Maya Karin

Maya Karin Roelcke (born 29 October 1979) is a Malaysian and German film actress, television host, and singer. One of the leading and established actresses in Malaysia's local film industry, she garnered wide recognition from the critics and public for her performances in films such as Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, Anak Halal, Ombak Rindu and Munafik 2.

Maya Karin
Karin in 2019
Born
Maya Karin Roelcke

(1979-10-29) 29 October 1979
Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
EducationLimkokwing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
OccupationActress, television host, singer
Years active2001–present
Musical career
GenresPop, R&B
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsWarner Music Malaysia

Karin holds the record in the history of the Malaysia Film Festival for an actress with most nominations in the category of Best Actress Award (10), and she is among few actresses to have won the award twice. She is also the first of only two Malaysian actresses to have won the prestigious Best Actress Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.

Early life

Karin was born on 29 October 1979. Her father Gottfried Roelcke is German while her mother, Zan, is from Aceh, Indonesia, and is of Malay, Chinese and Indian parentage.[1] She is the oldest of three siblings. Her brother is Armin, and her sister is Irina. Growing up in Indonesia until the age of 17, she started modelling and theatre acting in her teens. She later graduated from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Kuala Lumpur in Media and Marketing before starting her acting career.

Career

2000–2004: Debut, the Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam films

In 2000, she was cast as a television show host for Malaysia's TV3 lifestyle entertainment programme Wavelength, which began her mainstream career and exposure. She was soon cast in her first film role as one of the leads in Aziz M. Osman's Seri Dewi Malam alongside popular actor Hairie Othman. Later that year, she played a girl living in a rural village in her second movie No Problem which was a critical & box office failure. She won the New Popular Artist Award at Malaysia's Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian and the Anugerah Media Hiburan in 2001. In 2003 she was cast in a supporting role in a hit movie, Mr. Cinderella 2.

In mid-2004, she was cast by director Shuhaimi Baba in the lead role in Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam.[2] The film was both critically and commercially successful. She won the Best Actress Award at the 49th Asia Pacific Film Festival 2004 in Fukuoka, Japan. She was also received her first nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Malaysia Film Festival (FFM).

In 2005, Karin reprised her role as the lead in the sequel Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam II and continued to receive critical acclaims by winning the award of Best Actor (male/female) at the Estepona Fantasy and Terror Film Festival 2005 in Málaga, Spain and, her second nomination for FFM's Best Actress. Following the mass critical and commercial success of these two films and so her performance, Maya won the coveted Most Popular Actress (Film) Award at the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2005.

2005–2010: Dabbling into television, comedy films
Karin c. 2000s

Despite her growing feature film career, Karin continued her involvement in television, and in 2004 she was invited by Channel [V] International to join their VJ team. In 2006, she was voted Best VJ in Star Buzz Editor's Choice Awards 2006. Other shows that she has hosted are the bridal programme 'Ratu Sehari' (Queen for a Day) in 2004 for Malaysia's Astro Ria channel and the travelogue programme 'Beauty Secrets From The East' in 2005 for TV3.[3][4]

In 2007, Karin played a variety of lead roles in Pesona Pictures' Waris Jari Hantu and 1957: Hati Malaya and Tayangan Unggul's Anak Halal and continued to receive nominations in various award functions. Karin won Best Actress Awards in Malaysia Film Festival and Anugerah Oskar Malaysia in 2008 for her genuine portrayal as a tomboy girl in Anak Halal.

Years after she involved in drama-centric films, Karin then showed her versatility by playing various comedic roles in several hit films. It began with blockbuster film Duyung released in 2008 where she plays the title role, a mermaid. In this film, Karin was appreciated for performing all the underwater scenes on her own in the open sea of Sipadan Island. In the same year, she received her second Most Popular Actress (Film) Award at the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2008, following her mass popularity for the last two years. In 2009, she starred in Pisau Cukur,[5] a hit comedy film about gold diggers[6] where she performed more comedy scenes than her role in Duyung.[7]

In 2010, she played a famous entertainment show host who fall in love with a guy from a rural village in the romantic comedy movie Cun alongside Remy Ishak.[8]

2011–present: Career challenge and further success

In November 2011, despite her urbanised and modern figure, Karin surprised her fans and movie-goers with her moving performance as a young women from a rural village struggling with life and love, in her biggest commercial success Ombak Rindu,[9] which gained her the Best Actress Award at both the Anugerah Skrin and Malaysia Film Festival in 2012 and her third Most Popular Actress (Film) Award at the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2011.

Afterwards, Karin portrayed two roles she never played before in Lagenda Budak Setan 2[10] and Sejoli, and managed to stand out despite acting alongside other fellow established actors. Her genuine tickling portrayal of a girl looking for her true love in the latter film gained her the award of Best Actress in Comedy Role in the second Anugerah Lawak Warna in 2014. Waiting to be released are her two thriller/suspense movies of Jwanita[11][12] and Nota, with the latter film directed and produced with collaboration between local and Japanese film producers and crews.[13][14][15]

Until now, Karin is acknowledged as an actor with most successful horror role performance in the local film industry and often cited by her fans and local movie-goers as a banshee, a mermaid and Izzah (her role in Ombak Rindu), thanks to her impressive and lasting performances in the respective films.[16][17][18]

It was reported in March 2017, that Karin will appear in the sequel of the Malaysian horror film, Munafik titled Munafik 2 directed by Syamsul Yusof. She reportedly replacing its lead cast, Nabila Huda who confirmed that she wouldn't starred in the film's sequel.[19][20] Karin later rebuked the chatter and explained, "I think it's confusing to the audience if they read in the news that I'm 'replacing' her. I really have to stress that I'm not replacing anyone. (Nabila's) character died in the previous movie. I'm playing an entirely different character".[21] The decision to cast Karin as the lead actress in Munafik 2 turned out to be the best when the movie made history as the highest-grossing Malaysian film to date with a record of RM48 million in sales.[22] Other than Malaysia, Munafik 2 also gained commercial success in Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore.[23]

