Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi Explained

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi
Birth Date:10 August 1988
Nationality:Burmese
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2005–present
Height:5.1 ft
Awards:Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Actress for 2013, Best Supporting Actress for 2014)
Alma Mater:Dagon University (English major)
Parents:Win Thein Naing
Mi Mi Lwin
Spouse:Naing Phyo Kyaw

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi (Burmese: ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည်, in Burmese pronounced as /wʊʔ m̥òʊɰ̃ ʃwè jì/, sometimes anglicized as Wut Hmone Shwe Yi; born on 10 August 1988) is a Burmese actress. She is one of Myanmar's highest-paid actresses and is considered one of the most commercially successful actresses in Burmese cinemas.[1] [2]

She has received two Myanmar Academy Awards, for Best Actress in 2013 for her performance in As U Like, and for Best Supporting Actress in 2014 for her performance in Made in Heart.[3] In 2020, she was featured on Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars List, highlighting the most influential celebrities on social media in the Asia-Pacific region.[4]

Early life and education

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi was born on 10 August 1988 in Mogok to Win Thein Naing and Nang Mi Mi Lwin, of Shan descent. She is the eldest daughter and has a younger sister named Nadi Shwe Yi. She attended BEHS 2 Kamayut (St. Augustine) and graduated from Dagon University with a Bachelor's degree in English.

Career

After completing her university education, she initially contributed to Teen Magazine and Beauty Magazine. Subsequently, she featured in commercial billboards and magazines promoting Kanebo cosmetics. Her foray into acting began through advertisements in 2005, and she garnered increased recognition through campaigns for brands like Kanebo and Hometex. In 2008, she made her debut in films and achieved notable success. She took on her first female leading role in the 2013 film As U Like where she starred alongside Pyay Ti Oo, and she earned the Myanmar Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

In 2013, The Myanmar Times named her one of the 50 Outstanding Myanmar Women.[5] In 2014, she was named a brand ambassador for Huawei.

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi's advertisements dominate a significant portion of billboards and advertising space in Yangon, occupying up to half of the available display areas. From 2008 to present, she has acted in over 300 TV commercials, 200 direct-to-videos and 60 films in her career. In 2016, she co-starred with Sai Sai Kham Hlaing in the film If Lover Was a Flower, reigniting public interest as they played characters who were once real-life lovers, reuniting on screen after their past breakup.[6] She also played the lead role in the 2016 film From Bangkok to Mandalay, which was filmed in both Myanmar and Thailand.

In 2018, she represented the Loreal Paris Myanmar cosmetics brand alongside beauty blogger Nay Chi Oo at the Paris Fashion Week 2018 event in France.

In 2019, she starred in the film The Only Mom, which was directed by Thai director Chartchai Ketnust. It told the story of a Burmese family that moved into a colonial-era haunted house.[7] In 2019, she received the "Asia Special Award" at the Asia Model Festival 2019. She organized the Kit Fans Meeting in 2019, drawing a gathering of a thousand fans.[8]

In 2020, she served as a judge representing Myanmar at the Bangkok International Documentary Film Awards.[9] She collaborated with the renowned international clothing and fashion brand Emporio Armani. She was recognized in the Stars of 2020 by The Irrawaddy for her contributions to the people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar.[10]

Political activities

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, she changed her profile image to a red square, symbolizing the color of the National League for Democracy (NLD), and stood in solidarity with other Myanmar citizens using the hashtag #CivilDisobedienceCampaign before changing her profile picture again. Alongside this update, she conveyed the message, "I support civil disobedience movements". She actively participated in protests alongside other well-known actors and public figures.[11] She joined the people's rally protest held in front of the American Embassy in Yangon on February 10, 2021.[12]

Despite her initial involvement, public opinion gradually turned against her, with critics contending that she had not done enough for the cause. This sentiment intensified when she married Naing Phyo Kyaw, a tycoon linked to the military, in November 2023. This decision drew criticism from activists, further making her a target of a social punishment movement.

