Khin Yu May (, ; 23 March 1937 – 23 January 2014) was a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actress and singer.

Biography

She was born on 23 March 1937 in

Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

, 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 and cremated at

Yayway Cemetery Yayway Cemetery (, also spelt Yeway Cemetery) is a cemetery located in North Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The cemetery is the final resting place of many prominent Burmese. The cemetery is maintained by the Yangon City Development Commit ...

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 A Mhya'' * ''Tacha Gaba Ga Chit-Thu Ye'' * ''Pon Pama'' * ''Hlaing Hteit-hta Ne Kyan Taing Aung''

Discography

* ''Yaing De Zinyaw'' * ''Myie Lae Lay Nae Kaw'' * ''Thet-Hsaing Thu Go'' * ''Sakar Tekkatho''

References

{{authority control 1937 births 2014 deaths Actresses from Yangon Burmese film actresses Burmese people of Chinese descent 20th-century Burmese women singers 20th-century Burmese actresses