| Mai Charoenpura | |
| Native Name: | ใหม่ เจริญปุระ |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Mai Charoenpura |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Years Active: | 1980s-present |
| Label: | GMM Grammy |
Mai Charoenpura (Thai: ใหม่ เจริญปุระ; born January 5, 1969), also known by the former stage name Mai Siriwimol (Thai: ใหม่ สิริวิมล), is a Thai singer and actress.
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, she is one of four daughters of Thai actor Surin Charoenpura (stage name: Ruj Ronnapop) and Winee Sontikool. She has three sisters, Venic White, Vipavee Maguire, and a half sister, actress Intira Charoenpura. Charoenpura was educated in England, at Farringtons School.
As a singer, Charoenpura has released dozens of albums, music videos and performed in many concerts since 1989
In 2007, Charoenpura performed in Manchester, for a concert organized by former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to celebrate his ownership of Manchester City F.C.[1]
Original Album1st. ไม้ม้วน (1989, 2532)2nd. ไม้ขีดไฟ (1990, 2533) 3rd. ความลับสุดขอบฟ้า (1992, 2535)4th. ผีเสื้อกับพายุ (1994, 2537) 5th. ชีวิตใหม่ (1997, 2540) 6th. แผลงฤทธิ์ (1998, 2541) 7th. คนเดียวในหัวใจ (2002, 2545) 8th. Always ใหม่เสมอ (2006, 2549)
Since the 1980s, Charoenpura has acted in numerous roles on Thai television and in films.
As an actress, she's best known for her role as 'Pring' in Khon Rerng Muang (Thai: คนเริงเมือง). She made the role her own so much so that she played 'Pring' twice in two different made-for-TV remakes consecutively in 1988 and 2002.[2] She came to international notice for her portrayal of the villain Lady Srisudachan in the 2001 film, The Legend of Suriyothai, directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, and released theatrically in the United States in 2003.
In 2010 Charoenpura appeared in the anthology horror film Die a Violent Death, alongside Akara Amarttayakul and Supaksorn Chaimongkol.[3]
Among her other movies are Memory and Meat Grinder.
After her long hiatus from acting career, she starred in Channel 3 drama Krong Kam as Yoi in 2019.[4]
Actress Davika Hoorne is nicknamed Mai after her.[5]