Vanidah binti Imran (born 1 October 1973) better known by her stage name Vanidah Imran, is a Malaysian actress, model and television host.
In 2007, she received the Best Female Actress award at 20th
Malaysia Film Festival
Malaysia Film Festival (FFM; ms, Festival Filem Malaysia) is an accolade bestowed by the Malaysian ''Entertainment Journalists Association of Malaysia'' for the appreciation and honouring the products of film arts and artists. The formal cere ...
. She is mixed of
Indian
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Javanese descent.
She is formerly main host of
TV3’s women magazine show ''Nona''. The show is talking about women life, healthy lifestyles and family. She eventually became the main host of the show from 2 January 2011 took over
Maya Karin
Maya Karin Roelcke (born 29 October 1979) is a Malaysian film actress, television host and singer, known for '' Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam'', '' Anak Halal'', '' Ombak Rindu'' and '' Munafik 2''. She holds the Malaysia Film Festival record ...
.
Early life
Born in
Penang
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to a
Penangite Indian father and a
Malay
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** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
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mother of
Javanese descent who passed away when she was still a child, Vanidah grew up and spent her teenage years in
Kuala Lumpur
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and completed her secondary education at
Convent Bukit Nanas
S.M.K. Convent Bukit Nanas (abbreviated CBN) is an all-girls school located at Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest schools in Malaysia and is widely known as CBN. Convent Bukit Nanas is one of the ...
. Vanidah was the 1st Runner-Up of
Miss World Malaysia 1993 and she also won the subsidiary title Miss Photogenic.
Personal life
She was married to a Malaysian actor named Rashidi Ishak on 1 October 2000, now both has divorced since 9 August 2018 after being married for 17 years with whom she had two children named Mikail Aimran (born 2002) and Maryam Rashika (born 2004). She obtained her English Studies degree after four years of studies at
Open University Malaysia
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in 2015. She earned a Master's Degree in
Performing Arts
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from
University Malaya
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on March, 2022.
She was an active and performing member of
Silat
is the collective term for a class of indigenous martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia. It is traditionally practised in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Southern Phil ...
practitioner group named ''Seni Silat Cekak Pusaka Ustaz Hanafi Malaysia''. She represented Malaysian team to perform the Malay traditional martial arts in Chungju
World Martial Arts Masterships
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(WMC) 2019 in South Korea.
Filmography
Film
Television
Television series
Telemovie
Theater
Vanida also involved in theaters such as ''Megat Terawis'' (1994), ''Anak Tanjung'' (1995), ''Selendang Umi'' (1997), ''Laila Majnun'' (1998), ''Keris Sang Putri'' (1999), ''Tun Perak'' (2000), ''Lantai T. Pinkie'' (2000), ''Anugerah'' (2002) and ''Merdeka, Merdeka, Merdeka'' (2002). Her other theatre credits including ''Visits'' (2003), ''Moh Ho Huan'' (2005), ''Lantai T. Pinkie, KL'' (2006), ''Wangi Jadi Saksi'' (2006), ''Lantai T.Pinkie, Ipoh'' (2006), ''Nyonya'' (2007), ''Putra Merdeka'' (2007), ''Sirah Junjungan'' (2009), ''
Mahsuri
Mahsuri binti Pandak Mayah was a young woman who lived in Pulau Langkawi, an island in northwestern Kedah, Malaysia, during the late 18th century. According to folklore, she was accused of adultery and executed by stabbing. Her tomb, ''Makam M ...
'' (2009), ''Cuci The Musical'' (2009) ''Baik Punya Cilok'' in 2015.
Awards and nominations
Malaysian Film Festival
Malaysia Film Festival (FFM; ms, Festival Filem Malaysia) is an accolade bestowed by the Malaysian ''Entertainment Journalists Association of Malaysia'' for the appreciation and honouring the products of film arts and artists. The formal cere ...
Skrin Awards
References
External links
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Malaysian actresses
People from Penang
Malaysian people of Malay descent
1973 births
Living people
Malaysian people of Indian descent
Malaysian people of Javanese descent
Malaysian Muslims