Phway Phway
Phway Phway (Burmese: ဖွေးဖွေး, pronounced [pʰwé pʰwé]; born Shwe Yee Ko Oo on 9 August 1988) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actress and model.[1] She is the Myanmar's second highest-paid actress and considered as one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinema.[2]
Phway Phway | |
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ဖွေးဖွေး | |
| Born | Shwe Yee Ko Oo 9 August 1988 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Alma mater | University of Foreign Languages, Yangon |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Parent(s) | Mg U Theingi |
| Awards | Myanmar Academy Award (Best Actress for 2012, 2015, 2018) |
Phway won her first Myanmar Academy Award in 2012 with the film Let Pan, achieved her second award in 2015 with the film I'm Rose, Darling and third award in 2018 with the film Shwe Kyar. All films were directed by four-time Myanmar Academy Award winner Wyne.[1]
Early life and education
Phway Phway was born on 9 August 1988 in Mogok, Burma to parent Mg U and his wife Theingi. She attended high school at the Kamayut 2 High School in 2004, and graduated from University of Foreign Languages, Yangon with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Korean in 2008.[1]
Career
Phway Phway 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 as "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 2009 People Magazine Award and the best leading actress in "Lat Pan" movie (which was her very first movie) in Myanmar Academy Awards 2012.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Besides acting, singing and modeling, Phway Phway also has great interest in fashion designing. She believes that if she was not involved in the entertainment industry, she would have studied fashion and created her own label. She is the cousin of Myanmar model and actress Wut Hmone Shwe Yee. Phway Phway was listed as the Second Youngest Academy Award Winner after Soe Pyae Thazin. Phway Phway's fan called her "Phway Sein".[6]
Direct-to-video
| Years | Titles | Directors | Co-stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natthami Lay Mya Ye Koyandaw | Thein Han | Kyaw Ye Aung, May Kabyar, Pearl Win, Thazin |
| 2009 | A Pyar Yaung Muthar | Myo Min | Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Nay Zan, Mo Mo Myint Aung |
| 2010 | A Lin Pyot Chein | Myo Min | Ye Deight, Mo Mo Myint Aung |
| 2010 | Myat Thaw Kyayzu | Kyi Phyu Shin | Ye Aung, Aung Ye Lin, Myo Sandi Htun, Hla Inzali Thint |
| 2010 | 24 Nar Yee Ta Yet | Nay Mai | Aung Ye Lin, May Kabyar |
| 2010 | Coffee Chit Thu | Zaw Ko Ko | Nay Toe, Ye Aung |
| 2010 | Ta Khar Ka | Mee Bwar | Myint Myat, Aye Thin Cho |
| 2010 | Yin Khone Than | Wyne (Own Creator) | Pyay Ti Oo |
| 2010 | Maung Shay Ko Tae Tae Shauk Me Lay | Okka Bo | Min Mawgun, Ye Aung, Phoe Kyaw |
| 2010 | Gant Gaw Ta Pwint Kout Ya Htar Thi | Myo Min | Kaung Khant |
| 2010 | A Phyu Yaung Maryar | Htuu Thar | Nay Toe, Ye Aung, Su Pan Htwar |
| 2011 | 3 | Yee Zaw | Ye Deight, Moe Moe |
| 2011 | Han Saung Khar Mu Po | Kyaw Zhaw Lin | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2011 | A-Kyi Ta Chet Hmar A Thet Par Thwar Tel | Myo Min | Khant Sithu, Khine Thin Kyi |
| 2011 | Yindwin A-Shoke Tawbon | Kyaw Zhaw Lin | Pyay Ti Oo, Moe Yu San |
