Favourite Thai actresses
This is not a ranking. It's a way of organising my thoughts and giving someone a way to explore past the BL bubble to find more of Thailand's talented actresses. If I don't list a title, it may be I'm not so keen on it, or she doesn't have that great a role, or I just haven't gotten around to watching it yet.
Also reccing the short youth series The Comments for young Thai actresses.
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Aom Sushar Manaying
Thai
It was a serious role in a short film (Present Perfect) which brought Aom onto my radar, but I love the screwball comedy energy she brings to other roles. She's the one who really makes Full House work.
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Jennis Oprasert
Thai
FL in Thai PBS' superb The Broken Us and why I will watch her in anything. Except Faces of Anne. Didn't get very far in that one.
movies: Where We Belong, The Cursed Land (moody teenager/early 20s in dark atmospheric moody horror)
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Pock Piyathida Mittiraroch
Thai
lakorn - Formidable matriarch in To Sir, With Love (Khun Chaai) (For all international viewers replicate sexism by focusing on the romance between young men, this is really a story about women negotiating a world which denies them agency and power except through their associations with men.)
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Deuan Prima Ratchata
Thai
The formidable matriarch's right hand woman and just as strong. To Sir, With Love (Khun Chaai)
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Kik Mayurin Pongpudpunth
Thai
Also in To Sir, With Love. Her strength is in her gentleness.
Who Are You?, Royal Doctor, and lakorn villainess in You Touched My Heart
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Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul
Thai
lakorn - A Tale of Ylang Ylang, movie - Friend Zone
she does serious well and is such a delight when she can be playful
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Xiang Pornsroung Rouyruen
Thai
Century of Love, Tanman
She is already a great talent. Really looking forward to watching her develop her skills further.
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Namtan Tipnaree Weerawatnodom
Thai
One of GMMTV's very best. My favourite roles for her include Who Are You?, UMG, Wake Up Ladies and Midnight Museum.
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Jan Ployshompoo Supasap
Thai
One of GMMTV's very best, at least when they don't belittle her as a crazy ex-girlfriend in a BL. My favourites of her roles so far - Who Are You?, Midnight Motel, her brief turn in Home School, Tonhon Chonlatee, Peaceful Property
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Ciize Rutricha Phapakithi
Thai
The Comments, Cause You're My Boy, Youniverse (also very good for baby Chimon and young Jan)
Best friend/confidant in many others
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Jennie Panhan
Thai
series - The Shipper (so funny), Astrophile (love the series, wish they'd written a more interesting character for her though), The Comments, my favourite episode in On Sale/Peaceful Property
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Puimek Napasorn Weerayuttwilai
Thai
It was Turn Left, Turn Right which really introduced me to her, and it's one of the more substantial roles they've given her but I can't rec the series at all.
Good but unfortunately brief roles in Who Are You?, 55:15 and The Gifted. Need to find more of her work.
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View Benyapa Jeenprasom
Thai
series - 23.5 (my fav character in this & my fav of her roles), 55:15, Midnight Museum, Moonlight Chicken, The Shipper, The Trainee, Home School
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Piploy Kanyarat Ruangrung
Thai
The number of roles I've failed to recognise this shape shifter in :D :D She's very well suited toOTT comedic characters like adorable Soda (The Shipper), spoiled diva Jaya (55:15 Never Too Late) and air head who gets to become a lot more (The Trainee), but was so good in Enigma.
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Prigkhing Sureeyares Yakares
Thai
series - fangothing magic in Engima, title role in The Shipper, a bit lost in the ensemble of Home School; disappointing, dreadful character in The Secret of Us (zero shade on her, everything on the writers/director)
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Ploypailin Thangprapaporn
Thai
Low Season is one of my very favourite movies. Really need to find more from Ploypailin.
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Namtarn Pichukkana Wongsarattanasin
Thai
lakorn - Ginny, who loves as big as she whines in Khaen Rak Salap Chata
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Sine Inthira Charoenpura
Thai
Nang Nak (national treasure of a tragic love story), scary teacher Waree in the Eclipse and Thun's fantastic mae in He's Coming to Me
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Punpun Sutatta Udomsilp
Thai
movie - May Who? great coming of age with teenage emotions as literal electricity
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Kao Supassara Thanachart
Thai
Stay (excellent older short series kept available thanks to a fansubber, I can help with links)