Sharifah Amani
| Sharifah Amani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya 10 June 1986 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Parent(s) | Fatimah Abu Bakar Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya |
| Relatives | Sharifah Aleya Sharifah Aleysha Sharifah Aryana |
Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986) is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in the 2005 film of Sepet and Gubra.
She is the second daughter of veteran Malaysian actress, Fatimah Abu Bakar. Sharifah is of Malay-Chinese-Arab-Bengali parentage and speaks fluent English, Malay and some Hindi.As a teen 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.
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). She previously played the supporting role as a sexually abused teenager in the film Gol & Gincu.
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