Araya Alberta Hargate (Thai: อารยา อัลเบอร์ตา ฮาร์เก็ต; June 28, 1981), better known as Araya A. Hargate (Thai: อารยา เอ ฮาร์เก็ต) or Chompoo (Thai: ชมพู่; RTGS: Chomphu), is a Thai actress, model, host, TV personality and cover girl of English descent. Her most notable achievement is her role in Doksom Sithong.
Araya is Eurasian or Luk khrueng, her father is British and her mother is Thai-Lao. Because she was born in Thailand and her mother is Thai, Buddhism became her religion. In primary education, she studied at Kanmanee school, and graduated from Badindecha school in secondary education. She graduated from Rangsit University with a Bachelor of Arts.
She rose to fame in 1998 after winning a beauty pageant, Miss Motor Show Contest, and soon became a household name on her hit lakorn or Thai soap opera. At the age of just 17, her first acting role was in a Lakorn by the title Pleng Prai, produced by Channel 7 in 1998.