Sharifah Sofia binti Syed Hussein (born 28 July 1985), better known by her popular name Sharifah Sofia, is a

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actress.

Early life

Sofia was born in

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, England, the third child out of four siblings. She is the elder sister of footballer

Syed Adney Syed Adney Syed Hussein (born 29 November 1986) is a former Malaysian footballer who is now a football commentator and pundit in Malaysia. He was born in Liverpool, England. He has been capped by the Malaysian national team and also has pla ...

. She grew up in Liverpool until she was 9 years old. She has mixed parentage, her father is Malaysian and mother Scottish. She graduated in 2008 from

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College where she was seeking a degree in

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Personal life

Sofia married in 2009 but she and her former husband has divorced in 2019 and now has two children. She also change her style with wearing hijab and now she also learning Islam deeply.

Filmography

Film

* ''Gong'' (2006) * ''Cinta Yang Satu'' (2007) * ''Orang Minyak'' (2007) * ''

Pisau Cukur ''Pisau Cukur'' (Malay: " Razor Knife", but also metaphorically "Gold Digger") is a 2009 Malaysian mystery comedy film directed by Bernard Chauly, which is his first comedy after his 2005 blockbuster break-out drama '' Gol & Gincu''. It stars popu ...

'' (2009) * ''Berani Punya Budak'' (2012)

Drama

* ''

Gol & Gincu The Series ''Gol & (Dan) Gincu'' (''Goalpost and Lipsticks'') was a 2006 Malaysian TV series spun off from the 2005 film of the same title produced by Red Films and directed by Bernard Chauly, continuing upon the affairs of the all-female futsal team "Buk ...

'' as season 2 episode 8 guess artist (2007) * ''

Nur Kasih ''Nur Kasih'' (Malay: 'Light of Love') is a 2009 Malaysian TV drama series directed by Kabir Bhatia (director of ''Setem'', ''Sepi'' and ''Cinta'') for TV3. It starred Tiz Zaqyah, Remy Ishak, Fizz Fairuz, Sharifah Sofia and Jalaluddin Hassan. Th ...

'' (2009)

Theatre

* ''Cupid Kills''

Awards and nominations

* 19th Malaysian Film Festival - Best Supporting Actress (nominated)

References

External links

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Sharifah Sofia
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Sinema Malaysia
1985 births Living people 21st-century Malaysian actresses Malaysian television personalities Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian people of Scottish descent Malaysian people of Arab descent Citizens of Malaysia through descent British emigrants to Malaysia Malaysian film actresses Malaysian stage actresses Malaysian television actresses {{Malaysia-actor-stub