Bachelor of Social Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand
Occupations
Actress
model
Years active
1977–present
Known for
Thai action films (1970s–1980s)
Jarunee Suksawat (Thai: จารุณี สุขสวัสดิ์; born February 12, 1962), also known by her French name Caroline Desneiges, is a Thai actress and businesswoman. She has been called "Action Queen of Thailand" and is best known for her hundreds of appearances in action movies in the 1970s and 80s.[1]
Early life and education
Suksawat was born to a Thai mother, Rabiab Suksawat, and a French father, Ferdinand Desneiges, who had abandoned her since she was a young age. Her grandmother helped raise Suksawat as a single mother in low-income housing.[1][2]
Suksawat attended Bang Kapi School, followed by a vocational course at Chao Phraya Commercial, and finally receiving a Bachelor's degree in Social Science from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and a Master's degree in Cosmetical Sciences from Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand.[citation needed]
Suksawat did not meet her father until 2000, shortly before his death.
Acting career
Suksawat starred in hundreds of films and was known as the "action movie queen",[1] although she had no training in martial arts.[2] She began acting in films in 1977, first in Sawasdee Khun Kroo and then in Rak Laew Raw Noi with popular actor Sorapong Chatree.[1] She was a protégé of director Promsin Sibunruang.[3]
In 1980, she starred in the drama film Baan Sai Thong, directed by Ruj Ronnapop and later in the sequel Pojjaman Sawangwong, seen as a breakthrough role.[1] Before that, she said she was typecast as a tomboy.[2]
She left acting in the mid 1980s after being injured while filming, but occasionally returns to acting, including in the 2008 film Queens of Langkasuka directed by Nonzee Nimibutr,[1] her first role in ten years. She had turned down a number of previous offers and found it difficult to return to filming.[2]