Emma Maembong

"Maembong" redirects here. Not to be confused with Maimbung, a municipality in the Philippines.

This is a Malay name; the name Ismail is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fatimah Rohani.

Emma Maembong
Born	Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Ethnicity	Malay-Scottish
Occupation	Actress arts artist model
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Kau Yang Terindah Projek Memikat Suami Yes Boss Isteri Separuh Masa Tersuka Tanpa Sengaja
Parent(s)	Ismail Embong Yatimah Zainab
Relatives	Chacha Maembong Yaya Maembong

Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail (born 27 March 1992), professionally known as Emma Maembong, is a Malaysian actress and a model. She is best known by her roles as Munirah in Kau Yang Terindah, Nawwal Husna in Projek Memikat Suami, as Aryana is Yes Boss, as Medina Izwani in Isteri Separuh Masa and as Farhah in Tersuka Tanpa Sengaja.

Life and career

Early life

Fatimah Rohani binti Ismail was born on 27 March 1992 to Ismail Embong, who is also known by his moniker, Maembong, a well known national arts artist and Yatimah Zainab, a Scottish immigrant. Her last name (Maembong) was obtained by combining her father's name, Ismail, with her grandfather's name, Embong. She is the 9th daughter of 11 siblings with a mix parentage of a Scottish mother and a Malay father. Her younger sister, Chacha Maembong is also an actress. In 2014, she decided to wear a tudung.

Education

Maembong only attend school until Form 2 and doing homeworks. Even she was criticized, Emma says that she choose to do so because she has a brother who cannot walk. However, it did not affect her studies although she admit that she didn't taking the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) because she wants to follow her father's footsteps.

Television debut

Maembong started her career when director Erma Fatima took her under her guidance. Her debut in the acting world was in a TV series Kau Yang Terindah directed by Fatima. The drama series attracted millions of viewers in Malaysia and instantly elevated her name and her appearance was widely covered by the media. Her fans created a fan club just for her called Emavengers.

After her first drama series ended, she acted in Cinta Itu Milikku which aired on TV3.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Hero
2015	Werewolf Dari Bangladesh	Jenab	Mamat Khalid	Zizan Razak
2016	Kimchi Untuk Awak	Bella / Salsabila	Michael Ang	Aiman Hakim Ridza

Telemovie drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	TV Station
2013	Satu Hari Di Hari Raya	Dahlia	Lead	TV3
2013	Menantu Raya	Aishah	Lead	TV3
2013	Ciptaan Terindah	Syifa	Lead	TV3
2014	Hantu Selfie	Emma	Lead role	Astro Ria/Astro Maya (HD)
2015	Hidup	Soraya	Lead role	Astro Ria/Astro Maya (HD)
2015	Hantu Wefie	Emma	Lead role	Astro Ria/Ria(HD)
2015	Madam Nona Pokok Sena	Aisyah	Lead role	Astro Prima
2015	Isteri Separuh Masa Raya	Medina Izwani	Lead role	Astro Ria/Ria(HD)
2016	Pontianak Sesat Dalam Kampung	Rose	Lead Role	Astro Ria
2016	Tersuka Tanpa Sengaja Raya	Farhah	Coming Soon	Astro Ria/RiaHD

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	TV Station
2012	Kau Yang Terindah	Munirah	Third Lead Role	TV3
2012	Cinta Itu Milikku	Rania	Lead	TV3
2013	Kampung Girl	Anisah	supporting role	TV3
2013	3 Nenek 3 Dara	Suhaila	Lead	RTM
2013	Projek Memikat Suami	Nawwal Husna	Lead	Astro Ria and Astro Maya HD
2014	Yes Boss!	Aryana	Lead	TV3
2014	Astana Cinta Aleesa	Aleesa	Lead	TV9
2014	Syurga Tanpa Cinta	Amelia	Lead	TV1
2015	Isteri Separuh Masa	Medina Izwani	Lead	Astro Ria and Astro Maya HD
2015	Jodoh Sebelah Pintu	Mona Airawani	Lead	Hypp.TV
2015	Tersuka Tanpa Sengaja	Farhah	Lead	Astro Ria and Astro Ria HD
2016	My Dear Mr Dimple	Zarin Sofea	Lead	Akan Datang

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Outcome
2012	Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian	Most Popular Female New Artist	Nominated
2014	100 Most Beautiful Faces TC Candler	Ranked 71st	Won

References

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eemma_maembongg