Mo Mo Myint Aung
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Mo Mo Myint Aung is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress, best known for her leading lady roles in several Burmese films from the 1980s to the 2000s.
, the fifth child and youngest daughter of Myint Aung
, a successful Burmese actor and director
. She grew up in the Kyaukmyaung section of Tamwe Township
. She wanted to be an actress like the leading ladies of the day like Wah Wah Win Shwe and Khin Than Nu
. She attended high school at BEHS 1 Tamwe but failed the university matriculation exam several times. With most of her friends attending college, Mo Mo Myint Aung gave up attending college and decided to focus on a film career.
, one of the top leading men of his era, chose her to star in one of his films, Mun-Tet-Chein-Mha Nay-Win-Thi (The Sun Sets at Noon), in 1979. She was still in 8th Standard at the time. After winning her first Academy Award for 1984, Mo Mo Myint Aung established herself as one of the leading actresses of Burmese cinema.
While she is considered one of the most beautiful and commercially successful actresses of her generation, her winning multiple academy awards has been questioned because of her close cooperation with the military government
. Besides appearing in government propaganda films, she has written letters for government newspapers declaring her support for soldiers on the front-lines.
Nonetheless, her cooperation with the government did not appear to have hurt her popularity. Mo Mo Myint Aung is one of very few actresses in the Burmese film history able to lead a successful multi-decade career in a leading lady role. Mo Mo Myint Aung is still popular, seen by many as having aged gracefully, and continues to appear in several films in older woman roles. In a testament to her enduring popularity, she won her latest Academy Award for Best Actress for 2008.
Early life
Mo Mo Myint Aung was born in YangonYangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, the fifth child and youngest daughter of Myint Aung
Myint Aung
Myint Aung was a well known Burmese film director and film actor. He was the father of famous actress Mo Mo Myint Aung.-Biography:Myint Aung was born to Daw Aye Nit and U Kyauk Kwe in Kawa in Bago Division in 1931. He founded Myint Aung Film Company in 1957. Some of his famous films he directed...
, a successful Burmese actor and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. She grew up in the Kyaukmyaung section of Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin township in the north, Thingangyun township and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the east, Bahan township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the...
. She wanted to be an actress like the leading ladies of the day like Wah Wah Win Shwe and Khin Than Nu
Khin Than Nu
Khin Than Nu is a Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese actress, winning Best Actress in 1967, 1990 and 2000. She was born to U Aung Than and Daw Nu, as the eldest of four children, in Pyinmana, Burma....
. She attended high school at BEHS 1 Tamwe but failed the university matriculation exam several times. With most of her friends attending college, Mo Mo Myint Aung gave up attending college and decided to focus on a film career.
Career
Mo Mo Myint Aung was virtually unknown until Kyaw HeinKyaw Hein
Kyaw Hein is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor, film director and singer. Born Kyaw Htay , Kyaw Hein starred in hundreds of films, and directed several films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema...
, one of the top leading men of his era, chose her to star in one of his films, Mun-Tet-Chein-Mha Nay-Win-Thi (The Sun Sets at Noon), in 1979. She was still in 8th Standard at the time. After winning her first Academy Award for 1984, Mo Mo Myint Aung established herself as one of the leading actresses of Burmese cinema.
While she is considered one of the most beautiful and commercially successful actresses of her generation, her winning multiple academy awards has been questioned because of her close cooperation with the military government
State Peace and Development Council
The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....
. Besides appearing in government propaganda films, she has written letters for government newspapers declaring her support for soldiers on the front-lines.
Nonetheless, her cooperation with the government did not appear to have hurt her popularity. Mo Mo Myint Aung is one of very few actresses in the Burmese film history able to lead a successful multi-decade career in a leading lady role. Mo Mo Myint Aung is still popular, seen by many as having aged gracefully, and continues to appear in several films in older woman roles. In a testament to her enduring popularity, she won her latest Academy Award for Best Actress for 2008.
Filmography
Mo Mo Myint Aung has made several movies over her over-three-decade-long career. She has won five Myanmar Academy Awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories.Awards
Myanmar Motion Picture Academy AwardsMyanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards
The Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards are film awards given annually in Naypyidaw, Burma presented to the biggest achievers in the Cinema of Burma. The awards ceremony has been held annually since 1952. Each winner is presented with a golden statue and in recent years also a cash prize...
- 1984: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Hnalontha Myodaw (City of Heart)
- 1989: Academy Award for Best Actress, Khat-Sein-Sein Ne-Ba-Mè (Behave like Strangers)
- 1991: Academy Award for Best Actress, Thami Nè A-May Mya (A Daughter and Her Mothers)
- 1994: Academy Award for Best Actress, Ma Thudamasari (Sister Thudamasari)
- 2008: Academy Award for Best Actress, Myintmo Htet Ka Tharaphu (Crown atop Mount Myintmo)