Native name ခင်ယုမေ Role Singer Name Khin May | Years active 1958 - 2008 Occupation Actress Parents Yu Swan, Kyin Myan | |
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Born March 23, 1937 ( 1937-03-23 ) Rangoon, British Burma | ||
Khin yu may ngwe kyal lay myar pamar
Khin Yu May (Burmese: ခင်ယုမေ, [kʰɪ̀ɴ jṵ mè]; 23 March 1937 - 23 January 2014) was a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actress and singer.
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- Khin yu may ngwe kyal lay myar pamar
- Khin yu may sakar tat ka tho
- Biography
- Filmography
- Discography
- References
Khin yu may sakar tat ka tho
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 77 in Yangon.