Mỹ-Dung was born on August 10th, 1959. Mỹ-Dung's father is Lân and her mother is Mỵ-Thuyên Nguyễn. Her paternal grandparents were Lan and An Lê. She has three brothers and two sisters, named Môn, Miện, Mạnh-Hùng, My-Thanh and Mộng-Tuyết. She is the youngest of the six children.