Background
Myint Myint Khin was born Khin Kyi to Daw Saw Kyi and U Po Minister, in Thanlyin in 1934, during the waning days of the British colonial era in Myanmar.
Myint Myint Khin was born Khin Kyi to Daw Saw Kyi and U Po Minister, in Thanlyin in 1934, during the waning days of the British colonial era in Myanmar.
She is considered one of the most talented actors of Burmese cinema. She is also the mother of well-known singer and actress May Sweet. Her father, also known as East.A. Fairmen, was an Englishman from India.
Myint Myint Khin"s English name is Rita Fairmen.
She attended a Yangon convent school up to seventh standard. She made her film debut in 1949 with Maya Shin.
Not only was she one of the main leading actresses in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin went on to win multiple (five) Burmese Academy Awards in her nearly five-decade-long career—a feat still unmatched among Burmese actresses. In her heyday in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin also dabbled into a singing career and achieved moderate success.
