The 'Running the Case' actor earns a living by retiring early

The actor was awarded the title of People's Artist awarded by the State to individuals in the cultural field. Honored at the age of 68, after many applications, Huong Dung say grateful for being recognized for your efforts in the profession.

The artist worked at the People's Public Security Drama Troupe (now the People's Public Security Theater, Ministry of Public Security) in 1985, and retired early in 1993, when his career was at its "mature". At that time, the actress was pregnant with her third child, her salary was limited, and her husband worked away from home. Therefore, she quit acting to spend time making money and taking care of her children. Thinking about the decision, Huong Dung sighed with regret, but circumstances forced her to choose.

In the 2000s, Huong Dung's big fear was going to parent-teacher conferences because each time it cost her her child's tuition. ”That was also my most difficult time,” the artist said. When closed Run the sentence (aired in 2006), she received a salary of 80 million VND but her actual salary was not much, because she had to advance money for gasoline and clothes. To earn income, Huong Dung maintains voiceover work, acts in movies, works as a sound director, and organizes production. Besides, Artist selling food and running a coffee shop. "I do whatever is legal that makes money," she said. Artists even deliver goods themselves to save costs.

However, the debt incident made Huong Dung's life miserable. The artist said she once stood as a guarantor to help a close friend borrow money, but when this person could no longer pay and left, she became the one to bear the debt. No matter how much money she makes, she saves up to pay. At the stage where he cannot cope, the artist must ask for support from his family. Only when the debt is paid off and the children grow up will Huong Dung's life gradually stabilize. Currently, the artist's three children, Thuy Duong, 42 years old, Ha Duy, 35 years old, and Phuong Minh, 30 years old, are all married.

Currently, Huong Dung feels lucky because of her good health even though she is always busy, sometimes only sleeping 3-4 hours a night. Although she does many things, she doesn't find it difficult because she likes to exercise. During the week, Huong Dung spent five days learning English to serve her role as facility manager of a beauty salon in Australia. She usually stays in Australia for three months, then returns home.

While in Vietnam, Huong Dung worked in the provinces and assisted in creating notebooks for a number of units. There was a time when the artist held an online class on voice. In the near future, she hopes to arrange her work so she can teach directly at centers or Hanoi College of Arts.

Most known to the public on television, Huong Dung started out as a theater actress. Since the age of 10, the artist has liked to play dress-up games with her friends, hang scarves and recreate the scene of the curtain being lifted when a play begins. Just like that, her love of theater was nurtured every day. At the age of 13, when the Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema came to Ha Long - where Huong Dung lived with her family - to recruit actors, she boldly posted sign.

Even though she was accepted, Huong Dung had to put her dream on hold because at that time her mother had just given birth to her youngest brother and the family's finances were difficult. In the 1970s, war broke out, the artist's house was flattened by bombs, and she and her parents had to "tighten their belts" to make a living. But the hard life did not lessen her desire to become a stage actress. The artist said that during school days, she often does not pay attention to lectures because she "just wants to go to work".

In February 2, Huong Dung joined the army and became an information soldier at the Military School, under Military Region 1975. In 3, while reading a newspaper People and knowing that the Military Theater Troupe of the General Political Department was recruiting actors, she quickly took the audition and passed. Two years later, Huong Dung left the army and studied finance and accounting, but in February 2, she was recruited by the Military Region 1979 Youth Union and recruited to join the singing team.

In 1985, when recreating the play Female journalist to participate in the National Professional Theater Festival in City. In Ho Chi Minh City, the Drama Troupe said the People's Police had returned to the units to find actors. Huong Dung was chosen by director - People's Artist Dinh Nghi - to play the role of journalist Ha Thu. The play later won a silver medal at the Festival, while Huong Dung received a gold medal. This is also her first achievement after more than ten years of perseverance with her love for drama.

In the following years, the actor diligently participated in plays. Without formal training, Huong Dung acts instinctively, combining practical observations and her own experiences. After retiring, every time she watched her colleagues on stage, she always wanted to stand at the "cathedral", incarnating into every piece of life and sublimating with all kinds of emotions. Sometimes, she self-evaluates some of the actors' limitations, wanting them to perform better to satisfy the audience.

Because of passion With the art of theater never ending, Huong Dung said that if she were to accept a stage role right now, she would be willing to put aside all other jobs. In addition, the artist hopes to have the opportunity to perform with young people, thereby passing on his experiences to the next generation.

Artist Huong Dung in "Running the case"

Phương Linh