Kim Dao: Used to clean toilets, wash coffee cups, now become a single mother, changing her life thanks to being an actress

Before being known to the audience as now, Kim Dao experienced many difficulties. The actress used to sleep in the park, borrow money to sell food... to make ends meet.

Among the young actors emerging from the gameshow, Kim Dao is one of the most expensive shows today. She participated in many genres from dramas, sitcoms, web-drama, provincial comedy shows to the big screen, stage performances. In any form, Kim Dao also left a deep impression on the audience even though his appearance was not outstanding, even somewhat inferior to many people.

In particular, despite being a side-by-side actor, Kim Dao made many people admire when participating in the field of dubbing for cartoons and also in the work of scriptwriting. Because he is aware of his starting point, Kim Dao has an extremely high spirit of learning and advancement in the profession. Kim Dao's unremitting efforts have brought her to today's achievements.

Hard past, change your life thanks to game show

Kim Dao was born into a poor family in Rach Gia, Kien Giang province. Circumstances forced Dao to leave school early, go to work as hired laborers in the countryside to support the economy in the house.

Kim Dao does not mind any heavy work, from cleaning the house by the hour, washing the cups at the coffee shop to the delivery shipper... as long as she earns real money with her labor, she is ready. ready to roll.

Although not beautiful and difficult circumstances, Kim Dao's soul always urges a burning love of art. Therefore, she took advantage of her free time to participate in cultural and movement activities in the wards and hamlets.

In 2016, a friend in the art team registered to compete in the Jockey Arena, thanks to Kim Dao acting. Unexpectedly, in the recording round, people failed and she was chosen. Kim Dao changed his life from this contest, but he also regretted with so many storms because of this contest.

In order to stay in Saigon to participate in the Jockey Arena, Kim Dao did not dare to rent an inn, but slept in the park. At noon, Dao climbed into the bus to sit from one station to another just to sleep... with air conditioning.

Leaving his job in the countryside to go to Saigon for a gameshow, when he had to stop at the Laughing Arena, Kim Dao returned to his hometown with no more 1,000 VND in his pocket, and was unemployed again because the owner of the cafe did not rent anymore.

The child was young, no money, no job, the actress was criticized and blamed for all sorts of things. In that tragedy, Dao once thought for a long time, but then woke up to the innocent words of his son coaxing his crying mother: "Mom, don't cry anymore, tomorrow I'll grow up, I'll buy milk myself, I'll build a house for you. Mom, buy me a car".

Dig up the spirit, accept the humiliation to borrow 400,000 to make potato cakes, baked bananas pressed with coconut milk to sell. At that time, the show "The Joke Arena" was broadcast, Kim Dao was warmly loved by the audience, and shows began to come to Dao.

Kim Dao was invited to participate in the comedy group Si Muoi of the game show Comedy Village Festival and continued to win the hearts of the audience when winning the third prize. Step by step, with patience, learning, passion and serious artistic attitude, after 6 years, Kim Dao has "transformed" into a true artist.

More and more professional and expensive show

Currently, Dao participates in many art genres from dramas, sitcoms, web-drama, provincial comedy shows to the big screen, stage performances. Besides, she also tried her hand at scriptwriting with the web-drama "The Beast Family" which is very popular.

Kim Dao shared: "All of my previous scripts and game show skits and those of Vo Tan Phat were written by ourselves. Gradually, we understood and grasped the needs of the audience, so from In 2021, Vo Tan Phat and I started writing "The Animal Family." That was the first movie, I was called by everyone as a screenwriter.

Although it was the first web-drama that Kim Dao wrote the script, "The Animal Family" was warmly supported by the audience, continuously reaching the top trending weekly and being invested by sponsors to make the movie version. next time. This is a big turning point but also a big challenge for the Rach Gia actress to assert her talent.

As a screenwriter, Kim Dao learns more about the profession and is also very... active. Although starting as an actor and screenwriter, Kim Dao received many invitations to cooperate from uncles, brothers and sisters in the profession when they worked on projects.

Since "The Animal Family", she has also accepted to write scripts for colleagues, from web-drama to short comedy sitcoms with diverse topics. "For me, being trusted like that means being recognized by everyone," said Kim Dao emotionally.

Kim Dao's biggest difficulty right now is... time. Because of doing too many things, Dao always hopes to have more than 24 hours in a day. Currently, in addition to the role of actor and screenwriter, Kim Dao also works as a production assistant for actor Vo Tan Phat's company.

In addition, she was also invited to film commercials, perform long plays at the 5B Vo Van Tan Small Stage and participate in dubbing Hollywood cartoons in the Vietnamese market. In any form, Kim Dao also left a deep impression on the audience.

Most especially, at the last national professional theater festival in 2021, Kim Dao was awarded a silver medal for participating in the play "White Blouse" of Trinh Kim Chi stage.

"It is an honor to participate in the National Theater and Drama Festival with an actor like me. Even though my role is very small, I don't care about it. When I participated, I didn't think I would have it. When my name was called, I cried tears of joy.

Someone said, it's just a silver medal, nothing to be happy about, but I'm very happy. I myself did not expect, a girl who did not come to school, had to wash the toilet like herself, would one day hold a silver medal in her hand. I'm very happy. That is the recognition of the state, the audience and everyone for me on this path," said Kim Dao emotionally.

6 years in art is a journey with many hardships but also full of colors for Kim Dao. Although still living in a rented house, the life of the mother and daughter of the actress has been less miserable. She took care of me more, let me learn many things I loved.

Although busy with her job, Kim Dao still likes to do business. Partly because Dao cooks well, everyone loves him, so he tries to arrange to do it, even though the profit is not much.

"I still dream of having a small house for my mother and daughter, so that every month I don't have to worry about paying rent anymore. Hopefully in a few years, that dream will come true," Dao said with a smile. trusting eyes.

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