Chermarn Boonyasak

Laila Boonyasak (, , born 15 September 1982), formerly Chermarn Boonyasak (, ), nicknamed 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 Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Bangkok Critics Assembly Award for the same category. Her other film roles have included the title ghost character in director Yuthlert Sippapak's horror-comedies Buppah Rahtree and Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns. She was also featured in Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's Last Life in the Universe, in which she portrayed the younger sister of the character played by her real-life older sister, Daran Boonyasak.

Early life Chermarn Boonyasak was born on 15 September 1982 in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father is Sirisak Boonyasak, a rear admiral; her mother is Thanyada Nilphirom (formerly Jiraporn). Her parents divorced when she was young because her father wanted a son, she has an older sister who later became a former actress Daran Boonyasak. Her mother became a single mother and raised her two daughters, so Chermarn and her older sister were raised by their grandmother Yupin Kritsanarat.

Chermarn completed her primary education at St. Joseph Rayong School in Rayong province. She then attended Joan of Arc School in Bangkok for her lower secondary education and continued her upper secondary studies at Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School. Chermarn graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Lumnamping College and she also obtained a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts from Assumption University.

Career In 2014, Chermarn has joined forces with the UN Refugee Agency and celebrities around the world to help spread the message of World Refugee Day.

She's also a mentor on the modelling-themed reality series The Face Thailand season 1 and The Face Thai and season 4 All Stars, aired on Channel 3.

Politics Chermarn has supported the PDRC protests and Prayut Chan-o-cha, to the point where there are photos of them together. However, she later took a stand against Prayut's administration during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand and supported the protests in Thailand in 2020–2021.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes With 1995 Suti Taek Sud Khaw Lok (สติแตกสุดขั้วโลก) Guest None 1996 Goodbye Summer (กู๊ดบายซัมเมอร์ เอ้อเหอเทอมเดียว) Dao Supporting Role 2000 Satang (สตางค์) Rampha Lead Role Patson Sarintu 2003 O Lucky Man (แมนเกินร้อยแอ้มเกินพิกัด) Mill Sam Chotibund Last Life in the Universe (เรื่องรัก น้อย นิด มหาศาล) Nid Main Cast None The Park (สวนสนุกผี) Pinky Supporting Role Mathew Dean Buppah Rahtree (บุปผาราตรี) Buppah Rahtree Lead Role Krit Sripoomseth 2004 Sai Lor Fah (สายล่อฟ้า) Herself Guest None 2005 Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns Buppah Rahtree Lead Role Krit Sripoomseth 2007 The Love of Siam (รักแห่งสยาม) Tang/June Supporting Role None 2008 4bia (สี่แพร่ง) Pim Lead Role 2009 Buppha Reborn (บุปผาราตรี 3.1) Buppah Rahtree Mario Maurer Rahtree's Revenge (บุปผาราตรี 3.2) Buppah Rahtree 2010 Eternity (ชั่วฟ้าดินสลาย) Yupadee Ananda Everingham 2011 30+ (Single On Sale) (30+ โสดออนเซล) Ink Arak Amornsupasiri The Outrage (อุโมงค์ผาเมือง) Warlord's Wife Main Cast Ananda Everingham 2014 The Teacher's Diary (คิดถึงวิทยา) Ann Lead Role Sukrit Wisetkaew 2016 Buppah Arigato (บุปผาอาริกาโตะ) Buppah Guest None 2018 Samui Song (ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ) Wiyada Lead Role David AsavanondHomestay (โฮมสเตย์) the Guardian (nurse)Supporting RoleNone 2024 Pattaya Heat (ปิดเมืองล่า) G (a tarot fortune teller) Main Role Ananda Everingham, Jirayu Thantrakul & Noi Pru

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