Thet Mon Myint ( my, သက်မွန်မြင့်; born Zung Cer Mawi; on 23 July 1982) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actress and model. She is the Myanmar's fourth highest-paid actress. In 2019, she was listed on

The Myanmar Times ''The Myanmar Times'' ( ), founded in 2000, is the oldest privately owned and operated English-language newspaper in Myanmar. A division of Myanmar Consolidated Media Co., Ltd. (MCM), ''The Myanmar Times'' published weekly English and Burmese-lan ...

' "Top 10 Actor" list. Thet Mon Myint is an ethnic Chin from

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in western Myanmar.

Early life

Thet Mon Myint was born on 23 July 1982 in

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by Myint U and Daw Myaing, of Chin descent. She went to B.E.H.S(1)

and graduated from

Yangon Institute of Economics The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; my, ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ) is the finest university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as ...

Career

Starting from early 2000s, she began her career as a model in music videos of famous singers in Myanmar. In 2003, 2004, and 2005, she became a household name for her cute and innocent acting in TV commercials. She was replaced as the Queen of TVC after the famous actress,

Htet Htet Moe Oo Htet Htet Moe Oo ( my, ထက်ထက်မိုးဦး; born Hmone Shwe Yi on 8 May 1971) is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress, most well known as the "queen of commercials" for her prolific TV commercial appearances ...

. Then, she rose into fame of the top actress in 2009. From 2010, she established herself as one of the leading actresses in

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. Nowadays, she is considered as one of the most popular and talented actresses of Burmese cinema. At the time of her acting debut, Thet Mon Myint faces many difficulty in communicating with cast members because she has Chin accent when she speaks Burmese. But she has now overcome this problem. She has received two Myanmar Academy Awards for Best Actress for her role in the films '' Adam, Eve and Datsa'' for 2012 and '' My Lovely Hate'' for 2016.

Political activities

Following the

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, Thet Mon Myint was active in the anti-coup movement both in person at rallies and through social media. Denouncing the military coup, she has taken part in protests since February. He joined the "We Want Justice"

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movement. The movement was launched on social media, and many celebrities have joined the movement. On 3 April 2021, warrants for her arrest were issued under section 505 (a) of the penal code by the

State Administration Council The State Administration Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) is the military junta currently governing Myanmar, established by Comm ...

for speaking out against the military coup. Along with several other celebrities, she was charged with calling for participation in the

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(CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the

Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ( my, ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် ကိုယ်စားပြုကော်မတီ; abbreviated CRPH) is a Burmese legislative body in exile, representing a g ...

, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.

Personal life

Thet Mon Myint married to Tsit Naing in 2014. On 12 April 2015, she gave birth to a son, Arr Chit and to a daughter, La Won May (San Mawi) on 13 December 2016.

Filmography

Films (Big Screen)

Television Series

Awards and nominations

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 ...

Focus Online Audience Choice Awards

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1982 births Living people Converts to Buddhism from Christianity Burmese film actresses Burmese female models People from Chin State Burmese people of Chin descent 21st-century Burmese actresses