| Native Name: | ဆုပန်ထွာ | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | my | ||||||||
| Hsu Pan Htwar | |||||||||
| Birth Name: | Ye Nanda Thu | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1978 6, df=y | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Myanaung, Burma | ||||||||
| Othername: | Pan Pan | ||||||||
| Yearsactive: | 1999–present | ||||||||
| Spouse: | Oakar Kyaw | ||||||||
| Children: | 1 | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Dagon University West Yangon Technological University | ||||||||
| Parents: | Ye Myint Aung Cho Zin Thein | ||||||||
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Hsu Pan Htwar, born Ye Nanda Thu on 10 June 1978, is a Burmese actress and singer.[1] She is considered one of the most successful actresses in Burmese cinema, achieving fame as a singer as well. Throughout her career, she has acted in over 700 films and released two music albums.[2] Su Pan Htwar was nominated as Best Actress at the 2002 Myanmar Academy Awards for her performance in the film Dat Khe.
Su Pan Htwar was born on 10 June 1978 in Myanaung, Myanmar, to her father Ye Myint Aung, a government official who served as the director general of Electric Power Corporation (EPC), and her mother Cho Zin Thein. She is the third daughter among five siblings. She attended high school at Basic Education High School No. 6 Alone. She graduated from Dagon University with a degree in zoology and a part-time evening diploma in EP from West Yangon Technological University.[3]
She began her career in 1999 as a singer and competed in local music contests and won a prize at the Mild Seven, a singing competition. Shortly after, she was first contacted to release an album by Zaw Win Htut, a rock singer. However she turned to films industry and became an actress. She made her first appearance in the 1999 film Kyan Taw Naint Chit Thaw Main Ka Lay Myar, directed by Maung Thi. After a short time she made her leading role debut in film Tain Tway Ngo Loh Moe Phit Tar, alongside Nay Htet Lin and Min Oak Soe, directed by Mg Myo Min in 2000. She then starred in the film Thin Ka Chit Ywei Thin Ko Chit Thaw where she played the leading role for a first time with Dwe. The film was both a domestic hit, and led to increased recognition for Su Pan Htwar.[4]
Su Pan Htwar took on her first big-screen leading role in the film Bar Ayay Gyi Sone Lae, alongside Kyaw Thu, Lu Min and Zarganar, which screened in Myanmar cinemas in 2001. She then starred in the film Dat Khe, where she played the leading role with Byight and Okkar, which screened in Myanmar cinemas in 2002. Her portrayal of the character Hla Hton earned praised by fans for her acting performance and character interpretation, and also earned her a nomination for the 2002 Myanmar Academy Award for Best Actress.[5] Ever since then she had starred in over 700 videos/films and countless more advertisements, music videos and so on.
Su Pan Htwar released her debut solo album "Ma Tae Ah Tuu Nay" on 3 December 2011, which was officially distributed to all parts of Myanmar.[6] [7] In 2014, she starred in the Myanmar's first TV series about justice and rule of law issues called The Sun, The Moon and The Truth where she played the main role with Bhone Thike, Nay Yan, Moe Yan Zune and Khin Zarchi Kyaw, aired on MRTV-4 on 13 February 2015 and received positive reviews for her portrayal of a lawyer Mya Hnin Si.[8] [9]
In 2015, Forever Group surveyed and decided to continue The Sun, The Moon and The Truth as season 2, according to the audiences' wants after they made surveying. So she continued shooting season 2 and aired in 2018 on MRTV-4. In 2016, she released her second solo album "Thay Laut Aung Chit Tal" (I Love You to Death). The follow-up video album on 18 May 2019 was a commercial success.[10] [11] In 2018, she starred in the hit thriller series It was on Yesterday 2, playing the role of Daw Thida, aired on MRTV-4 in September 2018.[12]
In 2020, she takes part as a judge in the Shwe Kyo selection contest for Myanmar Academy Awards.[13]
Su Pan Htwar has been appointed brand ambassador for Mi Seoul, Grand Esta Yangon Clinic and JW Plastic Surgery Korea in 2017.[14]
Over 700 films, including
| width=10 | Year | English title | Myanmar title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Sun, The Moon and The Truth | နေရယ် လရယ် အမှန်တရားရယ် | Mya Hin Si | MRTV | ||
| 2018 | The Sun, The Moon and The Truth: Season 2 | နေရယ် လရယ် အမှန်တရားရယ် ၂ | Mya Hin Si | MRTV | ||
| It was on Yesterday 2 | မနေ့ကဖြစ်သည် ၂ | Daw Thida | MRTV-4 |
Su Pan Htwar married to Oakar Kyaw, a businessman[16] and they celebrated their wedding reception in Santa Monica State Beach on Valentine's Day February 14, 2015. They also held a wedding reception in Myanmar in March 2016 at the Novotel Hotel in Yangon.[17] She gave birth to their first son named Roar Roar Kyaw on 15 September 2016.[18] [19]