For decades she was known by the nickname Ma Gyi San while working as a make-up artist in Myanmar, before her acting debut.

[1][2][3][4] Khin San Win featured on The Myanmar Times "Top 10 Make-up artists" list in 2018.

[5] Khin San Win was born on 8 June 1965 in Yangon, Myanmar, and was raised with three brothers and one sister.

[7][8][9] She made her acting debut with a leading role in the film Ma Gyi San and Her Lovers, alongside Htet Aung Shine and Zwe Pyae, directed by Myat Khine.

[10][11] In 2018, she took on her first big-screen role in comedy film Kyar Kyar Kyite Kyite, where she played the main role with Myint Myat, Min Maw Kun, Nyi Nyi Maung, Linn Linn and Ma Htet.