Paing Phyo Thu

Paing Phyo Thu (Burmese: ပိုင်ဖြိုးသု; born 5 April 1990) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress and trained physician. She won the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards with the film 3Girls. Paing Phyo Thu is considered one of the most successful Burmese actresses and one of the highest paid actresses.

Paing Phyo Thu
ပိုင်ဖြိုးသု
Born5 April 1990 (1990-04-05) (age 30)
NationalityBurmese
Other namesThu Thu Burmese: သုသု]
Alma materUniversity of Medicine 1, Yangon
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Na Gyi
Parent(s)Soe Win (father)
Nwe Oo (mother)

Early life and education

Paing Phyo Thu was born on 5 April 1990 in Yangon, Myanmar. Her mother Nwe Oo, is a physician. She graduated from the University of Medicine 1, Yangon.

Career

In 2017, she was cast to play a lead role in the film Mi, based on the eponymous novel by a prominent novelist, Kyi Aye.[1] The film's released was followed by significant criticism on her portrayal of cigarette smoking.[2] She married Na Gyi , a film director who was also the director of Mi film on 1 January 2019.[3][4]

Filmography

Film (cinema)

Television series

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2016Myanmar Academy AwardBest Supporting ActressEden's AnglesNominated
2017Myanmar Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress3Girls (Ghost,Giant & Girl)Won
2018Myanmar Academy AwardBest Actress" Mi (film) "Nominated
2018Star Award[5]Best Actress" Mi (film) "Won
2019ASEAN International Films Festival and AwardsBest Actress" Mi (film) "Nominated

References

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