Kyi Kyi Htay

In this Burmese name, the given name is Kyi Kyi Htay. There is no family name.

Kyi Kyi Htay
ကြည်ကြည်ဌေး
Born	Ma Thein Kyin (1924-03-19)19 March 1924 Letpadan, Pegu Province, British Burma
Died	4 March 2000(2000-03-04) (aged 75) Yangon, Myanmar
Other names	Aung Mya Kyin, Auk Chin Ma, Marla Yi

Kyi Kyi Htay (Burmese: ကြည်ကြည်ဌေး, pronounced [tɕì tɕì tʰé]; 19 March 1924 – 4 March 2000) was the first winning actress of the Myanmar Academy Award for the Best Female Artiste Award (now Best Actress Award) in 1952. Being a versatile actress in the golden Burmese film world, she was awarded the title Wunna Kyawhtin by the government.

Early life

Kyi Kyi Htay was born in a small town of Letbadan in Bago Division in Lower Burma to U Po Yin and Daw Ohn Kywe. She was the youngest among five siblings. Her original name was Ma Thein Kyin. [1]

Career

Kyi Kyi Htay took part in Burmese traditional opera, Zat Thabin, since her childhood and became famous under the name Aung Mya Kyin, Auk Chin Ma and Marla Yi. She crossed over to films in 1952, and won her first Burmese Academy Award with her debut film Chit Thet-Wai. She won three more Academy Awards in 1956, 1970 and 1978.^[citation needed]

She was married to U Aung Thein, and had two children. She died on 4 March 2000 in Yangon. [2][3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
1952	Myanmar Academy Award	Best Female Artiste	Chit Thet Wai (Dear Thet Wai)	Won
1956	Myanmar Academy Award	Best Female Artiste	Chit Khwint Ma Paing (Not Able to Love)	Won
1970	Myanmar Academy Award	Best Actress for Supporting Role	Nu Nu Nge Nge (Delicate and Youthful	Won
1978	Myanmar Academy Award	Best Actress for Supporting Role	Lu Zaw (The Eminent One)	Won
	Wunna Kyawhtin			Won

Filmography

It is said that Kyi Kyi Htay took part as an actress in more than 300 films.

The famous ones are:

• Chit Thet Wai (Dear Thet Wai)
• Yadanabon
• AkyawAmaw (The Renowned One)
• Sakawma (Cakkoma)
• Main Ma Bawa (Female Life)
• Zagar Pyaw Thaw Athel Hnalone (The Speaking Heart)
• Pann Pan Lyet Par (Still Wearing the Flower) [4]
• Chit Khwint Ma Paing (Not Able to Love)
• Nu Nu Nge Nge (Delicate and Youthful)
• Lu Zaw (The Eminent One)

References

1. Mranʻ māʹ cvayʻ cuṃ kyamʻʺ (in Burmese). Mranʻ mā Nuinʻ Naṃ Bhā Sā Pranʻ cā Pe ʹA Sāṅʻʺ. 1954.
2. Who's who in Burma. People's Literature Committee and House. 1961.
3. Doraiswamy, Rashmi; Padgaonkar, Latika (2 February 2011). Asian Film Journeys: Selections from Cinemaya. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8328-208-6.
4. မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း သုတေသနစာစောင် (in Burmese). တက္ကသိုလ်များ သမိုင်းသုတေသနဌာန. 2003.