Lin Linn ( my, လင်းလင်း; also spelled Lin Lin, born Tun Lin on 6 August 1982) is a Burmese

make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions in ...

turned actress after her two decades-long experience in make-up industry. She rose to popularity after working with actress

Moe Hay Ko Moe Hay Ko ( my, မိုးဟေကို; born Aye Aye Khine on 26 June 1985) is a Burmese actress, model, producer and businesswoman. She is the Myanmar's third highest-paid actress and considered one of the most commercially successful ac ...

. Lin Linn was listed on ''

The Myanmar Times ''The Myanmar Times'' ( ), founded in 2000, is the oldest privately owned and operated English-language newspaper in Myanmar. A division of Myanmar Consolidated Media Co., Ltd. (MCM), ''The Myanmar Times'' published weekly English and Burmese-lan ...

'' "Top 10 Make-up artists" list in 2018.

Early life and education

Lin Linn was born on 6 August 1982 in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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. She was the only son in the family and favoured a female identity and was constantly misunderstood, discriminated against, and abused, even within the family. She attended high school at

Basic Education High School No. 2 Kamayut Basic Education High School No. 2 Kamayut ( my, အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) ကမာရွတ်; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က. (၂) ကမာရွတ်; formerly, State High ...

(St.Augustine) and studied at

University of Yangon '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

Career

In 2000s, she learned doing make-up from make-up artist

Khin San Win Khin San Win ( my, ခင်စန်းဝင်း; born 8 June 1965) is a Burmese make-up artist, fashion designer, hair specialist turned actress after three decades-long experience in the Myanmar makeup industry. For decades she was known by ...

. At age 28, she opened a beauty salon in Yangon. She offered to work for popular movie stars and made a name for herself in the make-up industry. She rose to prominence while working with actresses

May Than Nu May Than Nu ( my, 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) ...

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, Thandar Hlaing and others, arranging their hair and changing their looks. In 2017, she studied make-up classes at the Make Up Forever Academy and Make Up Art Academy Paris in

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. In the same year, she participated as a judge on Make Me Beautiful by L'Oréal, a reality make-up contest TV show on selected make-up artists in Myanmar. In 2019, she won the Fashion Award at the

L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It is the world's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field concentrating on hair color, s ...

Myanmar red carpet galas. Lin Linn was offered an acting role in 2019 and made her big-screen debut with the comedy film ''

Kyar Kyar Kyite Kyite ''Kyar Kyar Kyite Kyite'' ( my, ကျားကျားကြိုက်ကြိုက်), is a 2019 Burmese comedy film starring Myint Myat, Min Maw Kun, Khin San Win, Nyi Nyi Maung, Lin Linn and Ma Htet. The film, produced by Half & H ...

'', alongside

Myint Myat Myint Myat ( my, မြင့်မြတ်; born 7 August 1986) is a Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese actor. He began his career in June 2006. Selected filmography Film (Cinema) *''Kyauk Sat Yay'' (2009) *'' Ko Tint To ...

Min Maw Kun Min Maw Kun ( my, မင်းမော်ကွန်း, born 26 February 1979) is a Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and singer in Myanmar. Early life Min Maw Kun was born on 26 February 1979 in Yangon to Zin Wine and Khin Nwe Nwe ...

Nyi Nyi Maung Nyi Nyi Maung ( my, ညီညီမောင်; also known as Thu Thu, born 30 June 1981) is a Burmese make-up artist turned actress after two decades-long experience in the Myanmar makeup industry. For decades she was known by the nickname Nyi Ny ...

and Ma Htet. The film was directed by Pyi Hein Thiha which premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 29 August 2019. Her portrayal of the LGBT character was praised by fans for her acting performance and character interpretation, and experienced a resurgence of popularity. She then starred in her second film ''A Htein Taw'' where she played the main role with

, Shin Mwe La, Nyi Nyi Maung and

Ei Chaw Po Ei Chaw Po ( my, အိချောပို; born 3 January 1991) is a Burmese actress, model and singer. She is considered one of the most successful actresses in Myanmar and one of the highest paid actresses. She has been three-time nominated ...

Filmography

Film (Cinema)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin Linn 1982 births Living people Artists from Yangon Burmese make-up artists Burmese transgender actresses Transgender women artists Burmese LGBTQ rights activists 21st-century Burmese LGBT people Burmese women artists