Khin Yu May ( my, ခင်ယုမေ, ; 23 March 1937 – 23 January 2014) was a two-time

Myanmar Academy Award The Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards are presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Burmese Film Industry of Myanmar. The awards ceremony has been held annually since 1952. Each winner is pr ...

winning actress and singer.

Biography

She was born on 23 March 1937 in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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, daughter of U Yu Swan and Daw Kyin Myaing. Her sister, Khin Yu Swe, is a singer. In 1953, she began her recording career with the song ''May Pan Chi'' written by Myo Ma Thi. In 1958, she crossed over to films with a role in ''A-Thet'' by famous director Chin Sein, and ''I Bawa We'', directed by

Po Par Gyi Po Par Gyi ( my, ဖိုးပါကြီး, ; March 1917 – January 14, 1980) was a popular traditional Burmese opera performer and two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actor known for his comic roles. Biography Po Par Gyi was born Nyu ...

. The Three B Company signed her to do three films, and selected her to star in the film Bo Mya Din. She won two

s in her career: in ''Ko Paing Myitta'' in 1961 and ''Shwe Chi Ngwe Chi Tan Ba Lo'' in 1975. She died on 23 January 2014 at the age of 76 in Yangon and cremated at

Yayway Cemetery Yayway Cemetery ( my, ရေဝေးသုသာန်, also spelt Yeway Cemetery) is a cemetery located in North Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The cemetery is the final resting place of many prominent Burmese. The cemetery is maintained ...

Filmography

* ''A Thet'' (1958) * ''I Bawa We'' (1958) * ''Bo Mya Din'' * ''Ko Paing Myitta'' (1961) * ''Shwe Chi Ngwe Chi Tan Ba Lo'' (1975) * ''Pale Myetyay'' * ''Pan Dway Ne Way'' * ''Hmwe Lunn thee Pan'' * '' Chit A Mhya'' * ''Tacha Gaba Ga Chit-Thu Ye'' * ''Pon Pama'' * ''Hlaing Hteit-hta Ne Kyan Taing Aung''

Discography

* ''Yaing De Zinyaw'' * ''Myie Lae Lay Nae Kaw'' * ''Thet-Hsaing Thu Go'' * ''Sakar Tekkatho''

References

{{authority control 1937 births 2014 deaths Burmese film actresses 20th-century Burmese women singers 20th-century Burmese actresses