Punlapa Margaret Taylor-Buttery (January 20, 1983), also known as Paula Taylor ( th, พอลล่า เทเลอร์) or Thai name Punlapa Supa-aksorn ( th, พัลลภา ศุภอักษร; ), is a Thai actress, model, and presenter of British descent.

Personal life

Taylor was born in Chulalongkorn hospital,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

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. Two weeks after she was born, the family moved to Australia. Her mother is of

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descent and her father is of

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descent. She grew up in

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, Western Australia and at the age of 9, after her parents' divorce, moved to

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, Queensland. Taylor got a bachelor in Business Administration from Assumption University

Career

While visiting her family in Thailand, she was asked if she would be interested in doing some modelling. She started her career in several commercials and small Thai movies before becoming a regular VJ for

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. Discovered by television producer Tanawat Wansom, she quickly rose to fame and became a sought-after television hostess and presenter. In 2006, she co-starred in the Thai romance comedy film '' The Memory''.

''The Amazing Race Asia 2''

Taylor also participated in '' The Amazing Race Asia 2'' with her childhood friend Natasha Monks. At the 9th leg they came in last but it was a non-elimination leg. In Leg 10, however, which was in

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, they came last for the second time, leading them to be the 6th eliminated pair. They finished 5th in the race. On the '' Amazing Race Asia 3'', she appeared alongside host Allan Wu as the local greeter at the Pit Stop of the first leg.

Present

Taylor made her Hollywood debut starring opposite

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and

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in the 2011 film '' Hellgate''. Due to her exposure in the ''Amazing Race Asia'', her face and name have become familiar in several Southeast Asian countries. In 2009 she landed the starring role in a film starring Filipino comedian

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in ''Love On Line'' where she plays a version of herself. She was also a guest host on ''

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'' in which Sotto is a regular. She appears on the Philippine TV Sunday variety show ''

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''. She currently resides in Hong Kong and London and is mainly focusing on raising her children but she still travels around Asia for commercials and television guest appearances.

Personal life

Taylor married Anglo-Chinese businessman Edward Buttery in 2010. They have three children.

Filmography

Movies

Television

Music videos

* "Yah Lop Tah" by JR-Voy * "Sexy" by Paradox * "Tell Me Your Name" by

Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. ...

* ''Maak Maai'' by ''Bie The Star''

References

External links

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