Rima Melati Sheila Adams (born 1 July 1980), is a Singaporean model, actress, singer and TV personality. Most recently, she is a handbag designer. She was born in

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Early and personal life

Rima Adams was born to an Australian-Thailand father, Ronald Adams and a Singapore-Malay mother, Satifah Ali. She was a Miss Singapore Universe 2001 finalist. Adams was first married to Davin James Cook, with whom she has a son, Edga Ian Cook. Her second marriage is to Marcell Siahaan and from this she has a son named Seth Ananda Siahaan. This marriage was criticised by the Malay-

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community in

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and Malaysia as it did not abide by the Shari’aah law because of the couple’s non-conforming decision to have a

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. Shortly after their wedding, she left the Singapore entertainment industry and moved to

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to be with Marcell and did not work for one year. Rima is the youngest sister of Malaysian actor Haeriyanto Hassan.

Career

Modeling and acting

Starting at the age of 16, Adams modeled for Diva Models from 1996 to 2002. She then joined

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in Singapore in 1998 and won the ‘Best Catwalk’ award. She began her acting career at

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in Singapore. In 2003, Adams starred in a highly rated Suria series “E.C.” . She subsequently starred in several telemovies in Malaysia.

Cooking programs

In Jakarta Adams became host a cooking program on

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, “Kitchen Beib”. By her second year in Indonesia, Rima landed her own cooking series on

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, “Menjamu Tamu”.

Handbag line

Desiring to leave the entertainment field and better position herself for the lifestyle she desired for motherhood, Adams launched a line of limited quantity, handmade bags, RIMAADAMSONLINE, which are made in Indonesia.

Television advertisements

*1998-Singtel (Singapore) *1998-Nokia (Singapore) *1999-Swensens (Singapore) *1999-Persil (Dubai) *2005-Classic Ideas (Singapore)

Television Work & Series

*1996 - Host-Hari Raya Program (Singapore) *1998 - Singing-Pesta Perdana (Singapore) *2000 - MTV ASIA-Interview (Singapore) *2002 - Rahsia Perkhawinan-Episodic, Supporting (Singapore) *2003 - E.C.-Episodic, Leading (Singapore) *2004 - Orang Minyak Kembali-Episodic, Supporting (Singapore & Malaysia) *2004 - Janji Kekasih-Episodic, Supporting (Malaysia) *2004 - Gaduh Gaduh Sayang-Episodic, Leading (Singapore & Malaysia) *2005 - Cinta Q-Episodic, Leading (Singapore) *2005 - Host Pesta Perdana (Singapore) *2006 - Singing Hari Raya-Gemilang (Singapore) *2006 - Singing Suria Raya Karnival (Singapore) *2006 - Host for Dewi Programme (Singapore) *2007 - Nona TV (Interview appearance-Malaysia) *2008 - Kpak Bing Bing (Interview - Najip Ali, Dua M Production Singapore) *2008 - Projek Cherpen-Dual, Leading (Singapore) *2008 - Satu Jam-Tele-Movie, Leading (Singapore) *2008 - Pesta, Pesta, Pesta, Hosting (Dua M Production-Singapore) *2008 - Atas Heights, Episodic, Supporting (Eaglevision Production-Singapore) *2008 - Dendam 26 Episodic, Leading (AMC Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Apa Itu Cinta-Episodic, Guest Appearance (Mariana Hashim Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Teratak Kasih Tok Mak- Tele-Movie, Supporting (Eurofine Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Kasihnya Kian Pudar, Tele-Movie, Supporting (Grand Brilliance Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Yusuf, Episodic, Guest Appearance (AMC Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Noktah Pilu, Main Cast, 26 Episode (Eurofine Production-Malaysia) *2008 - Mentadak, Guest Appearance, Tele-Movie (Eurofine Production-Malaysia) *2010-Kitchen Beib (Global TV-Indonesia) *2010-Namanya Juga Perempuan, FTV-Leading (Rumah Pohon Production-Indonesia) *2010-Golok Ciomas, FTV-Supporting (Citra Sinema Production-Indonesia) *2010–2011 Arti Sahabat Series-Supporting (Rapi Films-Indonesia) *2011–2012- Menjamu Tamu (Trans TV-Indonesia) *2012–2012- Koki Jelang Siang (Trans TV-Indonesia) *2015- Host-Hari Raya Program (Sinar Lebaran)

References

Tabloid Bintang

Detik Hot

Millionaires Club

External links

Rima Adams Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Rima Melati 1980 births Singaporean television personalities Singaporean people of Australian descent Singaporean people of Malay descent Living people Indonesian female models Singaporean women television presenters Hong Kong emigrants to Singapore