Fazura
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Fazura on stage.
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Nur Fazura binti Sharifuddin 27 September 1983 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Other names | Faz, Fazura, Fazbulous |
| Occupation | Actress, television host, MTV VJ, singer, enterpreneur |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Website | www |
Nur Fazura Sharifuddin (born 27 September 1983) is a Malaysian actress, singer, TV host, VJ and an entrepreneur. She began her career in the Malaysian entertainment industry by hosting a television show and several minor acting roles. She was the host of a television show called Teens World. In 2004, she launched her film career with playing the leading role in Bicara Hati which became her break-out role and earned her an award nomination. Later in 2005, she starred as the bubbly-energetic lead character in the film Gol & Gincu.
Fazura is considered as one of the most stylish actress and celebrity in Malaysia according to many entertainment and fashion magazines and frequently appears in these magazines' "Stylish" and "Hot" lists. Up to 2010, she has done 10 featured films and countless hit TV series and dramas as well as hosting a number of television program. She also became a judge in the comedy television show called Maharaja Lawak Mega.
Fazura was born in one of the rural province at Pekan, a town in the state of Pahang in Malaysia on 27 September 1983. She is the third of four siblings, the only daughter to her parents and sister to her three brothers. She attended the Sekolah Menengah Datuk Mahmud Mat in her hometown. She enrolled at a Fashion Design College and studied fashion for a while before quitting after a few months saying, "because my interest in the course dwindled after a while". and also due kept getting all these offers so it was kind of tempting for her. She grabbed one of them and told herself that "This is where I’m going to start. Do one acting thing and then forget about it. At least, I’ve done it". She was discovered and been given the big break by a film producer-director, Datin Rosnani Jamil.
Prior to her acting debut in 2004, Fazura hosted a television show which broadcast by one of the largest broadcasting network channels in Malaysia, RTM2, called Teens World. She kept getting offers to make a film, and decided to accept one of the offers. At 21, Fazura made her film debut in the 2004 film Bicara Hati which she played the leading female role of Noraini. Already earned a rave reviews from the film, she was nominated and won the Most Promising Actress award at the 17th Malaysian Film Festival ceremony. During an interview, she said she was not expected to win at all by stating, "I'm still in a daze. I never thought that I would win" and added, "Throughout the night (before the winner was announced), friends were teasing me continuously about winning the award but I never took them seriously. In fac, I brushed it off as absurd. Look at the other contenders: Fasha Sandha is a very good actress and Betty Banafe has more experience in acting." Due to her convincing performance of portraying Noraini in Bicara Hati, Datin Rosnani Jamil had recommended Fazura to fellow film producer, Habsah Hassan, who was then looking for an actress for her upcoming film. Being impresses enough with Fazura, Habsah Hassan immediately offered the leading female role to her. Before the initial release of the Bicara Hati film, she was already went shooting her second major film with and starring opposite to another newcomer, Jehan Miskin. Fazura also co-hosting a 2004 TV show called Olay Total White Aspirasiku with Linda Onn. In 2005, the film Qaisy and Laila which follows a Malaysian relief team that was sent to help refugees in war-torn of Afghanistan was released on 30 June 2005. In the same year, Fazura was again landed a role in Senario XX film and the lead role in Gol & Gincu film. In the comedy film Senario XX, she played the character named Siti, a simple rural province girl in which she stated, "Siti’s character will be a bit different compared to my two previous roles" and "when the character Siti in the comedy Senario XX was offered to me, I said ‘yes’ immediately. On top of it, I’d always wanted to work with abang Aziz (M. Osman)". In the Gol & Gincu film, Fazura played Putri, a bubbly-energetic girl who was suddenly being dumped by her boyfriend Eddy (Ashraf Sinclair) for Sasha (Sazzy Falak) that then decides to try and win over Eddy's heart by starting her own futsal team. The film was released on 11 August 2005 and has been the one of the successful film of Fazura to date and was the big winner at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival as it took home the Best Film award. 2005 also marked the first time Fazura landed the main role on a television series, Inspirion. Co-starring opposite Eizlan Yusof, the series directed by Rashid Sibir was broadcast on TV3. In 2006, Gol & Gincu went from a huge successful film onto a commercial TV series, Gol & Gincu The Series which premiered on 4 June 2006 in which Fazura reprised her role as Putri. The TV series marking Fazura second appearances in television series.
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