May Myint Mo

May Myint Mo (မေမြင့်မိုရ်; born May Myint Mo Aung 11 May 1995) is a Burmese television and film actress. She gained widespread popularity after starring in the MRTV-4 series Pan Nu Thway (2013) and A Yake (2018).

Early life and education
May Myint Mo was born on 11 May 1995 in Yangon, Myanmar to Aung Ko and Myintzu Htut. She has one younger sibling, Shinn Myat, an actor. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 1 Dagon and graduated from the University of Yangon in 2016 with an LLB degree.

2012–2014: Acting debut and recognition
May began her modeling career in 2012 while a student. She also appeared on music videos, magazine cover photos and as a model for many advertisements. She made her acting debut with in the third season of The Sign of Love, after being selected by Forever Group from among almost 100 amateur actresses.

In 2013, she starred in her second television drama, Pan Nu Thway, where she played the leading role with Myat Thu Kyaw. It aired on MRTV-4 and she received positive reviews for her portrayal of Pan Nu Thway, which led to increased popularity for her. The show's second season aired in 2014.

2014–2015: Breaking into the big screen
In 2014, she took on her first big-screen role in the historical film Magical Inscription, in which she played the main role with Myint Myat, Tun Tun, and Shwe Hmone Yati. The film premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 5 October 2018. In 2015, she portrayed the female lead in the film Moe Pann Pwint Yae Thin-Kay-Ta (The Sign of Sky Flower), alongside Han Lin Thant, which premiered on 14 September 2018.

2016–present: Major roles and rising popularity
In 2016, she co-starred with Sithu Win and Aung Yay Chan in the historical drama Sone See Chin Moe Tain Myar, which aired on MRTV-4 in 2017. In 2017, she gain increased attention and popularity with her role as Su Su Hlaing in the hit drama A Yake (Shadow) alongside Hein Htet, Net Khat, Yan Aung, Soe Myat Thuzar. The series topped television ratings and becoming the most watched Burmese television drama at that time. The series is adapted from Ma Sandar's novel A Yake (The Shadow) and a remake of the popular 1997 film A Yake based on the same novel. May earned praise for her performance and character interpretation, and experienced a resurgence of popularity.

In 2018, she starred in the historical drama Bagan Myo Thu alongside Daung and Htoo Aung. The series is directed by Kyaw Thu and adapted from Mg Thein Sine's novel Bagan Myo Thu. She won the "Rising Star Award (Female)" at the 2018 Star Awards for her performance in the film Moe Pann Pwint Yae Thin-Kay-Ta.

In 2019, she starred in the thriller drama series The Missing Truth alongside Lu Min, Kaung Myat San, Htoo Aung and Aung Ye Htike.

In 2020, she starred in the military series Legends of Warriors with Kyaw Hsu, Aung Yay Chan, Soe Myat Thuzar.

Film

 * Mhaw Kyauk Sar (မှော်ကျောက်စာ) (2018)
 * Sign of Moe Pan Pwint (မိုးပန်းပွင့်ရဲ့သင်္ကေတ) (2018)
 * A Chit Sone Crush? (MY အချစ်ဆုံးCrush?) (2019)
 * 1014 (၁၀၁၄) (2019)
 * Kyauk Kyauk Kyauk 2 (ကြောက်ကြောက်ကြောက်၂) (2019)
 * Yoma Paw Kya Tae Myet Yay (ရိုးမပေါ်ကျတဲ့မျက်ရည်) (2019)
 * Yee Ywae Moe (ရည်ရွယ်မိုး) (2023)
 * Fourth Capillary (စတုတ္ထမြောက်သွေးကြောမျှင်) (2023)
 * Lay Pat Car (လေပတ်ကား) (2023)
 * Mone Khwint (မုန်းခွင့်) (2023)
 * Sarateta (စာရိတ္တ) (2023)
 * Calling (ခေါ်သံ) TBA
 * Blood Debt (သွေးကြွေး) TBA

Television series

 * The Sign of Love: Season 3 (2013)
 * Pan Nu Thway: Season 1 (2013)
 * Pan Nu Thway: Season 2 (2015)
 * Sone See Chin Moe Tain Myar (2017)
 * A Yake (2018)
 * Bagan Myo Thu (2018)
 * The Missing Truth (2019)
 * Legends of Warriors (2020)
 * Ywar Lal Tae Phoo Sar (2022)
 * Kar Yan Lwae Myittar (2023)
 * Kar Yan Lwae Myittar: Season 2 (2024)