Khin Yu May

Khin Yu May (Burmese: ခင်ယုမေ, pronounced [kʰɪ̀ɰ̃ jṵ mè]; 23 March 1937 - 23 January 2014) was a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actress and singer.

Khin Yu May
ခင်ယုမေ
Born(1937-03-23)March 23, 1937
Rangoon, British Burma
Died23 January 2014(2014-01-23) (aged 76)
Yangon, Myanmar
OccupationActress
Years active1958 - 2008
Parent(s)Yu Swan
Kyin Myan

Biography

She was born on 23 March 1937 in Yangon, Myanmar, 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. The Three B Company signed her to do three films, and selected her to star in the film Bo Mya Din. She won two Myanmar Academy Awards 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.[1]

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 Amya
  • Tha char kabar ka chit thu yal
  • Pon pamar
  • Hlaing Hteit-hta Ne Kyan Taing Aung [2]

Discography
  • Yaing De Zinyaw
  • Myie Lae Lay Nae Kaw
  • Thet-Hsaing Thu Go
  • Sakar tet ka tho

References
  1. "အကယ်ဒမီများရှင် မင်းသမီးကြီး ခင်ယုမေ ကွယ်လွန်". BBC Burmese (in Burmese). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. Lu Pan Nge, Kay Khaing (December 2006). "Khin Yu May". People Magazine Myanmar (5): 229.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.