Intira Jaroenpura | |
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Born | December 23, 1980 Bangkok, Thailand |
Other names | Sai or Sine |
Years active | 1993-present |
Intira Jaroenpura (Thai: อินทิรา เจริญปุระ; rtgs: Inthira Charoenpura) or stage name Sine Jaroenpura (Thai: ทราย เจริญปุระ; rtgs: Sai Charoenpura; born December 23, 1980 (age 36)) is a Thai actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Mae Nak in the 1999 Thai horror film, Nang Nak. In 2007, she was featured in a prominent role as the warrior Princess Lurkin in part two of King Naresuan.
Intira comes from a well-known show business family. Her father is actor-director Ruj Ronnapop (Thai: รุจน์ รณภพ; a stage name). Her elder half sister, Siriwimol "Mai" Charoenpura (Thai: ใหม่ เจริญปุระ) is a popular singer and actress with GMM Grammy.
At the age of 13, Intira starred in her first Thai TV drama (lakorn) La (Thai: ล่า, hunt) produced by X'ACT, the drama wing of GMM Grammy. In the lakorn, she portrayed a girl who, together with her mother (played by Sinjai Plengpanich), were gang raped. She became mentally ill while her mother proceeded to hunt down, torture and kill each and every member of the gang. Intira became a celebrity, known for taking this difficult role in her first acting work.