Years active 1994-present Name Siriyakorn Pukkavesh | Role Actress Children Metta Marquardt | |
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Other names Siriyakorn Pookawes, Siriyakorn Pukkaves Occupation Actress, model, presenter, designer, publisher Spouse Christopher Marquardt (m. 2011) Movies Monrak Transistor, One Night Husband, The Adventures of Iron Pu, Sunny and the Elephant Similar People Pen‑Ek Ratanaruang, Michael Shaowanasai, Pimpaka Towira, Frederic Lepage, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | ||
Siriyakorn Pukkavesh and family photos with friends and relatives
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