'Beauty of Hanoi' is diverse in art, happy with life

Leaving the small screen and retiring, People's Artist Le Khanh has ended her diverse career in art, but she has found complete happiness in life. Although she is nearly 60 years old, the female artist still has the beauty of an old Hanoi woman. Her smile, eyes and figure still make the audience admire her.

In 2001, stage actress Le Khanh became a People's Artist. At that time, she was only 38 years old and was also the only young actress to date to be awarded such a noble title.

Family of People's Artist Le Khanh.

It is not by chance that Le Khanh was awarded this title at such a young age. She has worked tirelessly for the stage. When the stage was at its peak, Le Khanh appeared on the small screen every weekend night with many special roles.

She has many memorable female roles on stage such as Ly Chieu Hoang in the play “Bamboo Forest”, Dan Thiem in the play “Vu nhu To”, Thuy in “The Faraway Shore”, Juliet in the play “Romeo and Juliet”, Princess Minfo in “Conspiracy and Love”…

Le Khanh entered the theater industry very early. The reason why People's Artist Le Khanh is so familiar with and loves theater is because she was born into a family with an artistic tradition. Le Khanh is the daughter of the drama artist couple Tran Tien and Le Mai. At the same time, she is the younger sister of Meritorious Artist Le Van as well as the older sister of Meritorious Artist Le Vy.

Nun Bang Thanh in "Hunting the Robbers".

Like many artists of the drama stage, Le Khanh has a strong love. She often receives the main role because of her beautiful voice and photogenic face. Therefore, she stepped into the field like a walk in the park. And the female artist chooses the script very carefully.

In the film industry, People's Artist Le Khanh only appeared and received much love through roles such as nun Bang Thanh in "Hunting Robbers", Lan in "Love Story by the River", Thoa in "The Last Love Song", Hoang Diep in "The White Flower River" ... Especially the role of Thao in the film "Hanoi People". Thao has a gentle appearance but a fierce inner life. At that time, Le Khanh was 33 years old and was a bright face of the Northern drama stage.

But the role of the nun Bang Thanh at that time made many men swoon because of the beauty of People's Artist Le Khanh. And it was this role that helped Le Khanh "hunt" the heart of the cameraman - director Viet Thanh.

People's Artist Le Khanh and her husband, director Viet Thanh.

Talking about that opportunity, Le Khanh said: "Referring to the role of nun Bang Thanh in the movie "Hunting Robbers", the most profound memory can be said to be the "meeting place of love" of people with the same ideals and creative aspirations. Director Pham Viet Thanh and I met each other in collaboration, immersing ourselves in the creative flow, in harmony in viewpoints and creative thoughts, from which we have an ideal colleague relationship".

From that understanding, they became destined to live together in their private lives. As People's Artist Le Khanh jokingly said: "The nun "broke her vows" to follow the cameraman to the real world to build a home". That process of getting to know each other helped them become close and then subtly realize the hidden things in each other.

People's Artist Le Khanh with her children.

Le Khanh talks about her talented director husband as follows: "When we became husband and wife, he was a responsible father to his children, thoughtful and... romantic with his wife. He understood that his "wife" did not need anything fancy, just a few flowers and some air. So when the wind blew or the morning dew took his wife for a walk, that was it. And until now, we are still luckier than other couples when we love each other's artistic ideals, together guiding each other to this day. My husband and I still co-create works, he designs images and lighting, collaborating with his wife in the field of theater."

People's Artist Le Khanh has a peaceful life keeping the family tradition intact.

It is this harmony that has helped the family of Le Khanh - Viet Thanh to have peace until today. The stage and her husband are the two loves of Le Khanh. If the stage is her life, the "love" that makes her "too crazy to wake up", sometimes feeling lonely, then the marriage with Director Pham Viet Thanh is a perfect, complete love. In art, Le Khanh is a woman of many ups and downs, but in marriage she is a happy person.

Over the years, People's Artist Le Khanh has become "old-fashioned" but she is more peaceful and calm with her husband and children. She and her husband have two talented and beautiful daughters and have maintained the family tradition with valuable things that last forever.

People's Artist Le Khanh possesses a charming beauty.