Who is the supporting actress who has played hundreds of mothers in movies over the past 20 years?

After 20 years of acting, artist Thanh Hien has her first leading role in a movie in the film Lat mat 7 by director Ly Hai - Photo: MI LY

Flip Side 7: A Wish has a huge cast of more than 50 people, in which the central character is Thanh Hien's grandmother, a female artist with a kind face and gentle voice.

Artist Thanh Hien   She told Tuoi Tre Online that she is 72 years old this year but still loves performing. Currently living with her husband in District 12 (HCMC), her family supports her in pursuing acting as a joy in old age.

"Mrs. Hai" happily lives with her children and grandchildren and her acting career.

Taking on the role of Mrs. Hai - a mother of 5 children but sometimes lonely, her children are busy making a living and cannot take care of them - artist Thanh Hien spent a lot of time transforming. Because in real life, her situation is different from the character.

At this age, she still acts in movies, mainly TV series. "Every morning, after I brush my teeth, I take my bag and leave the house, sometimes at 4am, sometimes at 5am, and only come back at night" - she said about her life.

Artist Thanh Hien does not wear makeup, letting her natural wrinkles portray the character of Mrs. Hai, who works hard in Lat mat 7 - Photo: DPCC

There were times when she slept three nights in a row on the bus. That was when she took the night bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat to film, then got on the bus back to Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet, then back to Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh Long . There were short roles in TV series, people filmed them all in one day to save money.

To film Lat mat 7 , she had to go with the crew to Lac Duong for about a month, not to mention other places like Hanoi , Ninh Thuan, Bao Loc, and then back to Ho Chi Minh City. God gave her good health even though she filmed a lot and didn't have time to recuperate.

Over 70 years old, artist Thanh Hien still often wakes up early to go to movies and only comes home when it's "dark" - Photo: MI LY

The artist's husband and children also support her in making films.

Wearing a traditional ao dai and a fancy scarf during an interview, "Mrs. Hai" showed off that her daughter-in-law made it for her to promote Lat mat 7.

If in the movie, the relationship between Mrs. Hai and her eldest daughter-in-law is sometimes tense, in real life artist Thanh Hien loves her daughter-in-law very much.

"With my daughter-in-law, I believe that if I love her, she will love me.

I also cook delicious food for my grandchildren, my daughter-in-law and my son. Whatever Trinh likes, I buy for her. She also buys and sends to her whatever Mom likes to eat.

Mom went to a press conference, she made some beautiful velvet dresses for me.

Just that is enough to know that my child loves me, he doesn't need to give me a large sum of money" - she said.

Thanks to acting, artist Thanh Hien has money to spend comfortably, besides supporting her children. She spends her salary on making costumes for movies and going to pagodas, doing charity work, and giving to those in need.

In her family, the issue of children taking care of their elderly parents is not a stressful one. Her children take care of their parents together and are united.

"The audience of Lat mat 7 hugged me and cried"

Artist Thanh Hien has played hundreds of mother roles in large and small movies, TV series, short films, and even student essay films, notably: Lightning in the Rain, Blue Eyes, Hai Phuong, Flip Face 7...

Artist Thanh Hien: "The audience hugged me and cried because of Lat mat 7" - Video : MI LY

After more than 20 years in the profession, actress Thanh Hien has experienced going on cinetours with a busy schedule. The cinetour schedule of Ly Hai's crew is considered the busiest in the Vietnamese film industry, so the actor also gets to meet a lot of audiences.

Actress Thanh Hien was touched by the many viewers who loved her character. There was a 9-10 year old child who lost his mother, and cried while watching the movie, missing her mother. There was an old lady over 80 years old who hugged her grandmother tightly and cried after watching the movie.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dien-vien-chuyen-vai-phu-tung-dong-hang-tram-ba-me-tren-phim-anh-20-nam-qua-la-ai-20240501173846105.htm