Aranya Namwong

Aranya Namwong
อรัญญา นามวงศ์
Born
Anchali Choppradit

(1947-09-04) 4 September 1947 (age 78)
Lopburi, Thailand
Other namesPiak (เปี๊ยก)
OccupationActress
Years active1964–present
Spouse
(died 2022)

Anchali Sirachaya (Thai: อัญชลี ศิระฉายา; née Anchali Choppradit, Thai: อัญชลี ชอบประดิษฐ์), professionally known as Aranya Namwong (Thai: อรัญญา นามวงศ์), and nicknamed Piak (Thai: เปี๊ยก),[1] (born September 4, 1947, Lopburi) is a Thai actress.

Career

She was the runner-up of 1964 Miss Thailand.

She was the lead actress in many Thai films in the 1970s, often co-starring with Sombat Metanee. She also enjoyed popularity in Cambodia after her joint role in The Snake King's Wife Part 2, a prequel of the Cambodian blockbuster and award-winning film, The Snake King's Wife starring the famous Khmer actress and former Miss Cambodia, Dy Saveth. She then took a main rule in another Thai-khmer film, Love across Hoirzotal, with the Khmer lead actor Chea Yutatorn. Recent films include The Legend of Suriyothai, The Bodyguard, Unborn and The Mother.

Personal life

She is married to Setha Sirichaya, lead singer of The Impossibles.

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