Ampor Tevi

Ampor Tevi
Born	Song Ampor (1970-07-17) July 17, 1970 Cambodia
Other names	Ampor Tevy, Ampor Devi, Ompor Tevy, Ompor Thevy,
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–

Ampor Tevi (Khmer: អម្ពរ ទេវី; born July 17, 1970) is a Cambodian actress active in 1990s. Within the span of her career she has starred in numerous films, from movies to musical skits. Her career started in 1988 with her paired actor Sam Vityea. After Sam Vityea died that year, Ampor Tevi was often paired with fellow actor, also famous at the time, Tep Rindaro.

Biography

Ampor Tevi was born in 1970. She is the eldest child in the family among five other siblings. She finished the 12th Grade at Bak Touk College of Fine Arts in 1989. Her debut film was released in 1988 co-starring Sam Vityea, her ex co-star. She then married Pich Phirun who was also an actor from her generation in October 1992.

Career

After marriage, Tevi continued to act for more movies mostly with her co-star Tep Rindaro. Remarkably, her popularity went from just a regular movie star to a super movie star in just a few years. Every new movie released locally and overseas Ampor Tevi was a part of, and she was always the main character of the movie or music video. Everybody began to know her mostly as a playful and pretty young girl.

Cambodia was not completely peaceful in early 1990s. Wars were still going on in some places in the country. Over all Cambodian population were still very poor and needy, so Khmer entertainment productions and performing arts were not in Cambodians' minds at the time. Khmer movies were mostly sold overseas to few Cambodians who fled the country in early 1980s. Khmer cinematography and film productions were very primitive. So, Khmer movie productions were not sophisticated enough to compete with foreign movies from Thailand, India and Hong Kong. Local Cambodians would watch Thai, Indian or Chinese movies rather than Khmer movies. Only Cambodians who lived overseas watched Khmer movies or music videos because they missed Cambodia and that was the only way they could see Cambodia. That had adversely affected local Khmer film productions dramatically that most of Khmer movie production companies had to go out of business or stopped producing movies. By 1994, due to the governments demand, the fairly new Cambodian film industry came once again to an end leaving most actors like Ampor Tevi herself starring in karaoke videos up until the early 2000s. Despite her popularity, Ampor Tevi had very few opportunities to act and began to lose her concentration. In 2001 Fai Sam Ang, the predominant movie director decided to create the well-known Khmer folktale story: Kone Puos Keng Kong (The Snake King's Child). Ampor Tevi was selected to act as Neang Ni, the main female character of the movie together with Tep Rindaro, Pich Chan Boremei and Winai Kraibutr a Thai leading actor who was also part of the movie. After the filming of Kone Puos Keng Kong, Ampor Tevi decided to leave Cambodia for USA, seeking for a better opportunity. Kon Pous King Kang was the last movie of her career.

Partial filmography

Year	Movie	Role	Other notes
1988	"Snae Hike Jrek Vinean"		starring Sam Vityea and young Ampor Tevy, 18 at the time.
1989	Mae Ombao Klaeng Kai
1990	Ahtgombang Kech Soniya		Co-starring Tep Rindaro
	Tuk Pnek Haek Trung
	Bomram Kromum
	Som Hauy Loke Pdei
1991	Bong'aem Chivit
	Srotop Pka Prul
	Bongáem Jivit
	Jumrok Snae
1992	Cham Bong Komloss Sen
	Kdam Srae
	Pich Min Tonn Chnai
	Kat Besdong Deumbey Bong	Pisey
	Kromum Leak Kluon		Co-starring Som Dara together with Ampor Tevy for the first time
	Somdei Jong Krouy		Angkorwat Film 47 directed by Mao Ayuth
	Jam Bong Komlos Sen
1993	Chnam Oun 16
	Kakey
	Pov Malis Lea
	Kromum Besdong Daek
	Preah Vesandor
	Sronos Klen Srae Maóm
	Rehu Jap Jan
	Jan Greufa
	Moranak Meada
	Tam Tonn Jonn Kaeng
	Ondat Dos Chaúng
	Propun Kmouch Nei Snaeha Knhom
	Sak Meul Sen
	Kach Nas Kul Nas
	Sman Ta Kron
1994	Jeung Mek Dach Sroyal
	Jong Srol
2001	The Snake King's Child
2016	Tek Jet Mday Sromay Tmey

References

• Angkorthom