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Lisa Surihani

Malaysian actress (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lisa Surihani Mohamed (/ˈlisɑːˈsʊrihɑːni/; Lee-sah-Soo-ree-ha-nee), 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).

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Lisa married singer-actor Yusry KRU in 2012 and they have three children.[citation needed] In February 2017, she was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]

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Early life

Lisa Surihani was born in Kuala Lumpur to a family of Bugis with distant Chinese, Arab and Indian ancestry.[5] She studied in Sekolah Sri Inai during her primary and secondary years. She studied law at the Help University College and Aberystwyth University in Wales, United Kingdom.[6]

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. 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[7][8][9]

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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.[10][11] In November 2016, they announced that they were expecting their second child.[12] On 23 April 2017, Lisa gave birth to her second child, a boy.[13][14][15][16][17] They had their third child, a son, on 23 June 2021.[citation needed]

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.[18][19]

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