Suwanan Kongying (Nickname: Kob) is a Thai actress.
Kob grew up with her two close co-stars; Sornram Theappitak and Kunchai Kumnerdploy. The three of them went to the same country school and grew up together and now are acting together.
She was the lead actress in many Thai lakorns in the 1990s-2000s. Her first performance in a traditional Thai folklore drama won her widespread popularity and her first major acting award, to which she has since added many. She has been voted people's choice winner for top actress for many years. She was considered Thailand's most famous actress and her koo kwan (leading lakorn partner) was Sornram Theappitak.
Suwanan is also known for co-hosting the famous show "Jun pun dao" with Natthawut Skidjai.
She's now married to actor-turned-politician Danuporn Punnakan, also known by his nickname Brook, who had been her acting partner in 5 lakorns. They have two children, a boy (Punnadol "Nadol" Punnakan) and a girl (Punnada "Nada" Punnakan).
