Myat Mon
Myat Mon is a Burmese actress who won the 1959 Academy Award in the film Ka Gyi Yay Ka.
Early life and career
Myat Mon made her feature film debut when she was sixteen years old, taking on the leading role in Ka Gyi Yay Ka alongside Htun Wai. She experienced a rise in popularity and won the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards in 1959. She appeared in Bae Pann Tha Loh Yin, Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella, Shwe Pay Loh Ma Ya and Zar Khan Zi Nauk Kwe Hmar.After starring in some films, Myat Mon withdrew from the film industry at the age of 32.
Later days
Myat Mon made her film comeback in the 2019 film The Milk Ogre, alongside Lu Min, Zay Ye Htet and Shwe Hmone Yati, where her role became a hit at home and abroad, and led to further recognition.Personal life
She married, the director of Ka Gyi Yay Ka. The couple had three children, artist Ah Yu, Kay Thi Mon and Mar Mar Mon. After divorcing Tha Du, she married an accordion player, Ohn Kyaw, and she gave birth to Thet Ngon Phoo, and Zarni Maung.Filmography
- Ka Gyi Yay Ka
- Ahngo Lwe Thi
- Èthe
- Akeywetha
- Apyay
- First Class
- Bae Pann Tha Loh Yin
- Tawun
- Thine Thama
- Wearing Velvet Slippers under a Golden Umbrella
- Pushsa Hsan Thaw Meinkale
- Nganyi Ngamyay Ngaamay
- Chit Thu Thant Thant Khant Khant Chaw
- Phan Pya Khwet Nae Kyauk Set Yay
- Shwe Pay Loh Maya
- Zar Khan Zi Nauk Kwe Hmar
- Thet Htar So Thaw Meinma Chaw
- Wathanako Matanae Shin
- Chit Yeeza
- ''The Milk Ogre''
Awards and nominations