Maung Tin Oo ( ) is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award-winning Burmese film director.
He was born on 21 March 1942 in Mandalay. His father is Thakin Thein Pe and his mother is Daw Mya Mya from Mandalay. He is the eldest of three siblings. His younger siblings included Zaw One, a Burmese actor and singer, and Swe Swe.
He studied a basic education at his mother's Taingchit High School. He studied up to 10th grade.
He entered the film industry in 1964-65. In 1968, he studied under U Kyaw. He co-directed with U Kyaw in the film Say Lo Ya Say. The first directed film was Nay Htwet Thaw Nya (áÂÂá±áÂÂá½áÂÂáºáÂÂá±á‡ÂÂ).
He was married to Daw Tin Tin Aye. They have three daughters, including Mee Mee Tin Oo.
At the age of 74, he died at his home in Mandalay on 2015.