Personal life

She is the cousin of actress Phway Phway.[13] [14] Her relationship with Sai Sai Kham Leng was one of the most captivating connections in the Burmese celebrity sphere. However, after several years, they decided to part ways.[15]

On 17 November 2023, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi married Naing Phyo Kyaw, the chairman of MG Myanmar, a co-founder of 7th Sense Creation, and vice president at Green Circle Company, the producer of VeVe beverages in Myanmar. Naing Phyo Kyaw is a close associate of Khin Thiri Thet Mon, the daughter of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who has led Myanmar's military junta since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[16] Due to his close ties to the Burmese military, activists have called for a boycott of the couple.[17] She is the sister-in-law of Moe Set Wine through her marriage to Naing Phyo Kyaw.

Donations

Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi participated in actor Pyay Ti Oo's Pyay Ti Oo Foundation Fund Raising Concert for students on December 4, 2011. She donated all her artist fees to the foundation.[18]

On February 1, 2015, she donated the golden star from her academy award to the Aungzabu Tawya Monastery in Hmawbi Township, Yangon.[19] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she actively contributed by making numerous donations to elderly individuals facing financial hardship within the movie industry. In the second wave of the pandemic, she and her team donated the masks they produced to people in need.

Publications

On August 14, 2011, she released her photo album titled "The Portfolio of Hmone Hmone". Subsequently, on August 31, 2014, she introduced her first limited collection, a handmade pillow kit. On October 21, she launched her second limited collection, Scarfs. Her third limited collection, featuring brooch, earrings, and necklace, was unveiled on July 8, 2015.[20] MiniKitKit was launched on March 9, 2016.

Filmography

Direct-to-video

Lists of Movies
YearFilmDirectorsCo-Stars
2009Barbie A Yote KalayKyi Phyu ShinAung Ye Lin
2009Nat Tha Mee Chit Tae Pin LalMg AungNay Toe, Su Shun Lai
2009Phay ChitMg AungLu Min
2009Pound 200 Ko Chit ThuKyi Phyu ShinAung Ye Lin, Pwint
2009Uncle Phay PhayNyi Nyi Tun LwinLu Min
2009Anay Ahtai Ma Tat Tae KyalNay Toe
2010Chin KhwinKu ThoNay Toe, Htun Eindra Bo
2010Wut Hmone Myaw Tae Late PyarMg Myo MinSai Sai Kham Hlaing
2010Achit Nhit Anee Ta Wite Thar Yar MyiNyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi AungNay Toe
2010Achit Ko Ya Chin BKo ZawKhant Si Thu
2010Pin Lal TwistMg AungMoe Aung Yin
2011Wut Hmone Wine Ei Apyin Sar Ya ThaKyaw Zaw LinPyay Ti Oo
2011Ein Mat Ei Ta Phat Chan MharTharr GyiAung Ye Lin
2011Yu Yu Mu Mu Yin Htae Ka OoSoe Kyaw SanLu Min
201121 Yar Su CinderellaKyi Phyu ShinAung Ye Lin
2011Ba Won Daw Dot ComKyaw Zaw LinNay Toe
2011Ma Soe Par Nae Kg Ma LayMa Li Kha Soe Htike AungSai Sai Kham Leng
2011Kyun Taw Chitthu Nae Thu Ma Ei Sponsor Ko KoTharr GyiMin Maw Kun
2011Shwe Lin Ban Nae Pann Kan ThuKo Zaw (Arr Yone Oo)Pyay Ti Oo
2011Tane Nyo Si Tae Pann Ka Kyo Ko Zaw (Arr Yone Oo)Khant Si Thu
2011Sate Chauk Chin The Kyan Mar Yay Ko Soe Ywar Swar Hti Khite Say TheMa Li Kha Soe Htike AungSai Sai Kham Leng
2011Achit Ka Sarr TalMite TeeHein Wai Yan
2011Yone Kyi Chin Hnin SiKo Zaq (Arr Yone Oo)Pyay Ti Oo, Chaw Yadanar
2011Chit Mal So Tar Kyi PaeKyaw Zaw LinAung Ye Lin
2011Ngar Aphay Gyi Taw Lite TarHein SoeLu Min
2011NintKo Zaw (Arr Yone Oo)Pyay Ti Oo
2011Shwe Lin Ban Nae Pan Kan ThuKo ZawPyay Ti Oo
2011Chit Mal So Tar Kyi PalKyaw Zaw LinAung Ye Lin
2011Pyan Lar Par Ko KoWin Tun TunNay Toe
2011NintKo ZawPyay Ti Oo
2011Di Kg Ma Lay AtwetWyne(Own Creator)Pyay Ti Oo
2011Pa Hta Ma Sone Chit Tar NinNyi Nyi Tun LwinPyay Ti Oo
2011Kyal Kyway Pone PyinWin Tun TunNay Toe

