Sharifah Amani

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Sharifah Amani
Born
Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya

(1986-06-10) June 10, 1986 (age 38)
Nationality Malaysian
Occupation(s)Actress, director, host
Years active1992—present
Spouse
Ahmed Faris Amir
(m. 2022)
Children1
Parents
  • Syed Zainal Rashid bin Syed Zainal Abidin Al-Yahya (father)
  • Fatimah binti Abu Bakar (mother)
Relatives

Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986), better known by her stage name Sharifah Amani, is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's 'Orked' trilogy ( Sepet, Gubra and Mukhsin ).

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Biography

She is the second daughter of veteran Malaysian actress, Fatimah Abu Bakar. [1] Sharifah is mixed of Arab-Chinese-Bengali parentage. [2] As a teenage writer for the New Straits Times YouthQuake slot, Amani covered assignments like the Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla press conference, concerts by Bollywood stars, Deep Purple and the 3rd IIFA Awards in Genting Highlands. Sharifah has also dabbled in theatre, having acted as Ophelia in the Bangsar Actors Studio's Hamlet (2005), directed by Faridah Merican. [3]

Personal life

On September 10, 2022, she married the CEO of Impact Integrated, Ahmed Faris Amir. The couple were married by the Head Imam of the Saidina Umar Al Khattab Mosque, Bukit Damansara and the Assistant Registrar of Marriages, Department of Islamic Religion in the Federal Territory (JAWI), Ustaz Mohd Rahimi P Ramlee officiated by the bride's father, Syed Zainal Rashid bin Syed Zainal Abidin Al-Yahya.

Career

Film

She is most famous for portraying the character Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's Orked trilogy. The first two films are Sepet and Gubra . In the latest instalment, Mukhsin , Sharifah Amani plays the adult version of Orked who "meets" her 10-year-old self (played by her younger sister, Sharifah Aryana). [4] She previously played the supporting role as a sexually abused teenager in the film Gol & Gincu .

She co-stars in the Malaysian film, Cinta , where she is one of ten actors playing 5 different couples portraying different situations based on the theme of love and relationships. Her mother co-stars with her in this movie. [5] In the Cantonese Malaysian horror movie, Possessed , she plays a supporting role as Fara, the assistant and close friend of a Chinese girl, Lisu, who migrated to Malaysia to make it big as a singer. Unfortunately, Lisu is brutally murdered and Fara, as the only witness of the murder, goes insane and is committed to a mental asylum. [3]

She is the main cast in Muallaf , where she acts with Sharifah Aleysha, another one of her younger sisters. This film is also directed by Yasmin Ahmad. [6] To fulfil her role in the movie, she shaved her head bald because in one of the scenes in the movie her character's head is shaved by the father for being too 'wild'. [7]

Television

Following the relative success of Gol & Gincu [8] in the supporting role as a sexually abused teenager, she reprises this role later in several guest appearances in the TV series based on the movie ( Gol & Gincu The Series ), as originally broadcast in 2006 on the Malaysian TV channel, 8TV. In 2006, she also hosted a make-over TV show (sponsored by Revlon Silky Girl) on NTV7 with her elder sister, Sharifah Aleya.

In March 2007, TV3 has started broadcasting the dramedy series Emil Emilda in their Samarinda timeslot, starring Sharifah Amani as the lead role of Emilda. [9] She stars in title role of Emilda, a bespectacled geeky filing clerk working in a fictitious TV station, where she catches the attention of the CEO due to her hard-working nature and passion for the broadcasting industry. The CEO finds out his long-lost son, Emil/Boboi who has been missing following a car accident 20 years ago has been sighted. En route to follow up on the information regarding his son, he dies when his private helicopter crashes. It is then revealed in his will that he has chosen Emilda to be his temporary replacement as CEO until his son can be located to be his rightful heir.[ citation needed ]

Controversy

In 2006 at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival, when accepting her award as Best Actress she said "I sound, like, stupid, if I speak Malay, so I'll speak English". [10] This statement had been interpreted by some parties as if Sharifah was ridiculing the Malay language (being an official language used in the ceremony plus at the national level in Malaysia) when she had meant that she was not really fluent in it. [11] She later claimed that she was misquoted when her statement was translated by the Malay media.

