Urassaya Sperbund
Urassaya Sperbund (Thai: อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์; born 18 March 1993), more commonly known as Yaya, is a Thai actress and model. She is the recipient of numerous accolades including; two Suphannahong National Film Awards, a Maya Awards, a TV Gold Award, a Nataraj Award and three Mekhala Awards.
Urassaya Sperbund
Sperbund began her acting career with the 2008 comedy sitcom Peun See Long Hon. She received greater recognition with lead roles in Duang Jai Akkanee (2010), Game Rai Game Rak (2011), Torranee Ni Nee Krai Krong (2012), Kleun Cheewit (2017), and The Crown Princess (2018).[1]
Sperbund's film roles including; Brother of the Year, Nakee 2 (2018) and Fast And Feel Love (2022). For Brother of the Year and Fast And Feel Love, she won the Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Actress.
Early life[edit]
Sperbund was born on 18 March 1993 in Pattaya. Her father Sigurd is Norwegian and worked as a stockbroker. Her mother Urai was a homemaker, originally from Thailand.[2] She has one older sister, Cattreya.[3] Sperbund attended Regent's International School Pattaya, remaining there until 2009,[4] before transferring to Bangkok Patana School.[5] In 2015, she graduated from Chulalongkorn University with a Faculty of Arts degree in Spanish language.[6][7]
Sperbund did her first modeling assignment at the age of 13, the result of being spotted in Chatuchak Park. She was approached by a casting director to appear in ads for Genie Young Care Cologne before stopping due to travelling difficulties.[5] She eventually returned to modeling after being approached by Sombatsara Teerasaroch.[2] To help Sperbund enter into the entertainment industry, the family relocated to Bangkok.[5] From then on, she started doing photo shoots and appeared in music videos for Mr.D and C-Quint.[8][9]
Personal life[edit]
Sperbund met Thai actor Nadech Kugimiya while filming Duang Jai Akkanee in 2010. Their relationship was reported in the media with various speculations, but the pair refused to speak publicly about it.[40] In a November 2022 interview with The Standard Pop, Sperbund said, "Actually, we've never asked each other to be boyfriend and girlfriend. We were like, ‘When should we count as our day one?’ And I think it was during the filming of Torranee Ni Nee Krai Krong."[41] They became engaged in June 2023.[42]