Chanikarn Tangkabodee

Chanikarn was born on 20 February 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand and is of Thai Chinese descent.^[1]

In 2022, Chanikarn graduated from Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School.^[1] She is currently pursuing post-secondary education at Chulalongkorn University in the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn Business School.^[2][3]

Chanikarn has been in the entertainment industry ever since she was a child. At the age of 10, she starred in the film Chiang Khan Story (2014), in which she was cast as the young version of the female lead.^[4][5] From 2014 to 2019, she continued to take on guest roles in several projects, such as Luerd Ruk Toranong (2016), U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy (2016) and Love Destiny (2018).^[6]

Chanikarn officially signed with GMMTV as an actress in 2019, and went on to play a supporting role in Blacklist.^[7] In 2020, she took on her first leading role in The Gifted: Graduation,^[8] followed by a prominent supporting role in F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2021), which brought her international recognition.^[9][10]

In 2022, she starred in the anthology series Good Old Days, in story 6: Somewhere Only We Belong, alongside Perawat Sangpotirat.^[11]

In July 2023, Chanikarn returned as the female lead for the thriller-horror series Enigma. She also appeared in the Thai romantic comedy series A Love So Beautiful, a remake of the popular Chinese series of the same name.^[12]

Chanikarn has collaborated with many luxury houses, some of which include Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace, Bulgari,^{[13][14][15][16]} and has become an endorser for brands like Shein and Doctorlogy.^[17][18] She's also often featured in prominent fashion magazines such as L'Officiel, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue.^{[19][20][21][22]}