Actor

Phway Phway

Born 1988 · Mogok, Mandalay

Phway Phway is a Burmese film actress and singer. She was born on 9 August 1988 in Mogok, Burma to parents Mg U and his wife Theingi. She 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 “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 the 2009 People Magazine Award and the best leading actress in “Lat Pan” movie (which was her very first movie) at the Myanmar Academy Awards in 2012. She achieved her second award in 2015 with the film “I'm Rose, Darling” and her third award in 2018 with the film “Shwe Kyar”. All films were directed by four-time Myanmar Academy Award winner Wyne. She is Myanmar’s highest-paid actress and considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinema. – Wikipedia