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Mariyam Shifa (22 November 1999) is a Maldivian film actress.

Mariyam Shifa
Born	(1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 22) Lh. Naifaru
Nationality	Maldivian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present
Spouse	Mohamed Tholal ​ ​ (m. 2018; died 2019)​
Children	1

Early life

Shifa attributed her singing and dancing skills to her parents; her father being a prominent boduberu player and her mother being a singer, played a huge role in accomplishing her "dream of becoming an actor".[1] Naming Aishath Rishmy, Nuzuhath Shuaib and Ali Seezan as her inspirations, Shifa grew up in a cinema-friendly environment.[1]

Career

In 2018, at the age of seventeen, Shifa made her career debut with the suspense thriller film Dhevansoora (2018) written and directed by Yoosuf Shafeeu.[2] Revolving around a murder investigation, she played an imaginary doctor counselling the character played by Shafeeu; a man suffering from dissociative identity disorder.[3] The film received positive reviews from critics and was considered a "norm-breaker" for the Maldivian cinema.[4] Reviewing from Raajje.mv, Ismail Naail Nasheed considered her performance to be "good" despite being a newcomer though he noted that she "needs to polish her dialogue delivery in specific scenes which requires extreme emotion".[4] The following year, she played a small role in the Moomin Fuad-directed psychological horror thriller Nivairoalhi (2019) as a victim who get murdered by a religious extremist.[5] Starring opposite Niuma Mohamed, Yoosuf Shafeeu and Ahmed Asim, the film received majorly positive reviews from critics; Aishath Maaha of Dho? favored the performance of the actors and mentioned the "neat arrangement" of its screenplay though pointed out its "weak ending" to be unsatisfactory.[6] She next starred in Yoosuf Shafeeu's horror comedy film 40+ (2019), a sequel to 2017 released comedy film Naughty 40, which was well received both critically and commercially.[7] Besides, she also played the role of Mizna, a straightforward simple girl who is concerned about her married life, in Mohamed Manik-directed psychological web series Haasaa.[8]

In 2020, she collaborated with Moomin Fuad for his period drama web television series Gamini.[9]

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Dhevansoora	Shiyadha		[4]
2019	Nivairoalhi	Hardy's friend	Special appearance	[6]
2019	40+	Lailaa		[7]
2022	Hehes	Zara		[10]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2019–2020	Haasaa	Mizna	Main role; 13 Episodes	[8]
2020	Gamini	Lubna's friend	Recurring role; 2 Episodes	[9]
2020–2021	Huvaa Kohfa Bunan	Haifa	Main role	[11]
2021	Rumi á Jannat	Lizy	Guest role; Episode: "Vaashey Mashaa Ekee"	[12]
2021	Nafsu	Hudha	Main role; 10 episodes	[13]
2022	Lafuzu	Laika	Main role	[14]
2022	Vihaali	Shanee	Guest role in the segment "Lift Golhi"	[15]
2022	Balgish	Haaya	Main role; 5 episodes	[16]
TBA	Reyrey		Special appearance
TBA	Beevun	Yasna	Main role

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2020	Feehaali	Herself	Special appearance	[17]

References

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