| 2011 | Pinle Minthar | Kyi Phyu Shin | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2011 | Chit Thu | Aung Ba Pa War | Ye Deight |
| 2011 | Kya Naw Ei Dat-Taing | Thar Gyi | Min Maw Khun, Pan Phyu |
| 2011 | Chway Tar Ya Kaung Hmann Ma Thi Aung Chit Tae Kaung Ma Lay | Myo Min | Kaung Khant, Min Htain, Wah Soe Moe Oo, Su Pyae |
| 2011 | Lu-nyo-chaw Yae Ahtoupatti | Wine | Nay Min, Nay San, Thura Lin, Lin Zarni Zaw, Phu Phu, War Soe Moe Oo, Ingyin |
| 2011 | Myet-yay Abidan | Wine | Aung Ye Lin, May Kabyar |
| 2011 | Khan Kya Mar Go Yaung Sar Kya Thu Myar | Pout | Myint Myat |
| 2011 | Ah Myi Khan Chit Thu | Myo Min | Ye Deight |
| 2012 | Daddy Ka Meinkalay | Myo Min | Min Maw Koon |
| 2012 | Psycho Software | Wyne (Own Creator) | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2012 | Lwint Thwar De Tein Ta Sa | Myo Myint Swe | Ye Deight |
| 2012 | Mite Lone | Myo Min | Min Thway |
| 2012 | Hlaine Nae Lay | Wyne (Own Creator) | Nay Toe |
| 2012 | Hnin Yaii Nya | Wyne (Own Creator) | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2012 | Plain | Wyne (Own Creator) | Pyay Ti Oo |
| 2012 | Hnin Si Ko Bwar | Thar Gyi | Lu Min |
| 2012 | Byat Ma So | Ku Tho | Lwin Moe, Nandar Hlaing |
| 2012 | Chit Thu Lu Soe | Ko Zaw | Nay Min, May Kabyar |
| 2012 | Cyclone Baby | Ko Pout | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2012 | Natmimel Chi Te Kyoe | Aung Awba | Hein Wai Yan |
| 2012 | Nge Thu Yae Hna Lone Tha | Ko Zaw | Pyay Ti Oo |
| 2012 | A Pyo Taw Ka-kwat Nae Se Chin Htoe Tae Chit Thu | Ko Zaw | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2012 | A Mite Phone Tae Bike Ta Lone | Nyi Nyi Tun Lwin | Lu Min |
| 2012 | A Chit So The Mhar | Wyne (Own Creator) | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2012 | Chit Thu Nya Myar | Thar Gyi | Min Mawgun |
| 2013 | A Yaw A Sarr Pyinn Tel | Thar Gyi | Lu Min |
| 2013 | Lan Barr Nae Thwar Ghaw Ma | Maung Myo Min | Hein Wai Yan |
| 2013 | Fight, fight, fight | Sai Lone Kyauk | Ye Deight, Tin Maung San Min Win |
| 2013 | Puppet | Nyi Nyi Aung | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2013 | Yin Bat Phwint Tae Thawt Password | Nyo Min Lwin | Aung Ye Lin |
| 2013 | Byat Ma So | Ku Tho | Maung, Lwin Moe, Nandar Hlaing |
| 2013 | A Chit Thi Kyanmaryay Atwat Akaung Sone Koyantaw | Zaw Myo | Myint Myat, Ye Aung |
| 2013 | Hnalonethar Ko Chay Pyat Chin | Ko Zaw | Pyae Ti Oo, Soe Myat Nandar |
| 2015 | Taw Thu Lay | Kaung Pyae | |
| 2015 | Chote Say | Pwint Theingi Zaw | Zay Ye Htet |
| 2015 | Butterfly's Story | Wyne | Nay toe |
| 2016 | Lady Color | Pwint Theingi Zaw | Zay Ye Htet |
| 2016 | Bo Ma | Nga Gyi | Ye Deight,Aye Mya Phyu |
Films (Big Screen Movies)
| Year | Film | Director | Co-Stars | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hnalontha Abidan | Wyne (Own Creator) | Nay Toe | ||
| 2013 | Let Pan (The Red Cotton Silk Flower) | Wyne (Own Creator) | Pyay Ti Oo | Let Pan | |
| 2014 | Thet Tan Thit (New Rainbow) | Wyne (Own Creator) | Aung Ye Lin | Thae Su Nway | |
| 2014 | Maryar Project | Wyne (Own Creator) | Nay Toe, Thet Mon Myint | Swey Nyoe Shin | |
| 2015 | Online Paw Ka Wyut Nyin | Nyi Nyi Htun Lwin | Nay Toe | Shin Min Set | |
| 2015 | A Thet Ko A Thet Htet Po Ywe Chit Thi | Ko Zaw (Dawn) | Aung Ye` Lin | May Thet Maung | |
| 2015 | Slaves of Cupid | Wyne (Own Creator) | Nay Toe, Sai Sai Kham Leng | Ent Yoon | |
