Celine Horwang ( th, ศิริน หอวัง; ), nicknamed Cris ( th, คริส; ), and known by the stage name Cris Horwang (คริส หอวัง), is a Thai actress, model, singer, presenter, DJ, choreographer and ballet teacher. In 2009, she was given the lead role in ''

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,'' a romantic comedy, which turned her into a star overnight.

Biography

Cris was born on July 5, 1980 in

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. Cris started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of 14 in advertising. She attended Ruamrudee International School and studied dance at Aree Dance Arts School in Bangkok, Thailand. Her parents decided to allow her to study abroad after the 1997 economic crisis. Subsequently, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Walnut Hill Performance Arts School in

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and later went on to study advanced ballet at the

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in the USA. After completing her college degree at CalArts, she returned to Bangkok, where she became a dance teacher at the International School Bangkok (ISB), and also worked as a DJ at Fat Radio. Her breakthrough and most notable role was in

, which had a revenue of over 100 million Baht. It won numerous awards.

Career

Cris officially entered the Thai entertainment business after returning from the

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. She has worked in the business for 7 years. She and Koy Rachawin were invited by Ploy Horwang to become a DJ on 104.5 Fat radio, which became her first job. She also landed other opportunities to work as a model, presenter, and singer. She caught the eye of producer, Tom Yutthalerd, who convinced her to take a role in the romantic comedy movie "E-Tim tai nae " as "Ma Khin". Though a supporting role, her talent and skills were evident. And she was later chosen to play as "Meili" in ''

'', with the famous and reputable Thai actor,

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. This became her breakthrough role. Since then she has become a popular Thai celebrity and has consistently worked as an actress, model, singer, presenter, choreographer, and dance teacher. Other movies she has starred in include Saturday Killer (2010),

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(2011),

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(2012), Choice (2013), Oh My Ghost (2013), The Life of Gravity (2014), amongst others. Recently, she has become a mentor on popular TV show,

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. In 2018, she was a guest judge on the third episode of

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, "Curtain to Couture." In 2011, Cris also started her own handbag and accessories line, Secret Weapon.

Filmography

Dramas

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Award

In 2010, Cris has earned several awards. She won awards for her work in

, including the Kom Chud Lerk Award, Seventeen Choice Award, Star Pix Award, Star Entertainment Award 2009, Cha Lerm Thai Award, Siam Dara Award and she got the Best Actress Award that from Top Award.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Horwang, Cris 1980 births Living people

Cris Horwang Celine Horwang ( th, ศิริน หอวัง; ), nicknamed Cris ( th, คริส; ), and known by the stage name Cris Horwang (คริส หอวัง), is a Thai actress, model, singer, presenter, DJ, choreographer and ballet tea ...