Mai Charoenpura

Mai Charoenpura
Mai in 2000.
Background information
Birth name	Siriwimol Charoenpura
Born	January 5, 1969 (1969-01-05) (age 42) Bangkok, Thailand
Genres	Pop, string
Occupations	Singer, actress
Years active	1980s-present
Labels	GMM Grammy
Website	www.iammai.com

Siriwimol "Mai" Charoenpura, Thai: ใหม่ เจริญปุระ (born January 5, 1969), is a Thai singer and actress.

Biography

Early life

Born in Bangkok, Thailand, she is one of four daughters of Thai actor Surin Charoenpura (stage name: Ruj Ronnapop) and Winee Sontikool. She has three sisters, Venic White, Ploy Charoenpura and Vipavee Maguire, and a half sister, actress Intira Jaroenpura. Mai was educated in England, at Farringtons School.

Music career

As a singer, since 1989 Charoenpura has released dozens of albums, music videos and performed in many concerts.

In 2007, Charoenpura performed in Manchester, for a concert organized by former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to celebrate his ownership of Manchester City F.C.^[1]

Acting career

Since the 1980s, Charoenpura has acted in numerous roles on Thai television and in films.

As an actress, she came to international notice for her portrayal of the villainous Lady Srisudachan in the 2001 film, The Legend of Suriyothai, directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, and released theatrically in the United States in 2003.

Charoenpura stars 2010 in the Anthology Thai-Horror film Die a Violent Death, alongside Akara Amarttayakul and Supaksorn Chaimongkol.^[2]

Her movies: Memory, Meat Grinder, etc..

Personal life

Mai was originally taught English by her sister Vipavee's English husband, Joe Maguire who loved Mai very much and was very close to her.

References

1. ^ "Thai fever hits City". The Nation (Thailand). 2007-08-06. http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/08/06/headlines/headlines_30043848.php. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 
2. ^ Thai Horror Anthology Wants You To 'Die a Violent Death'

External links

• Mai Charoenpura at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Charoenpura, Mai
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Date of birth	1969-01-05
Place of birth	chao praya
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