May Than Nu ( my, မေသန်းနု; born on 27 January 1961) is a Burmese film actress. She has won 5
Myanmar Academy Awards
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 ...
throughout her career.
Biography
May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်) in
Mergui
Myeik (, or ; mnw, ဗိက်, ; th, มะริด, , ; formerly Mergui, ) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast off an island on the Andaman Sea. , the estimat ...
,
Tenasserim Division
Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ; ...
,
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(now Myeik, Myanmar) on 27 January 1961. She debuted with the film ''
Thingyan Moe'', playing the daughter of
Khin Than Nu.
Controversy
She was arrested to the court for the misconducted and fraud the money from her close business friend so one year jail penalty by Yankin Court on 2 January 2020, and another being accused like the same case is still facing by the Kamaryut and Thingyangan Court in February 2020.
Personal life
May Than Nu was previously married to
Sin Yaw Mg Mg
Sin Yaw Mg Mg or Zinyaw Maung Maung is Burmese film director and film producer. His 2004 film Hlyo-hwat-thaw-hnin or Mystery of Snow was released internationally.
Biography
His real name is U Lyn Aung. He is son of U Kan Htoo and Daw Khi ...
, with whom she has a son,
Min Thant Maung Maung, a film director.
Filmography
Films
*''
Thingyan Moe'' () (1985)
*''
Ta Pyi Thu Ma Shwe Htar'' () (1994)
*''
Never Shall We Be Enslaved
''Never Shall We Be Enslaved'' also known as ''Thu Kyun Ma Khan Pyi'' ( my, သူ့ကျွန်မခံပြီ), is a 1997 Burmese historical-war drama film, directed by Kyi Soe Tun starring Nyunt Win, Nay Aung, Kyaw Thu, Kyaw Ye Aung, ...
'' () (1997)
*''
A May Chay Yar
''A May Chay Yar'' ( my, အမေ့ခြေရာ) is a 1997 Burmese drama film, directed by Khin Maung Oo & Soe Thein Htut starring Dwe, Cho Pyone, May Than Nu and Honey Htun.
Cast
* Dwe as Tin Maung Oo, Pho Ngo
*Cho Pyone
Cho Pyone ...
'' (1997)
*''
Kyan Sit Min
''Kyansit Min'' ( my, ကျန်စစ်မင်း) or King Kyan Sit is a 2005 Burmese history drama film directed by Lu Min.
Plot
The film follows a story of King Kyansittha of Bagan Dynasty.
Cast
* Lu Min as Kyansittha
*Nyunt Win as Ana ...
'' () (2005)
*''
Yadana'' () (2006)
*''
Kyauk Sat Yay'' () (2009)
*''
Eternal Mother'' () (2017)
*''
Hit Tine'' () (2019)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1961 births
Burmese film actresses
People from Tanintharyi Region
20th-century Burmese actresses
21st-century Burmese actresses