May Than Nu | |
|---|---|
| မေသန်းနု | |
| Born | Than Than Hsint 27 January 1961 (age 62) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1985 – present |
| Spouse | Sin Yaw Mg Mg (divorce) |
| Awards | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards |
May Than Nu (Burmese: မေသန်းနု; born on 27 January 1961) is a Burmese film actress. She has won 5 Myanmar Academy Awards throughout her career.
Biography
May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်)[1] in Mergui, Tenasserim Division, Burma (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.[2]
Personal life
May Than Nu was previously married to Sin Yaw Mg Mg, with whom she has a son, Min Thant Maung Maung, a film director.
Filmography
Films
- Thingyan Moe (သင်္ကြန်မိုး) (1985)
- Ta Pyi Thu Ma Shwe Htar (တပြည်သူမရွှေထား) (1994)
- Never Shall We Be Enslaved (သူ့ကျွန်မခံပြီ) (1997)
- A May Chay Yar (1997)
- Kyan Sit Min (ကျန်စစ်မင်း) (2005)
- Yadana (ရတနာ) (2006)
- Kyauk Sat Yay (ကျောက်စက်ရေ) (2009)
- Eternal Mother (ထာဝရအမေ) (2017)
- Hit Tine (ဟစ်တိုင်) (2019)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Supporting Actress | Thingyan Moe | Nominated |
| 1991 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Legend | Nominated |
| 1992 | Myanmar Academy Award | Exclusive Sweetheart | Won | |
| 1993 | Myanmar Academy Award | Artifice Of River | Nominated | |
| 1994 | Myanmar Academy Award | Ta Pyi Thu Ma Shwe Htar | Nominated | |
| 1995 | Myanmar Academy Award | Bright Moon at Bagan | Won | |
| 1996 | Myanmar Academy Award | Pale Light Sky | Won | |
| 1997 | Myanmar Academy Award | Never Shall We Be Enslaved | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Myanmar Academy Award | Another Side of Love | Won | |
| 2002 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Supporting Actress | Me, Another, Men, Women | Won |
| 2005 | Myanmar Academy Award | Kyan Sit Min | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Myanmar Academy Award | Yadana | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Myanmar Academy Award | Kyauk Sat Yay | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Myanmar Academy Award | Amay Kyay Zu Satt Phu Chin Tal | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Eternal Mother) | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Fame, Asian (2016-10-25). "ငွေကြေးနှင့် စာရွက်စာတန်း အပေးအယူ ကိစ္စ ကြေညာချက် ပြန်လည် ရုပ်သိမ်း သွားရခြင်း အကြောင်း အကယ်ဒမီ မေသန်းနု ရှင်းလင်း ပြောကြား". Popular (in Burmese). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ↑ "Myanmar academy award winning actress jailed for embezzlement". Myanmar Mix. 3 January 2020.
External links
- May Than Nu on Facebook
- May Than Nu at IMDb