Lê-Cư was born on May 5th, 1959. Lê-Cư's father was Đĩnh and her mother was Lai Phạm. Her paternal grandparents were Tiên and Tuất Nghiêm phú. She had four brothers and two sisters, named Đắc, Thiên, Bắc, Tài, Tố-Lan and Lai-Hà. She is the second youngest of the seven children.