Napakpapha Nakprasitte ( th, นภคปภา นาคประสิทธิ์; , and better known as Mamee, born April 19, 1981) is a Thai film

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. She is sometimes credited as Napakapa Nakprasit.

Education

Dhurakij Pundit University

Career

Mamee's first film role was as the star of the 2001 horror film, '' Mae bia'' (''Snake Lady''), in which she portrayed a woman who has a symbiotic relationship with a cobra. She then starred in '' Butterfly Man'', an Anglo-Thai production directed by Kaprice Kea where she portrayed a traditional Thai

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who becomes the love object for a young British backpacker, portrayed by Stuart Laing. It was her first

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role. In 2005, Mamee starred in ''

Art of the Devil 2 ''Art of the Devil 2'' ( Thai: ลองของ or ''Long khong'') is a 2005 Thai horror film directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, Art Thamthrakul, Yosapong Polsap, Putipong Saisikaew, Isara Nadee, Pasith Buranajan and Seree Pongniti (known collecti ...

'', a thriller in which she portrayed a teacher at a rural school who has a cruel prank played on her by some students. She then gets her revenge by learning

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and using it on her former students. For her role in ''Art of the Devil 2'', she was nominated for best actress by the

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. She was also nominated for best supporting actress for the Thailand National Film Awards, but asked that the nomination be withdrawn out of protest.Breaking News: Five Star - National Film Association Federation Dispute
, ThaiCinema.org, December 29, 2005 Mamee was featured in an experimental

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titled ''Ma-Mee'' (''Three Friends''), a partly fictional docu-drama in which she and two of her

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-clad girlfriends (Jitraporn Panit and Penporn Poonsaem) go to an island for a video shoot, with the camera following their activities both on the set and off. She was listed among the cast for the 2006

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horror-comedy, '' 1st Bite'', by

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director Hunt Hoe. She starred in ''

Art of the Devil 3 ''Art of the Devil 3'' ( Thai: ลองของ 2 or ''Long khong 2'') is a 2008 Thai horror film directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, Art Thamthrakul, Yosapong Polsap, Putipong Saisikaew, Isara Nadee, Pasith Buranajan and Seree Pongniti (known coll ...

'' in 2008. In 2011, she played Malunaï in "The Burma Conspiracy" (2011) also known as

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, starring

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and

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Filmography

* 2001 - '' Mae bia'' (''Snake Lady'') * 2002 - '' Butterfly Man'' * 2004 - ' * 2005 - ''Long khong'' (''

'') * 2005 - '' Ma-mee'' (''Three Friends'') * 2006 - '' 1st Bite'' *

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- ''Long khong 24'' (''

'') * 2009 - '' Bitter/Sweet'' * 2011 - ''

References

External links

* Living people 1981 births Napakpapha Nakprasitte Napakpapha Nakprasitte {{Asia-actor-stub