Maya Karin Roelcke
Born 29 October 1979 better known by her stage name Maya Karin, is a Malaysian film actress, television host, and singer. Now one of the leading and established actresses in Malaysia's local film industry, she garnered wide recognition from the critics and public for her award winning and memorable performances in movies such as Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam and Ombak Rindu In the history of Malaysia Film Festival (Malaysia's foremost film award ceremony), Maya hold the record for an actress with most nominations in the category of Best Actress Award (8) and she's among few actresses to have won the award twice. Maya is also the first of only two Malaysian actresses to have won the prestigious Best Actress Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. Being nominated in best acting category and popularity award for almost every year, Maya is titled for an impressive number of award and nomination in Festival Filem Malaysia, Anugerah Skrin, Anugerah Majlis Pengkritik Filem Kuala Lumpur, Anugerah Lawak Warna, Asia Pacific Film Festival, Estepona Fantasy and Terror Film Festival, Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian and Anugerah MELETOP ERA
