Two children passionate about art of People's Artist Cong Ly

People's Artist Cong Ly has two children, Thuc Anh (child with his first wife) and Gia Bao (child with MC Thao Van). While his son Gia Bao is known to many audiences, Thuc Anh lives a private life. However, few people know that both of People's Artist Cong Ly's children have the same passion for art as their father.

Thuc Anh's daughter pursues a career as a director

Thuc Anh was born in 2001, her mother is editor Thuc Khue. She graduated from the Directing Department of Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema.

Thuc Anh is a unique, talented and artistic girl. At the age of 24, she has changed a lot in appearance and her fashion style is also more unique than before.

Although she doesn’t often mention her father, Thuc Anh idolizes Cong Ly. Previously, in an interview, she said her father was the reason she took the entrance exam to the University of Theatre and Cinema.

"I really wanted to understand my dad, always wanted to know what hardships he had gone through, so I also wanted to be an actor like him, to understand his suffering."Cong Ly's daughter shared.

At school, many people knew Thuc Anh was the daughter of People's Artist Cong Ly, but she was not favored and teachers taught her more strictly.

After graduating, Thuc Anh was a production assistant and film crew secretary for VTV's Television Film Production Center (VFC).

While in school, Thuc Anh secretly made a graduation documentary.There is a constellationwith the main character is People's Artist Cong Ly. She wants to bring different perspectives about her father that the audience does not know. In the film, the young female director shares about the biggest incident of her family - the period when People's Artist Cong Ly had a stroke. That was also the time when Thuc Anh realized how much she loved her father.

This short documentary was entered into an award.Golden Kite 2023.

Over the years, although he has not been by his daughter’s side to take care of her, Cong Ly has maintained a friendly relationship with his ex-wife to raise their child together. Thuc Anh also has a close relationship with her father’s two later wives.

At the wedding of People's Artist Cong Ly with his third wife, Thuc Anh shared that she was happy to see her father happy:"It's hard to describe my feelings because on my father's happy day, I was also happy. Ms. Ha is a good person, loves my father and hopes that the two of them can go a long way together."

When People's Artist Cong Ly suffered from health problems, Thuc Anh wrote a letter to encourage her father to return to the screen after a long period of illness, because she understood her father's love and desire for the profession. With the encouragement and support of family, friends and the audience, the male artist returned to acting.

Gia Bao's son is passionate about acting

Gia Bao (also known as Tit) was born in 2005, the son of Cong Ly and his second ex-wife, MC Thao Van. From a young age, Gia Bao received the attention of the audience because his parents were both famous people. In 2023, he was admitted to the School of Business and Administration, Hanoi National University.

At the age of 19, Cong Ly's son has a bright, handsome appearance and an outstanding height of over 1m8.

In July 2024, People's Artist Cong Ly's son surprised everyone when he took on a supporting role in the movieVenus shoots Mars in the heart.For his first time in a television series, Gia Bao surprised the audience with his acting talent.

Cong Ly's son revealed that, when acting in a movie, he felt strange but also enjoyed it. He also said that besides his main business career, acting would be his second passion.

People's Artist Cong Ly once shared that Gia Bao inherited artistic talent from both his father and mother, so his participation in acting this time surprised and delighted the audience. Many people hope to have the opportunity to see more new roles of People's Artist Cong Ly's son.

Although living with their mother since childhood, Gia Bao and Thuc Anh always showed affection and care for their father and grandparents. When People's Artist Cong Ly was seriously ill, Gia Bao was very worried about his father's health. He and his sister often visited his father's house to take care of him and encourage him.