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Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
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Natthaweeranuch Thongmee

Born 1979 · Bangkok, Thailand · Active 2003–2024

Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, known as Ja, was born in Thailand and made a significant impact in the horror genre with her role in Shutter (2004). As a central character in this unsettling film, she embodies the psychological tension and eerie atmosphere that defines Thai horror. Her performance captures the essence of fear and the supernatural, contributing to the film's cult status. With a background as a model and VJ for Channel V Thailand, Thongmee's transition into acting showcases her versatility and connection to the vibrant Thai entertainment scene.

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Shutter

Shutter

2004 ★ 7.2
as Jane

After a friends' party, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee) and her photographer boyfriend Tun (Ananda Everingham) get into a car accident, with Jane accidentally running over a woman. Tun prohibits her from getting out of the car; they drive away, leaving the girl on the road. Tun begins to discover mysterious white shadows and faces in his photographs. Jane thinks these images may be the ghost of the girl they hit. Tun, who has been experiencing severe neck pains since the accident, visits a specialist and is dismayed to find that his weight is double his regular weight. He dismisses the idea of being haunted, though his friends are also being disturbed by this entity. Jane discovers that the girl was Natre, a shy young woman who had attended the same college as Tun. Tun admits that he and Natre were in a relationship, which Tun had kept secret from his friends. Natre loved Tun and threatened to commit suicide when he broke off the relationship. Tun witnesses his friend, Tonn, committing suicide, and discovers that his two other close friends from college have also committed suicide. Believing that they have been coerced into doing so by Natre's ghost, Tun becomes convinced he will be next. Tun and Jane visit Natre's mother and discover Natre's decaying body in the bedroom. Natre had committed suicide, but her mother could not bear to have her cremated. They convince her mother to have a proper funeral for her, after which Jane hopes that everything will return to normal. They spend the night at a hotel, where Tun is confronted by Natre's ghost. While trying to get away, he falls off a fire escape and is injured. On returning to Bangkok, Jane collects some photographs. One of the films shows a series of images of Natre crawling towards the bookcase in Tun's apartment. Jane finds a set of negatives hidden behind the bookcase. She develops them to find photographs in which Tun's friends—the ones who committed suicide—are sexually assaulting Natre. Disgusted by her findings and now convinced that Natre tried to warn her, a teary Jane confronts Tun. Tun admits that he witnessed the rape but did nothing to stop his friends, and that he was the one who had taken those photos. He says he did it out of peer pressure and has never forgiven himself but Jane leaves him. Knowing he is still haunted by Natre, Tun begins taking pictures of every room in the house, but does not see her. He throws the camera in a rage, only for it to go off and take a photograph of Tun, showing Natre sitting on his shoulders and revealing the true cause for his neck pain and double body weight. Natre covers his eyes, making him lose balance and fall out of the window. The final scene shows a bandaged Tun slumped over, sitting on a hospital bed while Jane visits him. As the door swings closed, the glass reflection shows Natre still sitting on his shoulders.

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Filmography

22 credits
2020s 2 credits
2024
TV ★ 7.7
2020
TV
2010s 12 credits
2018
Reside as Prang
Movie ★ 4.0
2018
My Hero Series as 'Khwan' Khwankamon Uthinthep / Intra Ruenthiwa
TV ★ 9.0
2018
TV ★ 5.8
2015
7 Days Series as Chonlada / Dr. Chon
TV
2014
Movie ★ 5.9
2013
TV ★ 6.0
2012
I Miss U as Nok
Movie ★ 6.6
2012
Movie ★ 5.5
2012
TV ★ 5.0
2011
Movie ★ 5.5
2010
Boonchu 10 as Janpha
Movie ★ 6.5
2000s 8 credits
2009
Movie ★ 6.4
2009
Movie ★ 3.0
2008
Valentine as Prea
Movie
2007
Ponglang Amazing Theatre as Motorcycle Girl
Movie ★ 4.8
2006
Movie ★ 7.4
2004
Shutter as Jane
Movie ★ 7.3
2003
The Whistle as Tannum
Movie ★ 7.5
2003
The Star as Self - Host
TV