Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Hoai Anh was born in 1982, born into a family with an artistic tradition: her maternal grandfather is People's Artist Manh Tuan, her uncle is People's Artist Minh Thu, her uncles are choreographers Meritorious Artist Tuan Khoi, Meritorious Artist Tuan Kha.

She passed the entrance exam to the 7-year program of the Vietnam Dance Academy at the age of 11. In 2006, Hoai Anh passed the dance department of the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema, then graduated as valedictorian and joined the Hanoi Cheo Theater, working from 2010 to present.

In 2018, she graduated with a master's degree in Theater Arts from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema.