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Name: Nicharee “Jeeja” Yanin (Yanin Vismitananda)
Date of Birth: 31 March, 1984
Birth sign: Aries
Height: 5′ 3¾” (1.62 m)
Weight: 94.6lbs (43 kg)
Country: Bangkok, Thailand
Scene from The Kick
Scene from Raging Phoenix
Jeeja was a weak child, prone to illness and spending long bouts of sickness in hospital. At 11 years old, Jeeja’s mother encouraged her to take up taekwondo to help build up her strength, and instil confidence in herself, which she avidly took up with her four cousins; by the time she was 14 she had earned her black belt. Her skill at taekwondo, combined with her formal ballet training, helped her win an award for choreography at the 1999 Thailand Taekwondo Championships, leading her to say “I like taekwondo. It makes me feel free – free to run around, free to move. Most importantly, it makes me feel that women are just as capable as men.”
At 17 Jeeja’s father died and the family struggled to make ends meet, even with Jeeja’s income as a taekwondo teacher.
Trailer for Chocolate
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A chance conversation with Master Na, a friend and martial arts teacher, led to her auditioning for Born to Fight (2004), a film by director and martial arts choreographer Panna Rittikrai. Although told she was no longer needed on the first day of filming, unbeknownst to her, the wheels of fate had starting turning: “I was very disappointed. But later I found out that Panna saw something in me…”
A week later she was invited to make a demo for Panna, who in turn passed it on to acclaimed Thai director Prachya Pinkaew (Chocolate, Ong Bak, Tom Yum Goong 1 & 2). She made an instant impression on him with her fighting skills, and when he was asked whether he knew a female lead that could star in an action film, he immediately thought of Jeeja and came up with a script just for her. The result: Chocolate; a film that cements Jeeja’s status as a versatile, talented fighter.
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After success with Chocolate, Jeeja Yanin’s graceful, acrobatic but realistic fights have seen her crowned the queen of Thai action films, and with her subsequent films Jeeja is looking to expand her horizons by continuing to work with the best martial arts directors in Thailand and farther afield.
Raging Phoenix (2009) and The Kick (2011) increased her profile and it was during filming of Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013) that she discovered she was pregnant. Whilst this is good news for her, for martial arts fans it means a wait of almost two years before we get to see Chocolate 2, which is sitting on the shelf. “I’ll have to spend some time getting fit enough for it. Plus I had a caesarean, so I have to be extra careful with an action film,” she says.
Jeeja is well-received in the Far East, being favourably compared to Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi so it is surely only a matter of time before her talents are on display in a major Hollywood blockbuster! Whilst her physical stature may be diminutive, she is genuinely very tough and can take some serious hits as well as dish them out. She has a promising future ahead let’s see what she comes out with next!
Be happy with the things you do; you can be discouraged, but don’t give up.
Trailer for The Kick
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| YEAR | TITLE | ROLE |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chocolate | Zen - autistic daughter |
| 2009 | Raging Phoenix | Duae - lovelorn teenager |
| 2011 | Jakkalan | Jakkalan - smuggler |
| 2011 | The Kick | Wawa |
| 2013 | Tom Yum Goong 2 | Ping Ping |
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Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda es una actriz con gran capacidad física, además es muy bonita, que ese cuerpo esbelto y cara de niña no te engañe, porque te pateará fuerte