Lalita Panyopas ( th, ลลิตา ปัญโญภาส, , nickname Mew ( th, หมิว; ), born October 5, 1971) is a Thai

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and television actress. She is best known in Thailand for her roles in ''

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'' (soap operas).

Biography

She made a string of feature films in the late 1980s and also was the lead actress in many Thai soap in the late 1980s to early 2000s. Her most prominent film role was as Tum, the unlucky central character in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's

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film '' Ruang Talok 69''. In 2007, she was reunited with Pen-Ek, starring in ''

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'', which was screened in the

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at the

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Personal life

She received higher education at

Triam Udom Suksa School Triam Udom Suksa School ( th, โรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษา, ; lit.'university-preparatory school') is a state school in central Bangkok, Thailand. It admits upper-secondary students (''mathayom'' 4–6, eq ...

and a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Education,

Srinakharinwirot University Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-educati ...

. She has a master's degree in interior design from

University of Middlesex Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries of ...

, United Kingdom. Panyopas is married to a police officer of the

Royal Thai Police The Royal Thai Police (RTP) ( th, สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ; ) is the national police force of Thailand. The RTP employs between 210,700 and 230,000 officers, roughly 17 percent of all civil servants (excludi ...

named Narabadi Sasiprapha. They have two children, both boys, Sasidej (Plankton) and Sakdidej (Eton) Sasiprapha. A funny story about 6 and 9 (1999) Ploy (2007)

Television

External links

*
Lalita Panyopas at the Thai Film Database
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