Nurita Maliha Aryanee "Ary" Abdul Malik (October 16, 1971 – February 28, 2017) was a Malaysian actress and television personality, and sister of singer Min Malik.[1] Throughout her two decades of entertainment career, Ary is best known as a VJ on MTV and became one of the first contestants of MasterChef Malaysia. She died on February 28, 2017, after a year of battling ovarian cancer.[2]

Ari Malik
Born
Nurita Maliha Aryanee bint Abdul Malik

(1971-10-16)16 October 1971
Died28 February 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 45)
Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
Occupation(s)Actress, VJ, media personality
Years active1989–2017
Spouse
Shahrul Nizam Shaharuddin
(m. 1997⁠–⁠2017)
Children3

Early and personal life

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Ary was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur. Her father was a military pensioner. Her younger sister, Yasmin Malik or better known as Min Malik is a famous singer of the 90s, Min popular with the song "Flora Cinta". She married creative director Shahrul Nizam Shahruddin or Sha Bromo from Singapore in 1997, and was they had three daughters Nuhr Zoe Iman (born 1998), Dinda Pelangi Timor (born 2004) and Ratu Chinta Mecca (born 2006).[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2001 Lips to Lips Ary Amir Muhammad

Drama

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2000 Kolej Malaysian-Indonesian joint production
2002 Spanar Jaya NTV7
2004 Cinta Tsunami Marina Astro Ria

Television film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2003 Neon Saira Astro Ria
2016 Menanti Awan TV2 Last TV appearance

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1990s-2000s MTV Herself MTV
2003 Muzik Muzik Herself TV3
2011 MasterChef Malaysia Herself/participant Astro Ria

References

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  1. ^ Aqmar Mustaza (9 February 2012). "'Ary Malik kembali berlakon selepas lima tahun memyepi". mSTAR Online. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ Haslina Kamaruddin (28 February 2017). "Ary Malik meninggal dunia". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ Aqmar Mustaza (3 May 2017). "'Ary Malik seorang pejuang' - Suami". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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