Filmography

Key
Denotes film / dramas that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992SelubungPalestine ChildrenDebut film appearances
2005 Sepet Orked
Gol & GincuNajihah Hafizam aka Jiji
2006 Gubra Orked
CintaArianna
Possessed Fara
2007Puaka Tebing Biru[ citation needed ]Atilia
Mukhsin Adult Orked
1957: Hati Malaya Ani / Aishah
2008 Punggok Rindukan Bulan Riza
Selamat Pagi CintaSuci
Muallaf Rohani
Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam Iman
2009Sayang You Can DanceMia
15Malaysia - (Episode: Chocolate)Short film
2010 Magika Bawang Putih
2011 Appalam SitiMalaysian-Tamil film
Hunters
2012Pontianak Vs. Orang MinyakMaria Ogawa
2013 Kolumpo Siti Nur Hayy
PSIKO: Pencuri HatiWani
2014Terbaik dari LangitSara
2015Gangsterock Kasi SengatNian
2016 Pekak Dara
Pigeon [12] Yasmin
2017KL 24: ZombiesIndependent film
SindiketAminah
Mencari Rahmat Ratna
2018Gol & Gincu Vol: 2Najihah Hafizam aka Jiji
2019 Motif Inspector Dewi
2020 Hail, Driver! Female Passenger 1
2021 Zombitopia Maya
2023 La Luna Hanie Abdullah
2024SyurgaKuSofeaShort film

Other film credits

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes & Awards
2009TalentimeAssistant Director Yasmin Ahmad Best Director Award FFM 22
2010SangkarDirectorHerselfAnthology film
2011 Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa Assistant Director / Stunt Yusry Abdul Halim Malaysia's second highest-budgeted film (£8 million)
2012Kampung BangsarDirectorHerself
2013HawaThis film is an anthology film in Ikal Mayang
20185minit

Television series

YearTitleRoleTV channel
2006–2007 Gol & Gincu The Series Najihah Hafizam aka jiji 8TV
2007Emil EmildaEmilda TV3
2008SindarelaZoela
2009Rona Roni MakaroniRona Astro Ria
2010TiramisuMelur TV3
2011Cita & CintaZalia TV9
2015Ajaibnya CintaHammara TV3
2016Cinta 100kg [13] Wati
2019Kopitiam: Double ShotAlia Viu
2022Murder By MoonlightBella Astro Citra

Telemovie

YearTitleRoleTV channel
2009Antara GarisanWeeda Astro Ria
2010Dali CintaNisa TV3
Karma SalinaTia
2011Kashaf ImaniNisa Astro Ria
La Ikro HafiddinNurlisa Astro Prima
2012Fatihah Untuk AbahFatihah TV3
PelarianMiza
2013Lembut Bukan LelakiLembut Astro Ria
Diari ArianaAriana TV2
2014NostalgilaZettAstro First Exclusive
Saloma: Pandang Kasih (Bahagian 2)Siput Sarawak
2015Melur vs RajawaliHannah TV1
2016FatinFatin TV3
2017Selamat Tinggal AidilfitriDhia Astro Prima
Kembalikan SyawalkuNurse Astro Citra
Ti Amo VeneziaNadia
2018Cikgu A+Teacher Zeti TV2

Television

YearTitleRoleTV channel
2006–2007LatidoHost TV9

Podcast

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Dengar CeritaNarratorEpisode: "2 - Dalam Gambar"
Shakma Productions' PodcastGuestEpisode: "Bold, Beautiful & Blessed"
Lepak SeniCo-hostWith Shamaine Othman
Kopi KonversationsGuestEpisode: "Sharifah Amani, Malaysian Film, Culture and Everything Else"
Ruang BertamuEpisode: "Acting in Malaysia"/"A Passion for Acting", with Amerul Affendi and Nadiya Nisaa
2021Content Forum: Let's TalkEpisode: "Reel Women" (alongside: Fatimah Abu Bakar, Sofia Jane, Susan Lankester, and Daiyan Trisha)

Awards and nominations

18th Malaysian Film Festival 2005

19th Malaysian Film Festival 2006

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