Daran Boonyasak (; ) or formerly Sinitta Boonyasak (; ) aka Noon (born June 5, 1979) is a Thai actress. She is the older sister of

Laila Boonyasak Laila Boonyasak (, ), better known by her birth name Chermarn Boonyasak (, ), nickname Ploy (, ), is a Thai actress. She is well known for her role as June/Tang in the film ''The Love of Siam'', which earned her a Suphannahong National Film Awar ...

and is best known for her role as Noi in ''

Last Life in the Universe ''Last Life in the Universe'' () is a 2003 Thai romantic crime film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film is notable for being trilingual; the two main characters flit from Thai to Japanese to English as their vocabulary requires. The fil ...

''.

Filmography

* 2003: ''

'' - Noi * 2006: ''Bite of Love'' - Bee (Mother)'' * 2008: ''Wings of Blue Angel'' - Nuam * 2008: ''A Moment in June'' - Bride * 2009: ''Cupid's Love Ring'' - Oranee (Television) * 2010: ''Eternal Flame'' - Nari (Television) * 2011: ''Kohn Teun'' - Pada (Television)

Biography

She was first widely known in 1994 for playing the role of Fah, a nice lovely young woman in TV commercials for Mistine. This commercial is well-known because it is the first TV commercial in Thailand to be presented as a series, and also the official launch of Mistine, Thai cosmetic brand. Sinitta's younger sister Laila is very famous in Thailand for her film work and modeling career. Around 2001 Sinitta decided to take an acting/directing course at

Srinakharinwirot University Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; ; abbr: มศว) is a public autonomous university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-education institution to concentrate solely on teacher training. Srinakharinwir ...

, Prasarnmit Campus in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, 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 estim ...

. It was there that she learned how to act without over-acting, like she had been doing in her previous 20-odd soap opera roles. She spent some time as a television host and was taking a Thai cooking class when she was approached by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang for the role of Noi in ''

'', a role which kept her from quitting the film business altogether.

Awards and nominations

References

* ''Bangkok Etcetera'' interview by Lekha Shankar, 2003
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* 1979 births Living people

Daran Boonyasak Daran Boonyasak (; ) or formerly Sinitta Boonyasak (; ) aka Noon (born June 5, 1979) is a Thai actress. She is the older sister of Laila Boonyasak and is best known for her role as Noi in ''Last Life in the Universe''. Filmography * 2003: ''Last ...

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