Saom Vansodany was born in 1947 in Cambodia. She was a famous Cambodian actress of the late 1960's to the 1970's. She was mainly featured and famous for her roles in melodramatic movies. She married fellow actor, Chea Yuthorn before the communist era and is survived by their son, Thorn Tharith. Details of her life are relatively unknown and she is believed to have perished from overwork under the Khmer Rouge regime shortly after giving birth to her son in 1977.