Sora Ma

Sora Ma (born 22 January 1984)

Early life Ma's parents are divorced and she has an older brother. She was mostly brought up by her grandparents in Sungei Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.

Career A former commerce graduate, model and beauty queen, 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 scored her first acting nomination for her role in Love Thy Neighbour. She was nominated at the Asian Television Awards 2014 for her role in C.L.I.F. 3.

In October 2014, Ma, with Felicia Chin, opened a retro-themed cafe, The Mama Shop, in Chinatown, Singapore. The cafe closed in August 2015.

In 2017, Ma received her first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes nomination and won the award in the same year. On 31 December, Ma announced in an instagram post that she would be leaving Mediacorp.

In 2018, Ma set up a production company, Socius Realm.

In 2022, Ma joined Singapore media company 8028 Holdings. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the drama This Land is Mine at the Asia Contents Awards.

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

In August 2023, chairman of the Singapore Artistes Association, Marcus Chin, revealed that Ma and her charity organisation Heartworks SG donated to Chin's personal fundraising movement for getai singer Angie Lau's medical treatment. Chin said that his artiste friends requested to donate anonymously but he decided to list all the donors in a Facebook livestream for transparency and to avoid speculations.

In March 2024, Ma announced her pregnancy and her child was conceived through in vitro fertilisation. In August, she gave birth to a son, Skye. In December, Ma revealed that her husband 'Mr R' died unexpectedly around June before the birth of their child.

Ma became a Singaporean citizen on 22 January 2025.

Filmography Television series

Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Work Results 2012 Star Awards Best Newcomer Love Thy Neighbour 2013 Star Awards Rocket Award It's a Wonderful Life 2014 Star Awards BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award Asian Skin Solution Award Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role C.L.I.F. 3 2015 Star Awards London Choco Roll Happiness Award Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award 2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2022 Asia Contents Awards Best Supporting Actress This Land is Mine