Moe Hay Ko (Burmese: မိုးဟေကို; born Aye Aye Khine on 26 June 1985) is a Burmese actress, model, producer and businesswoman.[1] She is the Myanmar's third highest-paid actress[2] and considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinema.[3][4] Throughout her successful career, she has acted in over 300 films.[4][5]
Moe Hay Ko | |
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မိုးဟေကို | |
 Moe Hay Ko at an event | |
| Born | Aye Aye Khine June 26, 1985 |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Occupation | Actress • Model• Producer • Businesswoman |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Parent(s) | Kyaw Min Nu Nu Sein |
| Awards | Asia Model Award (2015) |
Moe has won the Asia Model Award at the 2015 Asia Model Festival, held in Seoul in 2015.[6]
Early life and education edit
Moe Hay Ko was born on 26 June 1985 in Mandalay, Myanmar. She is the middle daughter of Kyaw Min and his wife Nu Nu Sein. She has an elder brother and younger brother. She graduated high school from Basic Education High School No. 1 South Okkalapa.[7]
Career edit
1997–2004: Beginning as a commercial model edit
Moe joined Tin Moe Lwin's model training at the grade 9. She officially entered the entertainment industry in 1999 was as a model as part of the John Lwin's John International Modeling Agency with countless modelling competition and runways that had been walked on. Then came the offers for TV commercials and then DVD ones. Her hardwork as a model and acting in commercials was noticed by the film industry and soon, movie casting offers came rolling in.[4]
2005–2006: Film debut and recognition edit
Moe made her film debut with a leading role in the film Eain Mat Alon (Beyond the dream), alongside Lu Min, film released in 2005. The same year, she then starred a female lead in the film Kyun Ma Ma Hay Thi (I'm Mistress) alongside Pyay Ti Oo and Khine Hnin Wai. In 2006, she starred in the film A Hmyin, where she played the leading role with Lu Min, Ye Deight, and Tint Tint Tun. The film was both a domestic hit in Myanmar, and led to increased recognition for Moe Hay Ko.[3]
2008–present: Breaking into the big screen and career success edit
In 2008, Moe took on her first big-screen leading role in the film Moe Nya Eain Mat Mhyu, alongside Nay Toe, Soe Pyae Thazin, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, and directed by Kyi Phyu Shin which screened in Myanmar cinemas in 2009. The film was nominated Best Actress for Moe Hay Ko and have won Best Actor for Nay Toe and Best Supporting Actress for Soe Pyae Thazin at the 2009 Myanmar Academy Award Ceremony.[8]
In 2013, Moe starred in the big-screen film HnaLonThar Phyint Pyuu-Lote Thi (Made with Heart) where she played the leading role with Pyay Ti Oo, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi and directed by Wyne which screened in Myanmar cinemas in 2014, which earned her a nomination for the 2018 Myanmar Academy Award for Best Actress and have won three Academy Awards at the 2014 Myanmar Academy Award Ceremony. From 2005 to present, she has acted in over 300 video/films.[8]
Film production and business edit
In 2014, Moe established a film production company called Moe Film Production, whose first film Yone Pati Thee Lay Myar (The Littile Okras).[9] One of the produced films named Koe Soe Lu Hnite which received overwhelming support from the audience. From 2014 to present, the production have produced over 10 film.[4] On 27 March 2015, she opened the Moe Fabric House, a store selling silk, cotton and traditional fabric.[10]
Book edit
In 2016, Moe had also produced a travel documentary book titled Kya Ma Chit Thaw (My Beloved), a travel diary of sorts that came together with stunning photos of Moe Hay Ko herself and beautiful, local places she'd visited. The book was printed in Thailand with a first run of 2000 copies.[11]
Filmography edit
Films edit
- Over 300 films
Films (Cinema) edit
| Year | Film | Director | Co-stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Moe Nya Einmet Myu | Kyi Phyu Shin | Nay Toe, Soe Pyae Thazin, Thinzar Wint Kyaw |
| 2011 | A Lann Zayar | Nyi Nyi Htun Lwin | Thu Htoo San, Moe Aung Yin, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Nan Su Yati Soe, Melody |
| 2014 | Lu Sein (Stranger) | Aung Zaw Lin | Nay Toe, May |
| Hna-Lone-Thar Phyint Pyu-Lote Thi (Made in Heart) | Wyne | Pyay Ti Oo, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi | |
| By Coincidence | Maung Myo Min | Pyay Ti Oo, Laila Khan | |
| 2015 | A Chein Tine Nay Ya Tine | Wyne | Pyay Ti Oo, Htun Eaindra Bo, Aye Myat Thu, Kyaw Kyaw, Phway Phway, Min Oo, Yin Latt |
| 2017 | Taw Kyi Kan (Wild Crow) | Steel (Dwe Myit Tar) | Myint Myat, Htoo Char, Khin Hlaing |
| 2018 | A Mone Tway Kauk Htar Lite | Thar Nyi | Nay Toe |
| 2019 | Pa Pa Wadi See Yin Khan | Wyne | Htun Htun , A Linn Yaung , Phway Phway |
Television series edit
| Year | Series | Director | Co-Stars | Role | Channel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ah Mone | Wyne | Chan Min Ye Htut, Khin Wint Wah, Min Oo, Nyi Nanda, Khin Zarchi Kyaw, Moe Pwint Phyu, Thonedray Oo | Mya Gamone | Mahar Mobile |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Moe Nya Eain Mat Mhyu | Nominated |
| 2014 | Myanmar Academy Award | Best Actress | Hna-Lon-Thar Phyint Pyu-Lote Thi (Made with Heart) | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "တစ်ဖက်သတ်စာချုပ်မဟုတ်ကြောင်း မိုးဟေကို ငြင်းဆို". Mizzima (in Burmese). 2 October 2017.
- ^ "ငွေကျပ် သိန်းတစ်ထောင်တန် လက်ပတ်နာရီ နဲ့ မိုးဟေကို". Global Myanmar (in Burmese). 23 September 2018.
- ^ a b Kyaw, Yu Mon (26 June 2018). "တကျော့ပြန်လာပေမယ့် ယခုတိုင် အောင်မြင်မှု ထိန်းထားနိုင်ဆဲ မိုးဟေကို". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese).
- ^ a b c d Khine, Lin Lin (22 June 2019). "A chat with Moe Hay Ko". Eleven Media Group.
- ^ "တစ်ဖက်သတ်စာချုပ်မဟုတ်ကြောင်း မိုးဟေကို ငြင်းဆို". Mizzima (in Burmese). 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Asia Model Award ဆုရရှိတဲ့ မိုးဟေကို အောင်ရဲလင်း" – via YouTube.
- ^ Nyan, Zwe (14 June 2019). "ဖေ့စ်ဘွတ်ခ်သုံးရတာမကြိုက်တဲ့ မိုးဟေကို". 7Day News (in Burmese).
- ^ a b "မိုးဟေကိုနဲ့ တွေ့ဆုံခြင်း". The Voice Weekly (in Burmese). 3 June 2019.
- ^ Nyan, Zwe (28 December 2015). "မိုးဟေကို ထုတ်လုပ်ရေးရဲ့ ပွဲဦးထွက်ရုပ်ရှင်". 7Day News (in Burmese).
- ^ "Moe Fabric House". Yangon Life. 30 March 2015.
- ^ Aung, Nandar (12 July 2016). "Actress publishes travel photo album". The Myanmar Times.