Amara Asavananda is a Thai actress and the 2nd Runner-up of Miss Thailand 1953. She is the first daughter of Luang Prajerd-Aksonlak (Sombhoj Asavananda) and Madam Prajerd-Aksonlak (Georgette Asavananda). She is French-Thai, her father is Thai, and her mother is French. She was 2nd Runner-up for Miss Thailand 1953, and she competed in Miss Universe 1954 pageant competition held in the United States.

She is an actress in Thai film and television drama as Prissana (1955), Lep Krut (1957), Rak Rissaya (1958), Insee Daeng (1958), Hao Dong (1958), Toong Ruang Rong (1959), See Kings (1959), Chaloey Sak (1959,) Sud Pradthana (1961), etc.

In 1966, she married Police Lieutenant General Ankoon Purananda, and they have two daughters, Apichaya and Anoma.