Sharifah Nor Azean binti Syed Mahadzir Al-Yahya (born 30 May 1983), better known by her stage name Scha Al-Yahya, is a Malaysian model, actress and TV host. She plays the lead character, ''Dania'', a tomboy who struggles to achieve her dream of becoming a flight attendant, in the highly rated TV series Awan Dania aired on

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for three seasons that made Scha a household name.

Life and career

Scha was born in

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani ( abbr. Sg. Petani or SP; Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتاني) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33&nb ...

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to a family of

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, Hadhrami Arab and

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descent. She is the second of four siblings. She holds a Diploma in Information Technology from

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and previously worked as a flight stewardess in the local commercial airline,

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. She quit flying when she started her career after winning the

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beauty pageant organised by ''Majalah Remaja'', a local Malaysia, Malay language teen magazine, in 2006. She then decided to squeeze into the showbiz world after being cast by ''Azizi "Chunk" Adnan'', the director of ''Antoofighter: Amukan Drakulat!'' and creator/former director of Awan Dania series. She got the role and never looked back.

Personal life

Scha married

Awal Ashaari Ahmad Awaluddin "Awal" bin Ashaari (born 6 August 1981) is a Malaysian actor, model and TV host. Early life and career Awal Ashaari was born in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

on May 4, 2012, after three years of dating. They met in 2008 when they co-hosted a reality series called ''Sehati Berdansa''. Awal surprised her with his proposal live on TV through ''Propaganza'', a local gossip TV programme guest-hosted by the actress. The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter they named Lara Alana, on July 22, 2014. Their second daughter was born via caesarean on 12 February 2021, and her name was revealed to be Lyla Amina.

Filmography

Film

Telemovie

Television series

Television

Videography

TV Commercials

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Awards and nominations

Endorsements

Cultured Milk Drink * Bio-Essence Skin Care * Silky Shine Shampoo * Carefree *

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* Kenanga Wholesale City Mall * Avon Fragrances * SNE Beautskin *

Deodorant * Astro Megadrama Exclusive Talent * JAKEL

References

External links

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