Paula Taylor
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Paula Taylor is an English-Thai
actress, model and presenter.
. Two weeks after she was born, the family returned to Australia
. Her father is of English
descent and her mother is of Thai
descent. Paula grew up in Perth, Western Australia
and at the age of 9, after her parents' divorce, moved to Brisbane
, Queensland.
Paula married Anglo-Chinese businessman Edward Buttery in December 2010.
. Discovered by television producer Tanawat Wansom
, she quickly rose to fame and became a sought-after television hostess and presenter. In 2006, she co-starred in the Thai romance comedy film, The Memory
.
with her childhood friend Natasha Monks. At the 9th leg they came in last but, fortunately, it was a non - elimination leg. In Leg 10, however, which was in Hungary
, they came last for the second time leading them to be the 6th eliminated pair. They finished 5th on the race.
At the Amazing Race Asia 3, the first leg was in Thailand. She was with host Allan Wu
as the local greeter.
and Cary Elwes
in the 2010 film Shadows. Due to her exposure in the Amazing Race Asia, her face and name have become familiar in several southeast Asian countries. She currently resides in Thailand while traveling around the region for commercials and television guest appearances. In 2009 she landed the starring role in a film starring Filipino comedian Vic Sotto in Love On Line where she plays a version of herself. She was also a guest host on Eat Bulaga!
in which Sotto is a regular. She appears on the Philippine TV Sunday variety show SOP.
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
actress, model and presenter.
Personal life
Paula was born in Chulalankorn hospital, Bangkok ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Two weeks after she was born, the family returned to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Her father is of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
descent and her mother is of Thai
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
descent. Paula grew up in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and at the age of 9, after her parents' divorce, moved to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland.
Paula married Anglo-Chinese businessman Edward Buttery in December 2010.
Career
While visiting her family in Thailand, she was asked if she would be interested in doing some modeling. She started her career in several commercials and small Thai movies before becoming a regular VJ for Channel V ThailandChannel V Thailand
Channel [V] Thailand is Music Televisions 24 hr. On air on TrueVisions Channel 32, Channel 31. Its play list is provided with 65% of international Music Video and 35% for Thai Music Video....
. Discovered by television producer Tanawat Wansom
Tanawat Wansom
Tanawat Wansom is one of Asia-Pacific's leading authority on media, television, production, and marketing. Mr. Wansom was executive of Disney's Buena Vista Pictures Marketing and Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in Los Angeles, USA prior to his relocation to the Asia-Pacific region in 1995...
, she quickly rose to fame and became a sought-after television hostess and presenter. In 2006, she co-starred in the Thai romance comedy film, The Memory
Ruk jung
Ruk Jung is a 2006 Thai romantic-comedy film directed by Haeman Chatemee and starring "Film" Ratchaphoom Tokongsup and Paula Taylor.- Plot :...
.
The Amazing Race Asia
Paula also participated in The Amazing Race Asia 2The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2 is the second season of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win US$100,000....
with her childhood friend Natasha Monks. At the 9th leg they came in last but, fortunately, it was a non - elimination leg. In Leg 10, however, which was in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, they came last for the second time leading them to be the 6th eliminated pair. They finished 5th on the race.
At the Amazing Race Asia 3, the first leg was in Thailand. She was with host Allan Wu
Allan Wu
Allan Wu is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor and MTV Asia VJ who is recognized by many people as the host of the Asian version of The Amazing Race....
as the local greeter.
Current Life
Paula recently made her Hollywood debut starring opposite William HurtWilliam Hurt
William McGill Hurt is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination...
and Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes , known professionally as Cary Elwes, is an English actor. The son of Dominick Elwes and Tessa Georgina Kennedy, Elwes acted in off-Broadway plays during college and moved to the United States in the early 1980s. He is known for his role as Westley in the cult classic The...
in the 2010 film Shadows. Due to her exposure in the Amazing Race Asia, her face and name have become familiar in several southeast Asian countries. She currently resides in Thailand while traveling around the region for commercials and television guest appearances. In 2009 she landed the starring role in a film starring Filipino comedian Vic Sotto in Love On Line where she plays a version of herself. She was also a guest host on Eat Bulaga!
Eat Bulaga!