Film (cinema)

Lists of movies
YearFilmDirectorCo-Stars
2012May Khin KanyarKo Zaw (Ar Yone Oo)Yan Aung, Ye Aung, Khant Si Thu, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Soe Myat Thuzar, Pyay Ti Oo, Thinzar Wint Kyaw
Hna Pin Lain Tae Yee Sar SarNyi Nyi Htun LwinYan Aung, Ye Aung, Pyay Ti Oo, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Myint Myint Khine, Soe Myat Thuzar, Khine Hnin Wai
A Lan Lun A Lun LanNyi Nyi Tun LwinNay Toe, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Melody, Soe Pyae Thazin, Nan Su Yati Soe, Chan Mi Mi Ko
2013A Mike Sar (The Awesome Shawties)Ko Zaw (Ar Yone Oo)Khant Si Thu, Thu Htoo San, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Moe Aung Yin, Soe Myat Thuzar, Thinzar Wint Kyaw, Soe Pyae Thazin, Nan Su Yati Soe
A Lan Zayar 2Nyi Nyi Tun LwinMoe Aung Yin, Aung Ye Lin, Moe Yu San, Nan Su Yati Soe, Chan Me Me Ko
A Htar A Thit Nae Hna Khar Chit MalNyi Nyi Tun LwinMin Maw Kun, Chit Thu Wai
As U LikeWynePyay Ti Oo
201439 Bite PuNyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi AungNay Toe, Wai Lu Kyaw
Mar Kyi ShayMite TeeMoe Aung Yin, Ye Aung, Soe Myat Thuzar
Endless LoveThein Han PhoenixNay Toe
Modern YazawinNyi Nyi Tun LwinPyay Ti Oo, Khant Si Thu, Wai Lu Kyaw, Htun Eaindra Bo, Sandi Myint Lwin
Made in HeartWynePyay Ti Oo, Moe Hay Ko
Ko Tint Toh Super Yat KwatKyaw Zaw LinYan Aung, Ye Aung, Lu Min, Min Maw Kun, Pyay Ti Oo, Nay Toe, Myint Myat, Aung Ye Lin, Soe Myat Thuzar, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Thet Mon Myint, Phway Phway, Sandi Myint Lwin
2015Lu Gyi Min Khin ByarNyi Nyi Tun LwinPyay Ti Oo
Chit San Eain 2028Hein SoeLu Min, Min Maw Kun, Nay Toe, Tun Tun, Pyay Ti Oo, Myint Myat, Nay Min, Htun Eaindra Bo, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Chit Thu Wai, Moe Hay Ko, Soe Pyae Thazin, Thinzar Wint Kyaw
2016AnubisLu MinLu Min, Nay Toe, Shwe Hmone Yati
My Lovely HateWyneAung Ye Lin, Thet Mon Myint, Zin Wine
From Bangkok to MandalayChartchai Ketnust (Thai director)Nay Toe, Sai Sai Kham Leng, Naam Whan Pailporn
2017Jone Jone Jat JatKo Zaw (Ar Yone Oo)Sai Sai Kham Leng, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Soe Myat Thuzar, Nay Dway
KyunNyut Myanmar Nyi Nyi AungNay Toe, Myint Myat
A Ywal Thone Parr Chit Tat TheeMaung Myo MinPyay Ti Oo, Yan Aung, Moht Moht Myint Aung, Kyaw Ye Aung, Khine Thin Kyi, May Thinzar Oo, Kyaw Kyaw
La Yaung Phyar Tae Inle MharNyunt Myanmar Nyi Nyi AungNay Toe, Wah Zin, Hsu Myat Noe Oo
2018My Country My HomeKyi Phyu ShinAung Ye Lin, Win Morisaki
Kiss Like WineAung MyatAung Ye Lin, Soe Myat Thuzar
ReflectionLu MinHtun Eaindra Bo, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Patricia
Yan ThuMee PwarNay Min, Nay Chi Oo
2019The Only MomChartchai Ketnust (Thai director)Nine Nine, Daung, Pyae Pyae, Su Yadana
HeroPerakas Rajaram (Malaysian director)Myint Myat
Two Weeks NoticeMaung Myo MinPyay Ti Oo, Min Oo, Kyaw Kyaw Bo, Aye Myat Thu
A Flower Above The CloudsSin Yaw Mg MgRyu Sang Wook, Kyaw Htet Aung, May Than Nu
Mingalar KatinKo Zaw (Ar Yone Oo)Myint Myat, Kyaw Kyaw Bo

