Yanin Vismitananda


Yanin "Jeeja" Vismitananda, née Nicharee Vismitananda, is a Thai actress and martial artist. She specializes in Muay Thai. She is credited as Yanin Mitananda in Chocolate.

Early life

Vismitananda was born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her mother is Prasita Vismitananda and her father, Pawadol Borirak, was a businessman who died when his daughter was 17. She has an older brother, Nantapong "Jeed" Vismitananda. She is mainly of Thai descent with some English and Burmese ancestry.
Vismitananda holds a 4th Dan black belt in taekwondo.
Vismitananda received a bachelor's degree from Kasem Bundit University.

Career

Vismitananda was discovered by Prachya Pinkaew in 2003.
Her film debut was the starring role in the film Chocolate, and her second movie was Raging Phoenix.

Personal life

On 29 August 2012, Yanin revealed that she was five months pregnant, and married Adrian Robert Bowden, a co-star in her previous films and younger brother of Thai singer Pamela Bowden. She also stated that she planned to suspend work for the following two years.
She gave birth to a son, Jayden Bowden Vismitananda, on 22 January 2013.

Filmography