Hồng-Ánh was born on March 8th, 1954. Hồng-Ánh's father is Nam and her mother was Tịnh Hà thị. Her paternal grandparents were Tòng and Trương Trịnh. She has a brother and two sisters, named Tú, Thu-Trang and Thúy Trâm. She is the oldest of the four children.