Lalita Panyopas
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Lalita Panyopas is a Thai
film
and television actress. She is best known in Thailand for her roles in lakorn
(soap operas). She made a string of feature films in the late 1980s and also was the lead actress in many Thai lakorn
s in the late 1980s to early 2000s. Her most prominent film role was as Tum, the unlucky central character in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
's 1999
film Ruang Talok 69
. In 2007, she was reunited with Pen-Ek, starring in Ploy
, which was screened in the Director's Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
.
Her nickname is "Mew".
Mew is married to a police officer of the Royal Thai Police
named Narabadi Sasiprapha. They have two children, both boys. Name Sasidej (Plankton) and Sakdidej (Eton) Sasiprapha.
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
film
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
and television actress. She is best known in Thailand for her roles in lakorn
Lakorn
Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...
(soap operas). She made a string of feature films in the late 1980s and also was the lead actress in many Thai lakorn
Lakorn
Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...
s in the late 1980s to early 2000s. Her most prominent film role was as Tum, the unlucky central character in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his arthouse work, Last Life in the Universe, and is considered to be one of Thai cinema's leading "new wave" auteurs, alongside Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul...
's 1999
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
film Ruang Talok 69
Ruang Talok 69
Ruang Talok 69 , is a 1999 Thai crime film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is the second feature film by the Thai writer-director. It stars Lalita Panyopas, a popular star of Thai soap operas.-Plot:Tum is a secretary working for a bank when the company is forced to shed staff...
. In 2007, she was reunited with Pen-Ek, starring in Ploy
Ploy
Ploy is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film premiered during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival....
, which was screened in the Director's Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
.
Her nickname is "Mew".
Mew is married to a police officer of the Royal Thai Police
Royal Thai Police
The Royal Thai Police are the national police of Thailand.-About:Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public order through enforcement of the kingdom's laws was exercised by the Thailand National Police Department , a subdivision of the Ministry of Interior...
named Narabadi Sasiprapha. They have two children, both boys. Name Sasidej (Plankton) and Sakdidej (Eton) Sasiprapha.