Saom Vansodany (Khmer: សោម វណ្ណសូដានី, c. 1947 – c. 1977) or Som Van Sok Dany was a famous Cambodian actress from the late 1960s until 1975. She was mainly featured and famous for her roles in melodramatic movies such as Thavory Meas Bong and Sovannahong. She married fellow actor, Chea Yuthorn before the communist era. Details of her life are relatively unknown and she is believed to have perished from overwork under the Khmer Rouge regime shortly after giving birth to her son, Thorn Tharith.

Saom Vansodany
Bornc. 1947
Diedc. 1977 (aged 29–30)
Years activeLate 1960s – 1975
SpouseChea Yuthorn

References edit

  • "Nostalgie films khmers avant 1975". nostalgie-films-khmers-avant-1975.kazeo.com (in French). 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2019-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • Gender-Based Violence During the Khmer Rouge Regime

Stories of survivors from the Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) Nakagawa Kasumi March 2008 page-26 http://menengage.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kasumi_GBV_Study_2007.pdf Archived 2020-10-13 at the Wayback Machine