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Chicha Amatayakul

Thai actress and singer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ106542798
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Chicha Amatayakul (Thai: ชิชา อมาตยกุล, RTGS: Chicha Amatayakun; born 5 August 1993), born Kanyawee Phumsiridol and nicknamed Kitty, is a Thai actress and singer. She was a former member of the girl group Kiss Me Five from Kamikaze Records and best known for her role as Nanno in Netflix's anthology series Girl from Nowhere (2018–2021).

Early life and education

Chicha was born on August 5, 1993. She attended Grade 4 at Chitralada School. She attended high school at an international school under the British Curriculum (IGCSE) at the age of 15 before entering higher education in the Faculty of Business at Assumption University and Faculty of Law at Ramkhamhaeng University.

Career

In 2010, Chicha joined Kamikaze records as a member of the pop group Kiss Me Five, which also included the members Bow Maylada, Bam Pakakanya, Gail Natcha and Mild Krittiya.

Starting in 2018, Chicha starred as the main character, Nanno, in the drama anthology series Girl from Nowhere. The second season of Girl from Nowhere premiered on Netflix in 2021, exposing her to international audiences.

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The public source identifies “Chicha Amatayakul” as thai actress and singer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Chicha, Amatayakul and Thai.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1993, 2018, 2021, 2010—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1993. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Chicha, Amatayakul and Thai providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q106542798. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993, 2018, 2021 and 2010.

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This entry incorporates text from Chicha Amatayakul” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.