Kyi Kyi Htay ( my, ကြည်ကြည်ဌေး, ; 19 March 1924 – 4 March 2000) was the first winning actress of the

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 ...

for the Best Female Artiste Award (now Best Actress Award) in 1952. Being a versatile actress in the golden Burmese film world, she was awarded the title ''

Wunna Kyawhtin This article considers the religious, military and civil orders, decorations and medals of Union of Myanmar. Religious honorary orders Before and after Myanmar's independence, governments presented two religious orders, Abhidhaja Maha Ratht ...

'' by the government.

Early life

Kyi Kyi Htay was born in a small town of Letbadan in

Bago Division Bago Region ( my, ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region a ...

in Lower Burma to U Po Yin and Daw Ohn Kywe. She was the youngest among five siblings. Her original name was Ma Thein Kyin.

Career

Kyi Kyi Htay took part in Burmese traditional opera, Zat Thabin, since her childhood and became famous under the name Aung Mya Kyin, Auk Chin Ma and Marla Yi. She crossed over to films in 1952, and won her first Burmese Academy Award with her debut film Chit Thet-Wai. She won three more Academy Awards in 1956, 1970 and 1978. She was married to U Aung Thein, and had two children. She died on 4 March 2000 in Yangon.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

It is said that Kyi Kyi Htay took part as an actress in more than 300 films. The famous ones are: * ''

Chit Thet Wai ''Chit Thet Wai'' ( my, ချစ်သက်ဝေ) is a 1952 Burmese black-and-white romantic-drama film, directed by Tin Maung starring Tin Maung, Kyi Kyi Htay, Thein Zaw and May Lwin. Cast *Tin Maung ''A1'' Tin Maung ( my, တင်မ ...

'' (''Dear Thet Wai'') * '' Yadanabon'' * AkyawAmaw (The Renowned One) * '' Sakawma'' (Cakkoma) * Main Ma Bawa (Female Life) * Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athe Hnalone (The Speaking Heart) *

Pann Pan Lyet Par ''Pann Pan Lyet Par'' ( my, ပန်းပန်လျက်ပါ) is a 1963 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Chit Khin starring Kawleikgyin Ne Win, Myat Lay, Kyi Kyi Htay and Baby Nwet. It was based on the popular novel ''Pan ...

(Still Wearing the Flower) * '' Chit Khwint Ma Paing'' (''Not Able to Love'') * '' Nu Nu Nge Nge'' (''Delicate and Youthful'') * '' Lu Zaw'' (''The Eminent One'')

References

{{authority control 1924 births 2000 deaths Burmese film actresses Burmese stage actresses Burmese dancers 20th-century Burmese women singers 20th-century Burmese actresses Recipients of the Wunna Kyawhtin