Moht Moht Myint Aung ( my, မို့မို့မြင့်အောင် , also Moh Moh Myint Aung) is a five-time

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winning Burmese

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, best known for her leading lady roles in several Burmese films from the 1980s to the 2000s.

Early life

Moht Moht Myint Aung was born in

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, the fifth child and youngest daughter of Myint Aung, a successful Burmese actor and

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. She grew up in the ''Kyaukmyaung'' section of

Tamwe Township Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; my, တာမွေ မြို့နယ်, ) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Min ...

. She wanted to be an actress like the leading ladies of the day like Wah Wah Win Shwe and

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. She attended high school at BEHS 1 Tamwe but failed the university matriculation exam several times. With most of her friends attending college, she gave up attending college and decided to focus on a film career.

Career

Moht Moht Myint Aung was virtually unknown until

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, 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. She 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 age appropriate roles. In a testament to her enduring popularity, she won her latest Academy Award for Best Actress for 2008.

Television

Moht Moht Myint Aung is on the judges panel in the show '' Myanmar's Got Talent'', the Burmese franchise of the

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Filmography

Moht Moht 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.

Film (Cinema)

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'' (1982) *Myo Pya Hna Lone Thar (1984) *''

Kyee Yaung Saung Thaw Daung ''Kyee Yaung Saung Thaw Daung'' ( my, ကျီးယောင်ဆောင်သောဒေါင်း; lit. A peacock pretending to be a crow) is a 1985 Burmese drama film, directed by Myo Nyunt Thwin starring Kyaw Hein, Cho Pyone and Mo ...

'' (1985) *Khat Sein Sein Nay Pa Mal (1989) *Thamee Nae A May Myar (1991) *'' Ma Thudamasari'' (1994) *'' Eain Met Yar Thi'' (2001) *'' Ma Nyein Thaw Mee'' (2002) *Myint Mo Htet Ka Tharaphu (2008)

TV series

* Forever Mandalay (2014) *Kyee Myat Thaw Martar (2018)

TV show

* Myanmar's Got Talent

Awards and nominations

References

{{authority control Burmese film actresses Living people 1960 births People from Yangon 20th-century Burmese actresses