Mariyam Shifa | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Maldivian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2018–present |
Spouse | Mohamed Tholal (m. 2018;died 2019) |
Children | 1 |
Mariyam Shifa (22 November 1999) is a Maldivian film actress, dancer and social media personality. She has earned over 1.7 million likes on TikTok.
Shifa attributed her singing and dancing skills to her parents; her father being a prominent boduberu player and her mother being a singer, played a huge role in accomplishing her "dream of becoming an actor". [1] Naming Aishath Rishmy, Nuzuhath Shuaib and Ali Seezan as her inspirations, Shifa grew up in a cinema-friendly environment. [1]
In 2018, at the age of seventeen, Shifa made her career debut with the suspense thriller film Dhevansoora (2018) written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu. [2] Revolving around a murder investigation, she played an imaginary doctor counselling the character played by Shafeeu; a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder. [3] The film received positive reviews from critics and was considered a "norm-breaker" for the Maldivian cinema. [4] Reviewing from Raajje.mv, Ismail Naail Nasheed considered her performance to be "good" despite being a newcomer though he noted that she "needs to polish her dialogue delivery in specific scenes which requires extreme emotion". [4] The following year, she played a small role in the Moomin Fuad-directed psychological horror thriller Nivairoalhi (2019) as a victim who get murdered by a religious extremist. [5] Starring opposite Niuma Mohamed, Yoosuf Shafeeu and Ahmed Asim, the film received majorly positive reviews from critics; Aishath Maaha of Dho? favored the performance of the actors and mentioned the "neat arrangement" of its screenplay though pointed out its "weak ending" to be unsatisfactory. [6] She next starred in Yoosuf Shafeeu's horror comedy film 40+ (2019), a sequel to 2017 released comedy film Naughty 40 , which was well received both critically and commercially. [7] Besides, she also played the role of Mizna, a straightforward simple girl who is concerned about her married life, in Mohamed Manik-directed psychological web series Haasaa . [8]
In 2020, she collaborated with Moomin Fuad for his period drama web television series Gamini . [9]
She also made a name for herself as a Dancer & performed in multiple shows in Maldives. She is also a social media influencer with almost 2 million likes on tiktok, she's one of the most known & talked about influencers in Maldives.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2018 | Dhevansoora | Shiyadha | [4] | |
2019 | Nivairoalhi | Hardy's friend | Special appearance | [6] |
2019 | 40+ | Lailaa | [7] | |
2022 | Hehes | Zara | [10] | |
2023 | November | Sana | [11] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2019–2020 | Haasaa | Mizna | Main role; 13 Episodes | [8] |
2020 | Gamini | Lubna's friend | Recurring role; 2 Episodes | [9] |
2020–2021 | Huvaa Kohfa Bunan | Haifa | Main role | [12] |
2021 | Rumi á Jannat | Lizy | Guest role; Episode: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee" | [13] |
2021 | Nafsu | Hudha | Main role; 10 episodes | [14] |
2022–2023 | Lafuzu | Laika | Main role; 32 episodes | [15] |
2022 | Vihaali | Shanee | Guest role in the segment "Lift Golhi" | [16] |
2022 | Balgish | Haaya | Main role; 5 episodes | [17] |
2023 | Yaaraa | Shifa | Guest role; "Episode 1 & 16" | [18] |
TBA | Reyrey | Special appearance | ||
TBA | Beevun | Yasna | Main role | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2020 | Feehaali | Herself | Special appearance | [19] |
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