Lin Linn (; 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 Prosthetic makeup, prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other simil ...

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

. 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 (St.Augustine) and studied at

University of Yangon The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; , ; formerly Rangoon College, University of Rangoon and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the b ...

Career

In 2000s, she learned doing make-up from make-up artist Khin San Win. 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 Moe Hay Ko,

May Than Nu May Than Nu (; 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) in Mergui, Tenasserim Divisi ...

, Moe Yu San, 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 multinational personal care corporation registered in Paris

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'', alongside

Myint Myat Myint Myat (; 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 Toh Super Yat Kwat'' (2014) *'' C ...

Min Maw Kun Min Maw Kun (, born Kyaw Kyaw Htay Lwin, 26 February 1979) is a former Burmese actor, singer, and revolutionary. He received the Myanmar Academy Awards for Best Actor in 2001 for his performance in '' Good Hearted-Stupid Person''. Throughout h ...

, Khin San Win, Nyi Nyi Maung 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.

Filmography

Film (Cinema)

References

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