Xuân-Thủy was born on May 22nd, 1964. Xuân-Thủy's father was Căn and her mother is Hường Lê thị. Her paternal grandparents were Bách and Qúy Nghiêm phú. She has four brothers and two sisters, named Tuấn, Quang, Tấn-Phát, Duyên, Thùy-Minh and Mỹ-Chi. She is the third oldest of the seven children.