Sora Ma (; born 22 January 1984) is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n actress based in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. She was prominently a full-time

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

artiste from 2010 to 2017.

Career

Former commerce graduate, model and beauty queen-turned-artiste - Sora Ma, entered show business by being a Top 5 finalist in Star Search 2010 and winning the Friendship Award. Ma was offered a contract by MediaCorp after reaching the top 5 in '' Star Search 2010''. Ma has a fan club called Sorarity. In 2012, Ma won her first nomination for her role in Love Thy Neighbour. In 2014, she was nominated for BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award and Asian Skin Solution Award. She also won a nomination at the Asian Television Awards 2014 for her role in C.L.I.F 3. In 2015, she was nominated for London Choco Roll Happiness Award and Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award. In 2017, Ma gain her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes nomination and won her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes. On 31 December 2017, she said in an instagram post that she would be leaving Mediacorp. She now runs her own production company, Socius Realm. In 2022, Ma won the Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama, ''This Land is Mine,'' at the Asia Contents Awards.

Personal life

Ma studied at

Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (KLMUC, ms, Kolej Universiti Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur) is a university college located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established in 1991. The College currently offers over 17 programmes in 3 d ...

and graduated from

Curtin University Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

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, specialising in management and marketing. Prior to joining ''

Star Search ''Star Search'' was an American television show that was produced by T.P.E./ Rysher Entertainment from 1983 to 1995, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Al Masini. A relaunch was produced by 2929 Productions from 2003 to 2004. On both versio ...

'', she did some modeling and worked as a

financial planner A financial planner or personal financial planner is a qualified financial advisor. Practicing in full service personal finance, they advise clients on investments, insurance, tax, retirement and estate planning. As a general rule, a financial ...

. In June 2021, Ma announced that she is engaged to her boyfriend of eight years. She registered her marriage later in October and held a wedding banquet in Singapore on 24 July 2022.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Profile
on xin.msn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Sora Living people Malaysian television actresses Singaporean television actresses Curtin University alumni People from Kedah Malaysian people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Teochew descent Financial planners 21st-century Malaysian actresses 1984 births