Sherie Merlis

Sherie Merlis (born Sharifah Saadah binti Wan Zainal Abidin; 23 October 1972) is a Malaysian actress. Her acting career began in 1989 and she has received nominations in the Malaysia Film Festival, Screen Awards and Asian Film Awards.

Life and career Born in Sibu, Sarawak, she is the third of five siblings in an ethnic Malay family. Her parents are Wan Zainal Abidin Tuanku Habib Kassim and Raden Aini Raden Kasron. On her father's side, Sherie is of Arab and Sarawakian Malay descent, and on her mother's side she is of Pontianak Malay and Chinese descent. Her mother is related to the Pontianak Sultanate of Borneo. At the age of 17, Sherie Merlis started working as an actor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 2012 she married music producer Tengku Shafiz Rullah As Syafiee (former husband of Dira Abu Zahar), also known as Ash. They have two children: Tengku Kaseh Anaqah, born on July 1, 2012, and Tengku Areef Bolkiah As Syafiee, born on January 21, 2014.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Part-Time 2000 Leftenan Adnan Tuminah 2010 Janin Munah 2011 Chow Kit 2013 Aku Pilih Kamu Laila 2014 Pintu Neraka Datin Shereen 2018 Lee Chong Wei Latifah Sidek 2019 Motif Suri 2020 Tyickoouns Ramona mother 2022 Talbis Iblis Bomoh 2023 Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang Khatijah

Television series

Telemovie Year Title Role TV channel 2005 Hantu Janet 2006 Dee & Moon 2011 Di Terlapak Kaki Bonda TV3 2018 Hari-Hari Terakhir Pengurus Astro Citra 2020 Rindu Tanpa Batas

Awards and nominations Screen Awards 2012 (ASK 2012) category of Best Supporting Actress Drama - Di Telapak Kaki Bonda directed by Kabir Bhatia.