Musical career

In 2002, Karin recorded her debut music album, Erti Cinta. The album garnered her nominations for Best New Singer and Best Video awards[24] at the Anugerah Industri Muzik. Her second album is Bukan Qalamaya (2004). On 3 June 2013, Karin signed up with Warner Music Malaysia and made her comeback from a 9-year hiatus with single "Bintang Syurga".[25][26] Her long-awaited latest album titled Teka-Teki was released on 24 March 2014,[27] and official launched then on 18 April at No Black Tie. The official music video of Teka-Teki was also launched after that on Warner Music Malaysia's YouTube channel.[28][29][30]

Philanthropy and other ventures

Karin's mass popularity as an actress and entertainer has seen her appointed as ambassador for various products starting with Wella in 2001, followed by Pantene, and Yishion in 2003. In 2006 she was appointed Malaysian first Ambassador and Power Icon for local telecommunications giant Celcom By 2007 she is the only female brand ambassador for Celcom, a role she shares with other celebrities such as Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Leehom Wang, Robert Pires and, Indonesian popular band, Peterpan. The same year, Karin was given the prestigious role of spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris Malaysia and until now endorses its skincare, cosmetics and haircare line. Other partnerships since then include Tag Heuer, Nescafe, Innershine, Dulux, Vono. Sorella and GreenTech Malaysia.

Activism
Maya Karin, environmental ambassador

Having been influenced by her father, Karin has been very passionate about the environment from a young age. Karin is actively involved in various campaigns for environmental and animal protection and often works with the Malaysian Nature Society and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

She also has her own campaign drive MayaLovesNature, the first two of which involved working with 22000 schoolchildren from 14 different primary schools targeting awareness of excessive use and waste of plastic bags. 2012 sees her as ambassador for the governments new recycling initiative and as spokesperson for the Geological Institute of Malaysia.

 In January 2019, Karin has been appointed as the ambassador for River of Life,[31] a River of Life - a public outreach programme initiated by Malaysia's Ministry of Federal Territories which aims to transform the Klang River into a vibrant and livable waterfront with high economic value.[32] Karin is chosen based on her continuous efforts in promoting the need to preserve and conserve the environment. One of her successful endeavors as the River of Live ambassador, is when her awareness campaign on clean rivers has turned into internet phenomena known as #MayaRiverChallenge.[33] The trend started when Karin uploaded a photo of herself dipping her head in a cool stream on Instagram since then Malaysian netizens have uploaded their own versions of it on various social media platforms.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Seri Dewi Malam Seri Film debut
No Problem Rosnah
2003 Mr. Cinderella 2 Anis
2004 Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam Meriam / Maria / Pontianak
7 Perhentian Dr. Maya
2005 Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 Meriam / Maria / Pontianak
2007 Waris Jari Hantu Tina
1957: Hati Malaya Salmi / Normala
Anak Halal Johanna
2008 Duyung Puteri / Duyung
Punggok Rindukan Bulan Umi
2009 Pisau Cukur Bella
2010 Magika Bunian
Cun! Luna Latisha
2011 Ombak Rindu Izzah
Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa Goan Villager
2012 Lagenda Budak Setan 2: Katerina Katerina
2014 Sejoli: Misi Cantas Cinta Gina
Lagenda Budak Setan 3: Kasyah Katerina
2015 Nota Erin
Jwanita[34] Jwanita
2018 Munafik 2 Sakinah
2019 Olympic Dream Fatimah's Adoptive Mother
2020 Bulan dan Pria Terhebat Tony
Alone Dr. Zulaikha Cameo, Hollywood debut film
Alam: Kingdom Meela
2021 Abang Long Fadil 3 Agent Maya Post-production

Television series
Year Title Role TV channel
2007–2008 Anak Pontianak Meriam TV3

Television
Year Title Role TV channel
2000–2001 Wavelength Host TV3
2004 Ratu Sehari Astro Ria
2004–2007 Channel V Channel V
2005 Beauty Secrets from the East TV3
2010–2011 Nona
2017 JoMovie Guest Astro Citra
The Apartment - Rising Stars Sony Channel
2018 Sepahtu Reunion Live Astro Warna
Bocey & Friends

Music videos
Year Song Title Role Notes
2008 "Here in My Home" Herself A special song for Malaysian Artistes For Unity

Theatres and musicals
  • Bugsy Malone (1995)
  • In the Mind's Eye (1999)
  • Natrah (2009)
  • Natrah 2 (2010)
  • SuperMokh The Musical 1 (2013)
  • SuperMokh The Musical 2 (2014)[35][36][37][38][39]

Discography

Awards and nominations
Year Awards
2001
2004
2005
  • Estepona Fantasy and Terror Film Festival: Best Actress (Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2)
2006
  • Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2005: Most Popular Film Actress
  • Star Buzz Editor's Choice Awards: Best VJ
2008
  • 21st Malaysia Film Festival: Best Actress in Leading Role (Anak Halal)
  • Anugerah Oskar Malaysia 2008: Best Actress (Anak Halal)
2009
  • Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2008: Most Popular Film Actress
2012
  • Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2011: Most Popular Film Actress
  • Anugerah Skrin 2012: Best Actress in Leading Role for Ombak Rindu)
2013
  • 25th Malaysia Film Festival: Best Actress in Leading Role (Ombak Rindu)
2014
  • Anugerah Lawak Warna 2014: Best Actress in Comedy Role (Sejoli)
2016
  • Anugerah Skrin 2016 : Best Actress (Film) (Nota)

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