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May Shin (Than Shin) was born on 10 March, 1917 in Mandalay, British Burma, is a Burmese actress and singer. Discover May Shin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

Popular As Than Shin
Occupation N/A
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 10 March, 1917
Birthday 10 March
Birthplace Mandalay, British Burma
Date of death 3 September, 2008
Died Place Mandalay, Myanmar
Nationality Burma

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Parents U Khin Lay and Daw Pwa Yon
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May Shin Net Worth

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1917

May Shin (မေရှင်; ; 10 March 1917 – 3 September 2008) was a Burmese actress and singer, who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

May Shin was born Than Shin (MY သန်းရှင်, ) in 1917 to businessman Khin Lay (MY ခင်လေး) and his wife Pwa Yon (MY ဖွားယုံ).

in Mandalay in British Burma.

She was the youngest of five siblings.

She passed seventh grade from Wesleyan School.

At 18, May Shin joined A1 Film Company as an aspiring actress.

She was soon highly acclaimed for her soft gentle singing voice.

Her first film was Hpuza Shin, starring opposite actor Yegaung Chit Swe but she became known in the first Burmese sound film Hmya Nat Maung.

1950

As a radio presenter at the Burma Broadcasting Service in the 1950s, she actively supported U Nu’s government against the left-wing campaign by appealing to armed insurgents to surrender.

1958

In 1958, she was awarded the title Wunnakyawhtin (MY ဝဏ္ဏကျော်ထင်), the highest honor given to an artist by the Burmese government in that time.

1962

In 1962, at the age of 45, May Shin gave up acting and singing and withdrew from public life.

She became devoutly Buddhist and practiced dharma until the day she died.

2004

In 2004, purged Prime Minister Gen Khin Nyunt visited her in Mandalay shortly before he was arrested.

In her old age, the venerated actress and singer spent most of her time in Buddhist contemplation at her residence in Mandalay.

Win Win Myint (aka Nandaw Shay), author of May Shin's biography, Pan Pwint Ye Yin Khon Than ("The Heartbeat of a Flower"), said that she never married and that she loved to uphold Burmese traditional culture and religion.

May Shin died of pulmonary edema at her residence in Aung Daw Mu Ward, Mandalay.

She was 91.

May Shin made 14 films in total.

She released over 40 records with A1 Records.

The following is a list of her successful records.

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