Thu-Hà was born in 1941. Thu-Hà's father was Dương and her mother was Lộc Minh Ngô. Her paternal grandparents were Tuyển (Trung Thành) and Huệ thị Vũ. She had three brothers and two sisters, named Trường, Sơn, Hưng, Thu-Thủy and Thu-Ba. She was the third youngest of the six children. She died at the age of 67 in 2008.