Jarunee Suksawat | |
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จารุณี สุขสวัสดิ์ | |
Born |
Bangkok, Thailand | February 12, 1962
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Education | Bachelor of Social Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1977–present |
Known for | Thai action films (1970s–1980s) |
Jarunee Suksawat ( Thai: จารุณี สุขสวัสดิ์; born February 12, 1962), also known by her French name Caroline Desneiges, is a Thai actress and businesswoman. She has been called "Action Queen of Thailand" and is best known for her hundreds of appearances in action movies in the 1970s and 80s. [1]
Suksawat was born to a Thai mother, Rabiab Suksawat, and a French father, Ferdinand Desneiges, who had abandoned her since she was a young age. Her grandmother helped raise Suksawat as a single mother in low-income housing. [1] [2] Suksawat attended Bang Kapi School, followed by a vocational course at Chao Phraya Commercial, and finally receiving a Bachelor's degree in Social Science from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and a Master's degree in Cosmetical Sciences from Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand.[ citation needed]
Suksawat did not meet her father until 2000, shortly before his death.
Suksawat starred in hundreds of films and was known as the "action movie queen", [1] although she had no training in martial arts. [2] She began acting in films in 1977, first in Sawasdee Khun Kroo and then in Rak Laew Raw Noi with popular actor Sorapong Chatree. [1] She was a protégé of director Promsin Sibunruang. [3]
In 1980, she starred in the drama film Baan Sai Thong, directed by Ruj Ronnapop and later in the sequel Pojjaman Sawangwong, seen as a breakthrough role. [1] Before that, she said she was typecast as a tomboy. [2]
She left acting in the mid 1980s after being injured while filming, but occasionally returns to acting, including in the 2008 film Queens of Langkasuka directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, [1] her first role in ten years. She had turned down a number of previous offers and found it difficult to return to filming. [2]
In 2013, she received the Lotus Award for lifetime achievement from the World Film Festival of Bangkok. [1]
Suksawat runs an alternative health and beauty products company, Thaidham Alliance. [1] [2] She was on the steering committee of the 2011 conference of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. [4]
As a protege of local filmmaker Promsin Sibunruang, Jarunee became a film star a few years ago
Jarunee Suksawat | |
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จารุณี สุขสวัสดิ์ | |
Born |
Bangkok, Thailand | February 12, 1962
Other names |
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Education | Bachelor of Social Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1977–present |
Known for | Thai action films (1970s–1980s) |
Jarunee Suksawat ( Thai: จารุณี สุขสวัสดิ์; born February 12, 1962), also known by her French name Caroline Desneiges, is a Thai actress and businesswoman. She has been called "Action Queen of Thailand" and is best known for her hundreds of appearances in action movies in the 1970s and 80s. [1]
Suksawat was born to a Thai mother, Rabiab Suksawat, and a French father, Ferdinand Desneiges, who had abandoned her since she was a young age. Her grandmother helped raise Suksawat as a single mother in low-income housing. [1] [2] Suksawat attended Bang Kapi School, followed by a vocational course at Chao Phraya Commercial, and finally receiving a Bachelor's degree in Social Science from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and a Master's degree in Cosmetical Sciences from Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand.[ citation needed]
Suksawat did not meet her father until 2000, shortly before his death.
Suksawat starred in hundreds of films and was known as the "action movie queen", [1] although she had no training in martial arts. [2] She began acting in films in 1977, first in Sawasdee Khun Kroo and then in Rak Laew Raw Noi with popular actor Sorapong Chatree. [1] She was a protégé of director Promsin Sibunruang. [3]
In 1980, she starred in the drama film Baan Sai Thong, directed by Ruj Ronnapop and later in the sequel Pojjaman Sawangwong, seen as a breakthrough role. [1] Before that, she said she was typecast as a tomboy. [2]
She left acting in the mid 1980s after being injured while filming, but occasionally returns to acting, including in the 2008 film Queens of Langkasuka directed by Nonzee Nimibutr, [1] her first role in ten years. She had turned down a number of previous offers and found it difficult to return to filming. [2]
In 2013, she received the Lotus Award for lifetime achievement from the World Film Festival of Bangkok. [1]
Suksawat runs an alternative health and beauty products company, Thaidham Alliance. [1] [2] She was on the steering committee of the 2011 conference of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. [4]
As a protege of local filmmaker Promsin Sibunruang, Jarunee became a film star a few years ago