her head bald because in one of the scenes in the movie her character's head is shaved by the father for being too 'wild'. Television Following the relative success of Gol & Gincu in the supporting role as a sexually abused teenager, she reprises this role later in several guest appearances in the TV series based on the movie (Gol & Gincu The Series), as originally broadcast in 2006 on the Malaysian TV channel, 8TV. In 2006, she also hosted a make-over TV show (sponsored by Revlon Silky Girl) on NTV7 with her elder sister, Sharifah Aleya. In March 2007, TV3 has started broadcasting the dramedy series Emil Emilda in their Samarinda timeslot, starring Sharifah Amani as the lead role of Emilda. She stars in title role of Emilda, a bespectacled geeky filing clerk working in a fictitious TV station, where she catches the attention of the CEO due to her hard-working nature and passion for the broadcasting industry. The CEO finds out his long-lost son, Emil/Boboi who has been missing following a car accident 20 years ago has been sighted. En route to follow up on the information regarding his son, he dies when his private helicopter crashes. It is then revealed in his will that he has chosen Emilda to be his temporary replacement as CEO until his son can be located to be his rightful heir. Controversy In 2006 at the 19th Malaysian Film Festival, when accepting her award as Best Actress she said "I sound, like, stupid, if I speak Malay, so I'll speak English". This statement had been interpreted by some parties as if Sharifah was ridiculing the Malay language (being an official language used in the ceremony plus at the national level in Malaysia) when she had meant that she was not really fluent in it. She later claimed that she was misquoted when her statement was translated by the Malay media. Filmography Film Other film credits Television series Telemovie Television Podcast Awards and nominations 18th Malaysian Film Festival 2005 Most Promising Newcomer Award (Sepet) 19th Malaysian Film Festival 2006 Best Actress Award (Gubra) * the youngest winner of the category (20 years old) References External links Sharifah Amani profile at Sinema Malaysia Yahoo Celebrity Bio 1986 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian film actresses Malaysian people of Arab descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian television personalities Malaysian people of