{{short description|Malaysian actress (born 1972)}} {{Malay name|Sharifah Saadah|Wan Zainal}} {{Infobox person | name = Sherie Merlis | birth_name = Sharifah Saadah binti Wan Zainal Abidin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|23}} | birth_place = Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1990—present | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Esma Daniel|1992|1997|reason=divorced}} * {{marriage|Tengku Shafiz Rullah As Syafiee|2012|2023|reason=divorced }} }} | father = Wan Zainal Abidin Tuanku Habib Kassim | mother = Raden Aini Raden Kasron | children = 4 <!-- Please do not added her children's name because they're not notable. --> }}
'''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.<ref>[http://www.bharian.com.my/articles/Bernyawakembali/Article/ Bernyawa kembali, 2010/11/02 - 07:30:08 AM Oleh Hanisah Selamat, Berita Harian.]</ref><ref>[http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0527&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Hiburan&pg=et_01.htm Sherie Merlis...berhati-hati pilih watak, Utusan Malaysia.]</ref>
==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.<ref>[http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Hiburan/20120906/hi_02/Kaseh-pengikat-Sherie-Ash Kaseh pengikat Sherie, Ash, Oleh KHADIJAH IBRAHIM, © Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, ARKIB : 06/09/2012]</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! 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=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! TV channel ! Notes |- | 1998–2002 | ''Mat Despatch'' | Sherry | TV1 | |- | | ''Daun Di Musim Luruh'' | | | |- | | ''Sejadah Terakhir'' | | | |- | | ''Teratai Layu Di Tasik Madu'' | | | |- | |''Dendam Terlerai'' | | | |- | | ''Kamelia'' | | | |- | | ''Diari Dewi'' | | | |- | | ''Perempuan Atau Wanita'' | | | |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''Kau Dan Aku'' | | | |- | ''Warkah Terakhir: Rosli Dhobi'' | | Astro Citra | |- | rowspan="3"|2011 | ''Geng Surau'' | | Astro Oasis | |- | ''Cita & Cinta'' | | TV9 | |- | ''Cinta Strawberi & Coklat'' | | | |- | rowspan="4"|2012 | ''Perempuan Neraka'' | | | |- | ''Bila Kucing Menangis'' | | | |- | ''Sebelum Lima Perkara'' | | | |- | ''Sebelum Kiamat'' | | | |- | 2013 | ''Karlos'' | Zai | TV3 | |- | rowspan="5"|2014 | ''Sehangat Dakapan Mama'' | | | |- | ''Jangan Kafankan Dia'' | | | |- | ''Malaikat Tersembunyi'' | | | |- | ''Boria Raya'' | | | |- | ''30 Hari Puasa'' | | |- | 2015 | ''Delina'' | Kina | TV3 | Guest actor |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | ''Uda & Dara'' | Zaharah | Astro Prima | |- | ''Tika Langit Terbuka'' | | Astro Oasis | |- | 2019 | ''Ikatan Kasih Pinakol'' | Rubiah | TV2 | |- | 2020 | ''Keluarga Baha Don'' (Season 2) | Beh Botani | Viu | |- | 2021 | ''i-Tanggang: Mother of All Lies'' | Erma | Astro Citra | |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''Kau Cipta Kasih'' | Sabariah | TV3 | |- | ''Impian Lara'' | Kencana | Awesome TV | |- | 2023 | ''Nenek Bongkok Tiga'' | Nenek | Viu | |- | rowspan="2" |TBA | ''Biarlah Aku Cari Pengganti'' | Ibu Qistina | TV3 | Special appearance |- | ''i-Tanggang 2'' | Erma | Astro Citra | |- |}
===Telemovie=== {| class="wikitable" ! 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.<ref>[http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2012&dt=1112&pub=Kosmo&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_01.htm#ixzz376niWzS8 Anugerah selepas 24 tahun.]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2077607|Sherie Merlis}}
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