Khin Than Nu | |
Birth Date: | 1945 12, mf=yes[1] [2] |
Birth Place: | Pyinmana, Burma |
Occupation: | Actress |
Children: | Wai Yan Min Khin (son) Hnin Hla Nu (daughter) Myat Than Nu Soe (daughter) |
Parents: | U Aung Than Daw Nu |
Spouse: | |
Awards: | Miss Pyinmana pageant, Miss Mandalay pageant, Miss Ottara pageant, Miss Union Burma pageant (1961), Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Leading Actress for 1967, 1990), (Best Supporting Actress for 2000) |
Khin Than Nu (Burmese: ခင်သန်းနု, in Burmese pronounced as /kʰɪ̀ɰ̃ θáɰ̃ nṵ/; born 7 December 1945) is a Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards-winning Burmese actress, winning Best Actress in 1967, 1990 and 2000. In Myanmar, Khin Than Nu is recognized as the most beautiful actress of all time.
Khin Than Nu was born on December 7, 1945, in Pyinmana, Burma to parent U Aung Than and Daw Nu, as the eldest of four children.
She began her career, after winning the 1961 Miss Pyidaungzu Beauty Pageant.[3] Her debut film was Tint Hla Pay Han (တင့်လှပေဟန်), directed by Maung Thin (မောင်သင်).
Khin Than Nu was romantically involved with many well-known actors in the Burmese movie industry, including Shwe Ba, Tin Nyunt, Win Oo, Sein Myint and Myat Lay. In 1975, she married Colonel Maung Maung Khin and had a son, Wai Yan Min Khin. She gave birth to a daughter, Hnin Hla Nu.
In 1988, Khin Than Nu divorced Colonel Maung Maung Khin and married Dr. Myat Thura Soe. And their daughter Myat Than Nu Soe was born.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1967 | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards | Best Actress | Ko Yal Toe Yal Soe Soe Yal | |
1990 | Khun Hna Sin A Lwan | |||
2000 | Best Supporting Actress | Thamee Shin |