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Win Min Than is a Burmese actress who starred in the 1954 Hollywood film The Purple Plain with Gregory Peck. She was born in Bago, Burma, and married Bo Setkya, a Burmese politician.
Win Min Than was born in Rangoon in 1932 and became an actress after a chance encounter with Robert Parrish. She starred in The Purple Plain in 1954 and retired from acting after marrying a politician.
- January 1, 1
- Actress
- Rangoon, Burma
- Win Min Than
The First Myanmar Actress in Hollywood. Win Min Than achieved Hollywood fame as the co-star with Gregory Peck of the 1954 film The Purple Plain, based on the 1947 novel of the same name by British author H.E. Bates, and set during the Burma Campaign of World War Two.
The Purple Plain is a British film starring Gregory Peck as a RAF pilot in Burma who falls in love with a Burmese woman played by Win Min Than. The film is based on a novel by H. E. Bates and was shot in Ceylon with RAF aircraft and equipment.
Win Min Than is a social media influencer in Myanmar who shares her fears and how she overcomes them. Watch her session at TEDxYangonWomen2020 to learn from her stories and insights.
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- TEDxYangon
The Purple Plain: Directed by Robert Parrish. With Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Lee. In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.
Win Min Than (Burmese: ဝင်းမင်းသန်း; born 30 November 1933) is a Burmese-Australian actress. [1] She is best known for her role in the 1954 Hollywood movie The Purple Plain. [2] Than was born in Bago, Burma. Her career lasted from 1954 to 1957.