| 2015 | I'm Rose, Darling | Wyne (Own Creator) | Nay Toe and Yoon Yoon | Htar Tha Khin | |
| 2015 | Ko Tint Tot Super Yat Kwat | Kyaw Zaw Lin | Eun Chaw | guest appearance | |
| 2016 | Yite Lite Par Own "Done Done Done" | Khant Si Thu | Moe Thar Phyu Phyu | ||
| 2017 | 3 Girls | Wyne (Own Creator) | A Lin Yaung, Ei Chaw Po, Paing Phyo Thu | ||
| 2017 | ဘုန်းကညာနှစ်ပါး | Ko Zaw (အရုဏ်ဦး) | Myint Myat | ||
| 2018 | Golden Lotus | Wyne (Own Creator) | Ah Lin Yaung, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Khin Zar Chi Kyaw | Shwe Kyar | |
| 2018 | Carbon Dioxide | Wyne (Own Creator) | Ah Lin Yaung, Kyaw Htet Aung,Yadanar Bo | ||
| 2018 | Nga Ko Nann Tae Mone Tine | Hlwan Paing, Ye Yint Aung | |||
| 2018 | Eaik Hti Ya | Ah Lin Yaung, Soe Myat Thu Zar, Khine Thin Kyi, Ko Pauk | |||
| 2018 | A Letter To President | Wyne (Own Creator) | Ah Lin Yaung, Cham Min Ye Htut, May Suu Maung, Daw San San Win, Ah Yine | ||
| 2018 | Mone Swel (Clinging with Hate) | Aww Yatha | Nay Toe, Min Thway, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Aye Wutt Yee Thaung | Ma Thae Ohmm | |
| 2018 | Bride (Burmese) သတို့သမီး | Wyne (Own Creator) | Ah Lin Yaung, May | ||
| 2019 | Kyar Taw Ti Lae Maung Sakar (Burmese) ကြာတော့သည်လည်း မောင့်စကား | Mee Pwar | Sai Sai Kham Hlaing, Tun Tun | Main | |
| 2019 | Things are not as it seems (Burmese) လှပ်၍လွင့်သော | Wyne (Own Creator) | Kyaw Ye Aung, Moe Moe Myint Aung | Main (Kyi Pyar) | – |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Let Pan (The Red Cotton Silk Flower) | Won |
| 2014 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Mar-Yar Project (Artifice Project) | Nominated |
| Thet Tan Thit (New Rainbow) | Nominated | |||
| A-Thet Ko A-Thet Htet Po Ywe Chit Thee (A-Thet, I Love You More Than My Life | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | I'm Rose, Darling | Won |
| Cupid Yae Kyay-Kyun Myar (Slaves of Cupid) | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Shwe Kyar (The Golden Lotus) | Won |
| Clinging with Hate (Mone Swel) | Nominated | |||
| Tha-Ma-Ta Gyi Htan Pay Sar (A Letter to President) | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Kyar Tot The Lal Maunt Sa-Kar | Pending |
| Hlat Ywe Lwint Thaw (Palpitation in the Breeze...) | Pending | |||
| Thu Sein Eain (Stranger's House) | Pending |
References
- "Phway Phway Biography". International Film Heritage Festival. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Phway Phway Gained Academy Awards Due To Her Great Effort". Myanmar Celebrities. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "ဇာတ်ဝင်သီချင်းကို ကိုယ်တိုင်ဆိုပြီး ဂီတဝါသနာ ပြသမယ်ဆိုတဲ့ ဖွေးဖွေး". 7Day News (in Burmese). 24 February 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Phway Phway Feels Embarrassed About Kissing Scenes From Film". Myanmar Celebrities. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "ကာရိုက်တာတစ်ခုကို ပရိသတ်တွေ ကြိုက်နိုင်မလား၊ မကြိုက်နိုင်ဘူးလားဆိုတာ ရင်ခုန်ရတာကြိုက်တဲ့ ဖွေးဖွေး". MODA Magazine (in Burmese). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Phway Phway Had A Rose Shape Tattoo On Her Leg And Comprehensive Celebrities News". Myanmar Celebrities. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
External links
- Phway Phway on Facebook
- Phway Phway on IMDb