Lisa Surihani Mohamed (; ), born 23 March 1986) is a Malaysian actress, model, television host and commercial model. Starting her entertainment career in 1997, at the age of 11, she has appeared in feature films and television shows as well as TV commercials. She has received the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Actress. Her films include ''Goodbye Boys'' (2006) ''
I'm Not Single'' (2008), ''Kapoww!!'' (2010), ''SAM: Saya Amat Mencintaimu'' (2012) and ''Ular'' (2013).
Lisa married singer-actor Yusry KRU in 2012 and they have three children. In February 2017, she was appointed as the
Goodwill Ambassador of
UNICEF Malaysia.
Early life
Lisa Surihani was born in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
to a family of Bugis with distant Chinese, Arab and Indian ancestry. She studied in Sekolah Sri Inai during her primary and secondary years. She studied law at the
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Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 stude ...
in
Wales, United Kingdom.
Career
Lisa started out in an Ovaltine commercial at 11. Some of her earliest TV appearances were Gergasi on TV1 and later Ayah Kami. She first acted in films ''Goodbye Boys'' and recently ''Sekali Lagi'' with Malaysian actor
Shaheizy Sam
Shaheizy Sam bin Abdul Samad (born 4 September 1982) is a Malaysian actor who was known as a young star in the 1990s before rising to fame in the film ''Bohsia: Jangan Pilih Jalan Hitam'' in 2009, and ''Adnan Sempit'' in the following year.
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. She was awarded Best Actress in a Comedy at the Anugerah Lawak Warna. She also received the Best Actress award at the 23rd Malaysian Film Festival.
In 2012, she starred in local films ''Lagenda Budak Setan 2'', ''Cyber X: Ancaman Penggodam'' and ''Istanbul Aku Datang''. She was given the Best Actress award at the 23rd Malaysian Film Festival and Most Popular Film Actress at Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian.
Lisa's stage debut came in the November 2012 production of ''
Teater Tun Siti Hasmah'', a biographical sketch of
first lady Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.
Personal life
Lisa Surihani married Malaysian singer and actor Yusry Abdul Halim, of
KRU fame, in 2012. The couple welcomed a daughter in September 2015. In November 2016, they announced that they were expecting their second child. On 23 April 2017, Lisa gave birth to her second child, a boy. They had their third child, a son, on 23 June 2021.
On 11 January 2013, Lisa lost approximately RM50,000 in savings due to her ATM card being used by other individuals without her consent. She and her mother Siti Amirah Ahmad lodged a police report.
Filmography
Feature films
Television series
Television
Theater
Telemovie
Videography
Endorsements
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1986 births
Actresses from Kuala Lumpur
Living people
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Malaysian people of Indian descent
Malaysian people of Arab descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian film actresses
Malaysian television personalities
21st-century Malaysian actresses
Malaysian people of Bugis descent
Alumni of Aberystwyth University