Siriyakorn Pukkavesa | |
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Born |
Samut Prakan Province, Thailand |
June 13, 1974
Other names | Siriyakorn Pookawes, Siriyakorn Pukkaves |
Occupation | Actress, model, presenter, designer, publisher |
Years active | 1994-present |
Awards |
Thailand National Film Association Awards 2001 - Best Actress, Monrak Transistor |
Website | http://www.oomlifestylebook.com/ |
Siriyakorn "Oom" Pukkavesa (Thai: สิริยากร พุกกะเวส; rtgs: Siriyakon Phukkawet, born June 13, 1974 in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand) is a Thai actress, model, presenter, designer and magazine publisher. She is best known by her nickname, Oom (อุ้ม).
Her break-out film role was as the lead actress in Monrak Transistor, a 2001 comedy-drama film by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. She was named Best Actress at the Thailand National Film Association Awards for her role. She then co-starred in the 2003 psychological thriller, One Night Husband.
Other film roles include a cameo appearance in The Adventures of Iron Pussy, co-directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and in the Thai independent short film, Bicycles & Radios. She has also acted in numerous lakorns (Thai soap operas).
Since 2003, Siriyakorn has embarked on a career in business, producing her own lifestyle variety TV show 'Baanoom' (บ้านอุ้ม), creating her own line of kitchen utensils and publishing a self-titled lifestyle magazine and books, Oom.
She is a graduate of Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Communication Arts