| Pisitt Pilika(Pisith Pulika)(Piseth Peaklica) | |
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| Born | Oak Eap Pili February 4, 1965 Cambodia |
| Died | July 6, 1999 (aged 34) Battambang, Cambodia |
| Years active | 1979–1998 |
| Spouse | Kai Prosith (divorced) |
Oak Eap Pili (February 4, 1965 – July 6, 1999), was a Cambodian ballet dancer and actress. Pilika appeared in hundreds of movies and thousands of karaoke ranging from the 1980s through the 1990s. Her career was brought to a premature end when she was murdered by a gunshot.
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Piseth Pilika was born to Oak Harl and Meng Mony in Phnom Penh. Her father was a professor who taught French at the University of Korokosol. She had two sisters, Pealear and Daro; she herself being the oldest. Her birth name was Oak Eap Pili. After both of her parents died during the Khmer Rouge regime, Piseth Pilika and her two sisters was raised by their uncle. They all changed their name to Sao Pili, Sao Pealear, and Sao Daro after their uncle, Sao Piseth. Sao Daro, the youngest sister later on died as well leaving behind the two sisters. In 1980, with the support from her aunt, Meng Sonali, who was a teacher at the School of Fine Arts, Pili began to study and train in the Cambodian cultural dance. She completed the study in 1988 and continued on working for the school as a lead dancer. With her great talent and beauty she started to become popular. She was invited to star in her own movie called, Sromorl Anthakal (Shadow of Darkness), by Wat Phnom production. By this time she was a well-known figure in the whole country. In 1989, she changed her name to Piseth Pilika.
Piseth Pilika was very involved in movie making. That was when she met Khai Praseth, also a well-known actor. The two played together in many movies and music videos and in 1990, they became husband and wife. In 1992, their first child was born named Kai Seth Lesak. Piseth Pilika starred in more than sixty movies and was in numerous advertisements. Apart from making movies, she was also very active in stage performance. During her lifetime, she went out to perform in many countries such as India, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Korea, Japan, Russia, France, Italy, Denmark, and the United States.
On July 6, 1999, she was shot dead by an unknown gunman while shopping at Orussey Market in Phnom Penh. At 6:30 am on 13 July 1999 she died (UTC+7). In October 1999, following Pisith Pilika's assassination, the French magazine L’Express claimed that the actress’ diary recounted a love affair with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, and pointed to Bun Rany, Hun Sen's wife, as responsible for arranging the shooting; the magazine also claimed that on her deathbed the actress had named Bun Rany to several people. Bun Rany quickly denounced these charges, and announced that she would press charges against L’Express for defamation.[1] No charges were ever brought against l'Express, however.[2]
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