Thu-Thủy was born in 1937. Thu-Thủy'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-Hà and Thu-Ba. She is the second oldest of the six children.