Thet Mon Myint


Thet Mon Myint is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actress and model. She is the Myanmar's fourth highest-paid actress and considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinema. In 2019, she was listed on The Myanmar Times "Top 10 Actor" list.
Thet Mon Myint is an ethnic Chin from Chin State in western Myanmar.

Early life

Thet Mon Myint was born on 23 July 1982 in Falam by Myint U and Daw Myaing, of Chin descent. She went to B.E.H.S Falam, Chin State and graduated from Yangon Institute of Economics.

Career

Starting from early 2000s, she began her career as a model in music videos of famous singers in Myanmar. In 2003, 2004, and 2005, she became a household name for her cute and innocent acting in TV commercials. She was replaced as the Queen of TVC after the famous actress, Htet Htet Moe Oo.
Then, she rose into fame of the top actress in 2009. From 2010, she established herself as one of the leading actresses in Myanmar. Nowadays, she is considered as one of the most popular and talented actresses of Burmese cinema.
At the time of her acting debut, Thet Mon Myint faces many difficulty in communicating with cast members because she has Chin accent when she speaks Burmese. But she has now overcome this problem.
She has received two Myanmar Academy Awards for Best Actress for her role in the films Adam, Eve and Datsa for 2012 and My Lovely Hate for 2016.

Personal life

Thet Mon Myint married to Tsit Naing in 2014. On 12 April 2015, she gave birth to a son, Arr Chit and to a daughter, La Won May on 13 December 2016.

Filmography

Films (Big Screen)

Television Series

Awards and nominations

[Myanmar [Academy Awards]]

Focus Online Audience Choice Awards