Myint Myint Khin
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Myint Myint Khin is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actress. She is considered one of the most talented actors of Burmese cinema. She is also the mother of well known singer and actress May Sweet
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in 1934, during the waning days of the British colonial era in Myanmar
. She attended a Yangon convent school up to seventh standard. She made her film debut in 1949 with Maya Shin. Not only was she one of the main leading actresses in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin went on to win multiple (five) Burmese academy awards in her nearly five-decade-long career—a feat still unmatched among Burmese actresses.
In her heyday in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin also dabbled into a singing career and achieved moderate success. Her most famous hit, Naban Hsan, does remain a Burmese standard, having been covered numerous times by later singers, most famously by her singer daughter May Sweet.
May Sweet
May Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music...
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Biography
Myint Myint Khin was born Khin Kyi to Daw Saw Kyi and U Po Min, in ThanlyinThanlyin
Thanlyin is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port.-History:...
in 1934, during the waning days of the British colonial era in Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. She attended a Yangon convent school up to seventh standard. She made her film debut in 1949 with Maya Shin. Not only was she one of the main leading actresses in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin went on to win multiple (five) Burmese academy awards in her nearly five-decade-long career—a feat still unmatched among Burmese actresses.
In her heyday in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin also dabbled into a singing career and achieved moderate success. Her most famous hit, Naban Hsan, does remain a Burmese standard, having been covered numerous times by later singers, most famously by her singer daughter May Sweet.
Personal life
Myint Myint Khin has retired from the movie industry and lives in Yangon. She has five daughters. Her longtime husband Khin Maung Nyunt died in February 2010.- Tin Aye Myint (Thiri Kaykhaing)
- Khin Aye Myint
- Aye Aye Myint
- Swe Aye Myint (May SweetMay SweetMay Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music...
) - Le Yi Myint
Filmography
- Maya Shin (1949)
- Chit Nyima (1957)
- Phyay Shaw Khway (1958)
- Mohn Ba De, Maung Go (1973)
- Mha Ta-Ba A-Cha Ma-Shi-Bi (1980)
- Myitmo Taung Oo Ma Ka Kyu-Tha (1996)