She has won 5 Myanmar Academy Awards throughout her career.
May Than Nu was born Than Than Hsint (သန်းသန်းဆင့်)[1] in Mergui, Tenasserim Division, Burma (now Myeik, Myanmar) on 27 January 1961.
She debuted with the film Thingyan Moe, playing the daughter of Khin Than Nu.
She was arrested to the court for the misconducted and fraud the money from her close business friend so one year jail penalty by Yankin Court on 2 January 2020, and another being accused like the same case is still facing by the Kamaryut and Thingyangan Court in February 2020.
[2] May Than Nu was previously married to Sin Yaw Mg Mg, with whom she has a son, Min Thant Maung Maung, a film director.