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2013Myanmar Academy AwardBest ActressAs U Like
2014Best Supporting ActressMade in Heart
2015Best Actress Endless Love
2016My Lovely Hate
2017Kyun
2018Yan Thu
2019The Only Mom
2020Myat Nu
2018Star Award My Country My Home
Fashion Star
2019Asia Model FestivalAsia Special Award
2019Asia Academy Creative Award (AACA)Best Actress in a Leading Role (regional winner)The Only Mom

Notes and References

  1. News: မင်းသား သိန်း ၆၀၀၊ မင်းသမီး သိန်း ၃၀၀၊ မင်းသမီးတွေ ဘာကြောင့် အရနည်းသလဲ . BBC . my. 20 March 2019.
  2. News: ဆယ်စုနှစ်ကျော် အောင်မြင်မှုနဲ့ ရပ်တည်နေဆဲ ဝတ်မှုံရွှေရည် [Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi continues to achieve success even after more than a decade in her career]]. ဧရာဝတီ . 10 August 2018.
  3. Beautiful Model World
  4. News: Forbes 100 lists . . 7 December 2020.
  5. News: 50 outstanding Myanmar women. 10 June 2013. Myanmar Times. 7 September 2013.
  6. News: အချစ်နဲ့ပတ်သက်လို့ ဦးနှောက်က အလုပ်မလုပ််သေးဘူးဆိုတဲ့ ဝတ်မှုံရွှေရည် . ဧရာဝတီ . 11 September 2016.
  7. News: Nyein . Ei Ei Htwe . 20 September 2019. Top 10 : Myanmar films 2019. The Myanmar Times. March 9, 2020.
  8. News: အနုပညာသက်တမ်းတစ်လျှောက် အမှတ်တရတစ်ခုဖြစ်တဲ့ Kit Fan Meeting 2019 ပွဲနေ့လေးကို အောက်မေ့သတိရနေတဲ့ ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည် . lotaya.mpt.com.mm . en.
  9. News: ဘန်ကောက်မှတ်တမ်းရုပ်ရှင်ပွဲတော်တွင် အကဲဖြတ်ဒိုင်အဖြစ် ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည်ပါဝင် . DVB . November 5, 2020 . en.
  10. News: ၂၀၂၀ ခုနှစ်၏ ကြယ်တာရာများ . ဧရာဝတီ . 28 December 2020.
  11. News: Burmese superstar can't stand it, posts in support of 'civil disobedience' to military power after staged coup . Khaosod . 3 February 2021 . th.
  12. News: ပြည်သူ နဲ့ တစ်သားတည်း ဆန္ဒဖော်ထုတ်ခဲ့တဲ့ ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည် . Myanmar Celebrity News . english.
  13. Web site: Did Than Shwe's Grandson Kidnap Model? . .irrawaddy.org . 2009-01-08 . 2014-07-19.
  14. Web site: Wutt Hmone and Pyae Phyo Tayza's Couple Photos Leak Out - Myanmar Celebrity: Gossip, News, Video, Photo, Fashion, Entertainment . Myanmar Celebrity . 2011-06-05 . 2014-07-19.
  15. News: Did Than Shwe’s Grandson Kidnap Model? . The Irrawaddy.
  16. News: Mon . Aye . 15 November 2023 . ချစ်သူနဲ့ Pre Wedding ပုံလေးကို ပွင့်လင်းမြင်သာစွာချပြလာတဲ့ ဝတ်မှုန်ရွှေရည် - Myanmar Transparency News . MT News .
  17. News: Now . Myanmar . Artists demand boycott of film appearing to disguise ties to Myanmar military-linked company . Myanmar Now . 18 September 2023.
  18. BM world Pyay Ti Oo Foundation Fund Raising Concert
  19. News: Myanmar Actress Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi's Donation. 1 February 2015.
  20. News: The Portfolio of Hmone Hmone.