Thitima Sangkapitak was born in Bangkok on April 27, 1958. Her break into the entertainment industry began when she was hired to appear in television advertisements while still an undergraduate at Bangkok University.

 

The turning point in her career came when Patravadi Mechudhon announced that she was looking for a leading actress to star opposite Chalit Fuang-arom in “Rak Risaya”. Someone later told Patravadi about the sweet-faced Thitima who eventually went to ask for her parent’s house for her to be the star of her movie.

 

At just 18, Thitima then took on the role of Pattama in “Rak Risaya” in 1979, a role that had earlier made a star out of Amara Asvanand back in 1957. With no prior experience in acting, Thitima’s performance was so convincing that she was nominated for the Best Actress category in the Suraswadi award. In 1980, she also took on the role of Yupadee in “Chua Fah Din Salai” where she was once again nominated for the Suppanahong prize for best actress.

 

Thitima has performed in hundreds of films including “Rak Prakasit”, “San Kampaeng”, “Waew Mayura”, “Sweater See Dang”, “Lung Kar Dang” and in 1990 she finally won the Best Actress prize at the film critics’ award from her performance in “Pook Pui” now officially a national treasure.

 

Her latest role was in “Um Dang Muan Kub Nai Rid” in which she co-starred with Chalit Fuang-arom. Although Thitima still acts from time to time, she is now more focused on her role as a producer for television programmes.