Chue Lay ( my, ခြူးလေး; born San Thaw Tar; 5 October 1993), formerly known as Nay Inzara () is a Burmese television and film actress of ethnic Rakhine descent who gained popularity after starring in the several
MRTV-4
MRTV-4 (Myanmar Radio and Television- 4) is a Burmese television channel jointly operated by MRTV and the Forever Group. Launched in May 2004, the channel broadcasts between 7am and 11pm. Since that time, it is only available to viewers with s ...
series. She has been nominated the Best Supporting Actress at the
2018 Myanmar Academy Awards for her performance in film ''
Sign of Moe Pan Pwint''.
Early life and education
Chue Lay was born on 5 October 1993 in
Thandwe
Thandwe ("Thandway" in Arakanese; ; formerly Sandoway) is a town and major seaport in Rakhine State, the westernmost part of Myanmar. Thandwe is very ancient, and is said to have been at one time the capital of Rakhine State, then called Arakan. ...
,
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...
, Myanmar. She is the eldest child among two siblings, having a younger brother. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 4 Insein. She graduated from
University of West Yangon
The University of West Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန် အနောက်ပိုင်း တက္ကသိုလ် ), located in Htantabin, Yangon Division, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The university offers bach ...
with a degree in English.
Career
2012–2013: Acting debut
In 2012, she started her career as a contestant in the new face actor choice contest "Pyaw Shwin Sayar Tha Yoke Saung Kabar" (Happy Acting World). Then she signed for five-year contract with
MRTV-4
MRTV-4 (Myanmar Radio and Television- 4) is a Burmese television channel jointly operated by MRTV and the Forever Group. Launched in May 2004, the channel broadcasts between 7am and 11pm. Since that time, it is only available to viewers with s ...
as their actress. She made her acting debut in the film ''Kyal Taeyar Tike Pwe'' (Star War), together with students from acting training class. She then starred in the films ''In Tin Tin Gwin'', alongside Geib Wai Yan, and ''Twist'', alongside
Pyay Ti Oo
Pyay Ti Oo ( my, ပြေတီဦး, born 30 November 1978) is a four-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards winning film actor and advertising model in Myanmar.Beautiful Model Worl''Pyay Ti Oo's profile''/ref> He is CEO of Pyay Ti Oo E ...
.
2014: Breakthrough and rising popularity
In 2014, she starred in her debut series ''
Forever Mandalay
''Forever Mandalay'' ( my, ထာဝရမန္တလေး) is a 2014 Burmese drama television series. It is a story of Mandalay. It aired on MRTV-4, from February 10 to April 9, 2014, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:15 for 43 episodes.
Cast Main
...
'', where she played the main role with
Aung Min Khant, Han Lin Thant, Aung Yay Chan, and May Me Kyaw Kyaw, aired on MRTV-4 in February 2014. The series gained great success in series history in Myanmar. She then starred in her second television drama ''Pan Nu Thway'' Season 2, aired on MRTV-4 in 2014 and which received positive reviews for her portrayal of the character Chue Lay, which led to increased popularity for her. And later, she changed her name Nay Inzara into Chue Lay.
2015–present: Breaking into the big screen and success
In 2015, she portrayed the female lead in her debut big-screen film ''
Sign of Moe Pan Pwint'', alongside Han Lin Thant and
May Myint Mo
May Myint Mo ( my, မေမြင့်မိုရ်; born May Myint Mo Aung 11 May 1995) is a Burmese television and film actress. She gained widespread popularity after starring in the MRTV-4 series '' Pan Nu Thway'' (2013) and '' A Yake'' ( ...
. The film was premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 14 September 2018, which earned her a nomination for the
2018 Myanmar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Then she had to play in several series; ''
Lu Yee Chun
''Lu Yee Chun'' ( my, လူရည်ချွန်) is a 2016 Burmese drama television series. It aired on MRTV-4, from 13 April to 6 July 2016, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 for 60 episodes.
Cast
*Myat Thu Kyaw as Zwe Naing
*Kyaw Hsu as Pyo ...
'' (Sophisticated Person) in 2015, ''
Po Ywae Hla Thaw Ma Net Phyan'' (Prettier Tomorrow) and ''Kan Kan Ei A Kyo'' in 2016, ''
Yatha Mawkun Alinkar
''Yatha Mawkun Alinkar'' ( my, ရသမော်ကွန်းအလင်္ကာ) is a 2018 Burmese drama television series. It aired on Burmese MRTV-4, from October 19 to November 20, 2018, on Mondays to Fridays at 20:45 for 23 episodes.
...
'', ''
Shwe Phoo Sar Sone Yar Myay
''Shwe Phoo Sar Sone Yar Myay'' ( my, ရွှေဖူးစာဆုံရာမြေ) is a Burmese drama television series. It aired on MRTV-4, from December 26, 2018 to February 11, 2019, on Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 for 33 episodes.
...
'' (The Land of Real Love) and
Happy Beach: Season 2 in 2018, ''
Chit Ya Par Thaw Nway'' (Lovely Chit Nway) and ''
Nway Lel Nya Ye La Min'' (The Moon in Mid-summer Night) in 2019. She also played in some films like ''Kyaw Kyar A Mhwe Sein Wi Nyin'' and ''Bar Nyar Bar Nyar'' in 2019, ''Thaung Tike Ka Kyar Say Thar'' (May the Universe Hear It) in 2020. Now she is preparing for her next series ''Tharaphu'' (The Crown), a famous novel by
Khin Hnin Yu.
Filmography
Film
* ''Kyal Taeyar Tike Pwe'' (ကြယ်တာရာတိုက်ပွဲ) (2012)
* ''In Tin Tin Gwin'' (အင်တင်တင်ဂွင်) (2013)
* ''Twist'' (2013)
* ''Kout Kyaung Myinn Pyaing'' (ကောက်ကြောင်းမျဉ်းပြိုင်) (2014)
Film (Cinema)
Television series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
21st-century Burmese actresses
People from Rakhine State