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)
Year | Film | Director | Co-Stars | Role | Notes |
2012 | Hnalontha Abidan | Wyne | Nay Toe | ||
2013 | Let Pan | Wyne | Pyay Ti Oo | Let Pan | |
2014 | Thet Tan Thit | Wyne | Aung Ye Lin | Thae Su Nway | |
2014 | Maryar Project | Wyne | Nay Toe, Thet Mon Myint | Swey Nyoe Shin | |
2015 | Online Paw Ka Wyut Nyin | Nyi Nyi Htun Lwin | Nay Toe | Shin Min Set | |
2015 | A Thet Ko A Thet Htet Po Ywe Chit Thi | Ko Zaw | Aung Ye` Lin | May Thet Maung | |
2015 | Slaves of Cupid | Wyne | Nay Toe, Sai Sai Kham Leng | Ent Yoon | |
2015 | I'm Rose, Darling | Wyne | Nay Toe and Yoon Yoon | Htar Tha Khin | |
2015 | Ko Tint Tot Super Yat Kwat | Kyaw Zaw Lin | Eun Chaw | guest appearance | |
2016 | Yite Lite Par Own "Done Done Done" | Khant Si Thu | Moe Thar Phyu Phyu | ||
2017 | 3Girls | Wyne | A Lin Yaung, Ei Chaw Po, Paing Phyo Thu | ||
2017 | ဘုန်းကညာနှစ်ပါး | Ko Zaw | Myint Myat | ||
2018 | Shwe Kyar | Wyne | Ah Lin Yaung, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Khin Zar Chi Kyaw | Shwe Kyar | |
2018 | CO2 | Wyne | Ah Lin Yaung, Kyaw Htet Aung,Yadanar Bo | ||
2018 | Nga Ko Nann Tae Mone Tine | Hlwan Paing, Ye Yint Aung | |||
2018 | Eaik Hti Ya | A Lin Yaung, Soe Myat Thuzar, Khine Thin Kyi, Ko Pauk | |||
2018 | A Letter To President | Wyne | A Lin Yaung, Chan Min Ye Htut, May Sue Maung, Daw San San Win, Ah Yine | ||
2018 | Mone Swel | Aww Yatha | Nay Toe, Min Thway, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Aye Wutt Yee Thaung | Ma Thae Ohmm | |
2018 | Bride သတို့သမီး | Wyne | Ah Lin Yaung, May | ||
2019 | Kyar Taw Ti Lae Maung Sakar ကြာတော့သည်လည်း မောင့်စကား | Mee Pwar | Sai Sai Kham Leng, Tun Tun | Main | |
2019 | Things are not as it seems လှပ်၍လွင့်သော | Wyne | Kyaw Ye Aung, Moe Moe Myint Aung | Main | – |