Kanya Rattanapetch (Thai: กัญญา รัตนเพชร์; RTGS: Kanya Rattanaphet, born November 2, 1989) in Thailand, is a Thai model and actress. She is best known for her role in the 2007 film, Love of Siam as Ying.
Kanya Rattanapetch | |
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กัญญา รัตนเพชร์ | |
 Kanya at a press conference in 2008 | |
| Born | Kanya Rattanapetch 2 November 1989 |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | Love of Siam |
| Website | Official website |
Biography edit
Kanya Rattanapetch was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She is currently studies master's degree at Bangkok University.
Acting career edit
Her acting career started[1] when she was 13 or 14 years old, and she was seen first in 2005 Thai Horror Film Scared(Rab Nong Sayong Kwan) [2] as Tarn. Aside from acting she was also in the field of modeling. She did two more films Mor.8 [3] in 2006 and Sick Nurses[4] in 2007. She rose to fame when she played the martyr girl named 'Ying' in the most acclaimed Thai film Love of Siam (Rak Haeng Sayam).
The year after she started getting supporting roles for TV Series / Lakorn from 3 major TV Station in Thailand. She was first cast in Ch.5's Sitcom Ruk Rhythm. After the sitcom she was cast at ch.3' Lakorn 'Ruk Sorn Kaen', then 2009, she got a role as Noodee in a Lakorn titled 'Mea Luang' in ch.7 (Ch.3's rival network). After that series Kanya is back at ch.3 for 'Sapai Glai Peun Tiang'[5] which is currently airing in Thailand. She will be back in ch.7 for a Lakorn where she will play in a lead role. The tentative title of the said Lakorn is 'Coke E-Ling Hansa'.
Aside from that, after her performance in the Love of Siam, she was chosen to be WAN's leading lady for his single's music video for "Safe Distance".[6] the song and the music video itself topped charts Thailand due to the chemistry between Kanya and Wan. It was proceeded with another music video for WAN's next single 'What the Rest'. The music video follows the story from the 1st video, yet ended in a sad end. Kanya was also featured in 2 music videos of the Thai band "AM Fine" where she acted a rocker-emo who fell in love with a guy who loves someone else.
In 2008, she made another movie titled 4 Romance[7] alongside her fellow cast in the Love of Siam, Mario Maurer and Witwisit Hiranyawongkul. The three actors were not actually seen in a same scene because they all have their lead roles in three different segments of the film. Witwisit is in the segment 'Dream', Mario in 'Kiss' and Kanya in segment 'Shy'.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2005 | Beautiful Wonderful Perfect | Suay | ||
| 2005 | Scared (2005 film) | Tarn | ||
| 2006 | Mor.8 | Petchara | ||
| 2007 | Sick Nurses | Ae | ||
| Love of Siam | Ying | The Martyr | ||
| 2008 | 4 Romance | Tong | Lead Role: Segment: Shy | |
| 2009 | Pai In Love | Lead Role | ||
| 2010 | Who R U? | Lead Role |
TV Series / Lakorn edit
| Year | Title | Role | TV Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ruk Rhythm | Nurse PiangOr | Ch. 5 |
| Ruk Sorn Kaen [8] | Ploysai | Ch. 3 | |
| 2009 | Mea Luang [9] | Noodee | Ch. 7 |
| Sapai Glai Peun Tiang [10] | Nampetch | Ch. 3 | |
| TBA | Wong Wien Hua Jai [11] | Ch. 7 | |
| TBA | Coke E-Ling Hansa [12] | Ch. 7 |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Film |
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| 2008 | Kom Chad Luek Award Nomination | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated[13] | Love of Siam |
| Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated[14] | Love of Siam |
Other appearances edit
Kanya also did star in 2 music videos, one for the thai singer WAN and another for the Thai band AM Fine. which both was proceeded by a sequel.
Music Videos with WAN
Music Videos for Am Fine Band
Advertisements edit
- Heartbeat Candy
- Government Savings Bank GSB
References edit
- ^ Career[permanent dead link] Career
- ^ Nangdee Movie Database Rub Nong Sayong Kwan (Scared)
- ^ Nangdee Movie Database Mor.8
- ^ Nangdee Movie Database Suay Larg Sai (Sick Nurse)
- ^ ThaiTv3.com Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine สะใภ้ไกลปืนเที่ยง
- ^ WAN ว่าน - ระยะปลอดภัย Music Video ว่าน - ระยะปลอดภัย
- ^ THAICINEMA.ORG 4 romances (Fhun, Waan, Aiy Joob )
- ^ Series Info / SarnWorld Wiki Archived 2009-05-16 at the Wayback Machine Ruk Sorn Kaen
- ^ SarnWorld Wiki Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine Mea Luang
- ^ Currently Airing Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Sapai Glai Peun Tiang
- ^ Kanya's Upcoming Series / SarnWorld Wiki Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine Wong Wien Hua Jai
- ^ Upcom*ing Series Archived 2009-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Coke E-Ling Hansa
- ^ Kom Chad Luek Award Nomination Kom Chad Luek Award Nomination in Film Category
- ^ Kanya Rattanapetch Awards at IMDB.com Awards at IMDB.com
- ^ AF2 Music Video[MV] ระยะปลอดภัย - Wan Soloist - ว่าน ธนกฤต พานิชวิทย์
- ^ AF2 Music Video 2[MV] สิ่งที่ยังเหลือ - Wan
- ^ Chan Di Mai Pho Due Thoe Mai Pho Sak Thi Am Fine Music Video Am Fine - Chan Di Mai Pho Due Thoe Mai Pho Sak Thi
- ^ Fear Night Am Fine Music Video กลัวกลางคืน - Am Fine
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