Eat Bulaga! is a noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. and aired by GMA Network. The show is broadcast from The New TAPE Studios at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm ...
in which Sotto is a regular. She appears on the Philippine TV Sunday variety show SOP.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2002 | 999-9999 999-9999 999-9999 is a 2002 Thai horror film directed by Peter Manus and starring Sririta Jensen and Julachak Jakrapong. The story, about the deadly consequences of receiving a telephone call from the number 999-9999, is similar in premise to Final Destination or 976-EVIL.-Plot:A young woman who was given... |
Meena |
| 2003 | Sexphone and the Lonely Wave | Jay |
| 2006 | Ruk Jung Ruk jung Ruk Jung is a 2006 Thai romantic-comedy film directed by Haeman Chatemee and starring "Film" Ratchaphoom Tokongsup and Paula Taylor.- Plot :... (รักจัง) (The Memory) |
|
| Phra-dek-seua-kai-gawk (พระ เด็ก เสือ ไก่ วอก) (The Magnificent Five) | ||
| 2009 | Love on Line (LOL) Love on Line (LOL) Love on Line is a 2009 Filipino comedy film produced by OctoArts Films and M-Zet Productions, directed by Tony Y. Reyes.- Cast :*Vic Sotto as Samson Alumpihit, Jr.*Paula Taylor as Paula*Gina Pareño as Delilah... |
Paula Taylor |
| 2010 | Shadows | Sua |
| The Little Comedian | Dr. Ice |
Television
| Show | Network | Role |
| [V] Boutique | Channel [V] Thailand Channel V Thailand Channel [V] Thailand is Music Televisions 24 hr. On air on TrueVisions Channel 32, Channel 31. Its play list is provided with 65% of international Music Video and 35% for Thai Music Video.... |
VJ |
| Chef to Go | Qtv 11 | Guest |
| SOP SOP A sop is a piece of bread soaked in a liquid. SOP is an acronym for any of the following:*Standard operating procedure*Sales and operations planning *Same origin policy, a security measure for client-side scripting*Seeds of Panic... |
GMA 7 | |
| Eat Bulaga! Eat Bulaga! Eat Bulaga! is a noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. and aired by GMA Network. The show is broadcast from The New TAPE Studios at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm ... |
GMA 7 | |
| The Amazing Race Asia 2 The Amazing Race Asia 2 The Amazing Race Asia 2 is the second season of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win US$100,000.... |
AXN Asia AXN Asia AXN Asia is a pay-tv, cable and satellite TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is available in throughout the 18 countries around the Asia-Pacific region... |
Co-Competitor with Natasha Monks |
| The Amazing Race Asia 3 The Amazing Race Asia 3 The Amazing Race Asia 3 is the third installment of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Asia to win US$100,000. The season premiered on September 11, 2008 and consists of 11 episodes, two... |
Local Greeter at Leg 1 | |
| Lady Mahachon | ||
| True Love Next Door Season 1&2 (เนื้อคู่ประตูถัดไป) | MCOT MCOT MCOT Public Company Limited )) is a Thai media conglomerate. Its origins date back to the creation in 1955 of Thailand's first television broadcaster, The Thai Television Company Limited. In 1977, this company was reconstituted as a state enterprise, the Mass Communications Organization of Thailand... |
Kwan Jai |
| True Love Next Door Season 3 (เนื้อคู่อยากรู้ว่าใคร) | Channel 5 (Thailand) Channel 5 (Thailand) Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 is a military-run and controlledThai television station.This station is special from other Thai stations is it has feeds every year, so testcards can be watched yearly... |
Kwan Jai |
| SOP SOP A sop is a piece of bread soaked in a liquid. SOP is an acronym for any of the following:*Standard operating procedure*Sales and operations planning *Same origin policy, a security measure for client-side scripting*Seeds of Panic... |
GMA 7 | guest host August 16, 2009 |
| Full House (Philippines TV series) Full House (Philippines TV series) Full House is a Philippine drama adapted from a Korean drama of the same name; directed by Mark A. Reyes and developed by Denoy Navarro-Punio. The series premiered on November 30, 2009 in the Philippines via GMA Network, starring Richard Gutierrez and Heart Evangelista reprising the roles of Rain... |
cameo |
Music videos
- "Yah Lop Tah" by JR-Voy
- "Sexy" by Paradox
- "Tell Me Your Name" by Christian BautistaChristian BautistaChristian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...
- Maak Maai by Bie The Star
External links
- http://paulafanclub.com - The Official Fansite