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{{short description|Thai film actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Petchara Chaowarat
| native_name = เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์
| native_name_lang = th
| image =เพชรา เชาวราษฏร์.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Petchara Chaowarat
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1961–1978
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|1|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rayong Province|Rayong]], [[Thailand]]
| height =
| death_date =
| birth_name = Ek Chaowarat<ref name="Lol">{{cite press release|script-title=th:30ปีแห่งความหลัง"เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์"|url=http://www.komchadluek.net/detail/20090910/27891/30%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%8E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html|publisher=Komchadluek|language=th|accessdate=16 May 2012|title=|archive-date=22 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922183341/http://www.komchadluek.net/detail/20090910/27891/30%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%8E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| spouse = [[Charin Nantanakorn]]
| othername =
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'''Petchara Chaowarat''' ([[Thai alphabet|Thai]]: เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์; born 19 January 1943 in [[Rayong Province]], [[Thailand]]) is a [[Thai (ethnic group)|Thai]] actress who starred in around 300 films from 1961 to 1979. An icon of the "Golden Age" of [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai cinema]], she was known for her elaborate hairstyles.<ref name="2009session"/> Petchara was named a [[National Artist (Thailand)|National Artist]] of Thailand in 2018.<ref name="KE-20190222">{{cite news |last1=Itthipongmaetee |first1=Chayanit |title='MISS HONEY EYES,' GOLDEN AGE SCREEN ICON, NAMED NATIONAL ARTIST |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2019/02/22/miss-honey-eyes-golden-age-screen-icon-named-national-artist/ |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Khaosod English |date=22 February 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626130335/https://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2019/02/22/miss-honey-eyes-golden-age-screen-icon-named-national-artist/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Her first film and starring role was in ''Banthuk Rak Pimchawee'' ('Love Diary of Pimchawee'), in 1961. She co-starred with popular leading man, [[Mitr Chaibancha]], and they proved to be popular pair, starring together in more than 150 films.

One of their most popular films was 1970s ''[[Monrak luk thung]]'' ({{langx|th|มนต์รักลูกทุ่ง}}, or 'Magical Love of the Countryside'), a musical rhapsodizing Thai rural life.

In 1964, Petchara was named best actress by the [[Thailand National Film Awards]] committee for her role in ''Nok Noi'', and received the award from [[Bhumibol Adulyadej|King Bhumibol]].

After Mitr Chaibancha's accidental death on the set of ''[[Insee tong]]'' in 1970, Petchara continued to act in films. She starred in the 1971 musical comedy ''Ai Tui'' ('Mr. Tui'), in which she co-starred with [[Sombat Metanee]], who became a popular leading man after Mitr's death. Petchara's last film was ''Ai Khuntong'', which was released in 1979.

Her public appearances have dwindled over the years, attributed to her near blindness, thought to have been caused from her many hours of working in front of the bright lights on film sets.<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/entertainment/entertainscoop/28666/the-fame-game The fame game–Ten heroes and villains who riveted the nation this year], 4 December 2009, ''[[The Bangkok Post]]''{{Dead link|date=June 2020}}</ref><ref name="2009session">[http://www.bangkokpost.com/entertainment/entertainscoop/26358/a-star-is-reborn A star is reborn–Petchara Chaowarat returns to the spotlight after a 30-year hiatus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509182818/https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/entertainscoop/26358/a-star-is-reborn |date=2022-05-09 }}, 27 October 2009, ''Bangkok Post''</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2020}}

In 2004, [[performance artist]] [[Michael Shaowanasai]] co-directed and starred in the film, ''[[The Adventure of Iron Pussy]]'', in which he portrayed a [[transvestite]] secret agent. The character's hairstyle, clothing and demeanor were based on Petchara. The film was co-directed by [[Apichatpong Weerasethakul]]. More Petchara homage came in 2005, with the film ''[[Yam Yasothon]]'' ('Hello Yasothon'), a musical-comedy directed by comedian-actor [[Petchtai Wongkamlao]] that was set in the 1960s and captured much of the colorful spirit of the Mitr-Petchara era.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Tupchai, Suchada (2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927102305/http://www.pattayamail.com/586/features.shtml Adoring fans remember famous Thai film star Mitr Chiabancha]''Pattaya Mail.''
* Rithdee, Kong (2005) [http://www.bangkokpost.net/en/021205_Realtime/02Dec2005_real01.php Fallen idols]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Bangkok Post.''
* Fleshman, Erich (2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311225418/http://www.notesfromhollywood.com/page.cfm?typeofsite=storydetail&id=876&sectionid=7 A Brief History of Thai Cinema] ''Notes from Hollywood.''
* Saenkhum, Tanita (2003) [https://web.archive.org/web/20051111063920/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/search_new.php?page=4107&usrsess=&keyword= Remembering Mitr] ''The Nation.'' {{Dead link|date=June 2020}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050316220505/http://www.thainationalfilm.com/english/news_24032001.html Thai Movie Industry News]
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