Phway Phway


Phway Phway is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress and model. She is the Myanmar's second highest-paid actress and considered as one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinema.
Phway won her first Myanmar Academy Award in 2012 with the film Let Pan, achieved her second award in 2015 with the film I'm Rose, Darling and third award in 2018 with the film Shwe Kyar. All films were directed by four-time Myanmar Academy Award winner Wyne.

Early life and education

Phway Phway was born on 9 August 1988 in Mogok, Burma to parent Mg U and his wife Theingi. She attended high school at the Kamayut 2 High School in 2004, and graduated from University of Foreign Languages, Yangon with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Korean in 2008.

Career

Phway Phway had a great interest in becoming a singer as a child. She and her friends formed a band, "Art of Depression" with her as a vocalist. At university, she began modeling; her first modeling opportunity was for the MAX Calendar in 2007 with the name "Shwe Yee Ko Oo" which is her birth name. Then she named herself as "Phway Phway" as her actress name. Her modeling career led to appearing in music videos and TV commercials, and direct-to-video films. She starred in over 100 video films and appeared on many magazine covers. She was awarded a successful new face actor in 2009 People Magazine Award and the best leading actress in "Lat Pan" movie in Myanmar Academy Awards 2012.

Personal life

Besides acting, singing and modeling, Phway Phway also has great interest in fashion designing. She believes that if she was not involved in the entertainment industry, she would have studied fashion and created her own label. She is the cousin of Myanmar model and actress Wut Hmone Shwe Yee. Phway Phway was listed as the Second Youngest Academy Award Winner after Soe Pyae Thazin. Phway Phway's fan called her "Phway Sein".

Filmography

Direct-to-video

Films (Big Screen Movies)

YearFilmDirectorCo-StarsRoleNotes
2012Hnalontha AbidanWyne Nay Toe
2013Let Pan Wyne Pyay Ti OoLet Pan
2014Thet Tan Thit Wyne Aung Ye LinThae Su Nway
2014Maryar ProjectWyne Nay Toe, Thet Mon MyintSwey Nyoe Shin
2015Online Paw Ka Wyut NyinNyi Nyi Htun LwinNay ToeShin Min Set
2015A Thet Ko A Thet Htet Po Ywe Chit ThiKo Zaw Aung Ye` LinMay Thet Maung
2015Slaves of CupidWyne Nay Toe, Sai Sai Kham LengEnt Yoon
2015I'm Rose, DarlingWyne Nay Toe and Yoon YoonHtar Tha Khin
2015Ko Tint Tot Super Yat KwatKyaw Zaw LinEun Chawguest appearance
2016Yite Lite Par Own "Done Done Done"Khant Si ThuMoe Thar Phyu Phyu
20173GirlsWyne A Lin Yaung, Ei Chaw Po, Paing Phyo Thu
2017ဘုန်းကညာနှစ်ပါးKo Zaw Myint Myat
2018Shwe KyarWyne Ah Lin Yaung, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Khin Zar Chi KyawShwe Kyar
2018CO2WyneAh Lin Yaung, Kyaw Htet Aung,Yadanar Bo
2018Nga Ko Nann Tae Mone TineHlwan Paing, Ye Yint Aung
2018Eaik Hti YaA Lin Yaung, Soe Myat Thuzar, Khine Thin Kyi, Ko Pauk
2018A Letter To PresidentWyne A Lin Yaung, Chan Min Ye Htut, May Sue Maung, Daw San San Win, Ah Yine
2018Mone Swel Aww YathaNay Toe, Min Thway, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Aye Wutt Yee ThaungMa Thae Ohmm
2018Bride သတို့သမီးWyne Ah Lin Yaung, May
2019Kyar Taw Ti Lae Maung Sakar ကြာတော့သည်လည်း မောင့်စကားMee PwarSai Sai Kham Leng, Tun TunMain
2019Things are not as it seems လှပ်၍လွင့်သောWyne Kyaw Ye Aung, Moe Moe Myint AungMain

Awards and nominations