Yanin Vismitananda
Yanin Vismitananda | |
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| Born | Nicharee Vismitananda March 31, 1984 |
| Nationality | Thai |
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| Occupation | Actress, martial artist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse(s) | Adrian Robert Bowden |
| Children | 2 |
Yanin "Jeeja" Vismitananda (Thai: ญาณิน "จีจ้า" วิสมิตะนันทน์; RTGS: Yanin "Chicha" Wisamittanan), née Nicharee Vismitananda (Thai: ณิชชารีย์ วิสมิตะนันทน์; RTGS: Nitchari Wisamittanan; born March 31, 1984) is a Thai actress and martial artist. She specializes in Muay Thai. She is credited as Yanin Mitananda in Chocolate.
Early life[]
Vismitananda was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her mother is Prasita Vismitananda and her father, Pawadol Borirak, was a businessman who died when his daughter was 17.[1] She has an older brother, Nantapong "Jeed" Vismitananda.[1] She is mainly of Thai descent with some English and Burmese ancestry.[2]
Vismitananda holds a 4th Dan black belt in taekwondo.[3]
Vismitananda received a bachelor's degree from Kasem Bundit University.
Career[]
Vismitananda was discovered by Prachya Pinkaew in 2003.[4]
Her film debut was the starring role in the film Chocolate (2008), and her second movie was Raging Phoenix (2008).
Personal life[]
On 29 August 2012, Yanin revealed that she was five months pregnant, and married Adrian Robert Bowden, a co-star in her previous films and younger brother of Thai singer Pamela Bowden. She also stated that she planned to suspend work for the following two years.[5]
She gave birth to a son, Jayden Bowden Vismitananda (เจย์เดน เบาว์เด้น วิสมิตะนันทน์), on 22 January 2013.[6][7]
Filmography[]
- Chocolate (2008) as Zen
- Raging Phoenix (2008) as Deu
- This Girl Is Bad-Ass (2011) as Jukkalan
- The Kick (2011) as Wawa[8]
- Tom Yum Goong 2 a.k.a. The Protector 2 (2013) as Ping Ping[9]
- Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016) as Jeeja
- Halfworlds (2017) as Thip
- Oversized Cops (2017) as Muay Thai Trainer (Cameo)
- The Crown Princess (2018) (A Thai TV-Series)
- Triple Threat (2019) as Mook
- (2020) (A Thai TV-Series)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b จีจ้า ญาณิน วิสมิตะนันทน์ คอลัมน์ คุยกับดาว (Press release) (in Thai). Khaosod. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ สาวช็อกโกแลต : อ่อนหวานแต่ไม่อ่อนแอ โดย ผู้จัดการออนไลน์ 17 มกราคม 2551 18:07 น.
- ^ "Behind the Scenes with Yanin Vismitananda". Bangkok Knows. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Chocolate might be better than Tom Yum Kung." BK Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ ไม่โกหก "จีจ้า" รับท้องก่อนแต่ง บอกตอนนี้มีความสุขที่สุดในโลก [Jeeja: To be honest, I'm pregnant before getting married, but I'm now the happiest in this world] (in Thai). Manager Online. August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "'จีจ้า' นางเอกนักบู๊ ให้กำเนิดลูกชายตั้งชื่อ 'น้งเจย์เดน'" (Press release) (in Thai). เดลินิวส์. 22 Jan 2013. Retrieved 22 Jan 2013.
- ^ "'จีจ้า'สุดปลื้มคลอดลูกชายคนแรก" (Press release) (in Thai). เดลินิวส์. 22 Jan 2013. Retrieved 22 Jan 2013.
- ^ "AFM 2010: CHOCOLATE STAR JIJA YANIN JOINS CAST OF PRACHYA PINKAEW'S TAEKWONDO PICTURE THE KICK". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Tony Jaa returns in The Protector 2
External links[]
- JeeJa Yanin at IMDb
- Jeeja Yanin on Facebook
- Jeeja Yanin on Instagram
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Bangkok
- Sportspeople from Bangkok
- Thai people of Burmese descent
- Thai people of English descent
- Thai female taekwondo practitioners
- Thai female Muay Thai practitioners
- Thai film actresses
- Thai television actresses
- 20th-century Thai actresses
- 21st-century Thai actresses