced her work, spent more time hanging out, taking care of herself more and getting regular medical check-ups at the hospital.

At the age of 40, with her sweet, youthful beauty and slim, well-proportioned body, few people know that she is the mother of two sons who are studying at university and high school.

In real life, Thanh Ngoc is quite simple and gentle. “In the movie Ngoc makes the audience sob with her character. In real life, she makes the opposite person so comfortable with her optimistic and loving spirit,” actor Thanh Nga – who plays the role. mother in the movie “Farewell to the past” – talking about co-stars.