# Sora Ma

Sora Ma (born 22 January 1984) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste till 2017. Ma is also a qualified pilates instructor and the founder of charity organisation Heartworks SG.

## Early life

Ma's parents are divorced and has an older brother. She was mostly brought up by her grandparents in Sungei Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.
Ma studied at Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College and graduated from Curtin University in Perth, Australia, specialising in management and marketing. Prior to joining Star Search, she did some modelling work and was as a financial planner.

## Career

A former commerce graduate, model and beauty queen, Ma was offered a contract by MediaCorp after reaching the top 5 in Star Search 2010. Ma has a fan club called Sorarity. In 2012, Ma scored her first acting nomination for her role in Love Thy Neighbour. She was nominated at the Asian Television Awards 2014 for her role in C.L.I.F. 3.
In October 2014, Ma, with Felicia Chin, open a retro-themed cafe, The Mama Shop, in Chinatown, Singapore. The cafe closed in August 2015.
In 2017, Ma received her first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes nomination and won the award in the same year. On 31 December , Ma announced in an instagram post that she would be leaving Mediacorp.
In 2018, Ma set up a production company, Socius Realm.
In 2022, Ma joined Singapore media company 8028 Holdings. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the drama This Land is Mine at the Asia Contents Awards.

## Personal life

In June 2021, Ma announced that she is engaged to her boyfriend, only known as 'Mr R', of eight years. She registered her marriage later in October and held a wedding banquet in Singapore on 24 July 2022.
In August 2023, chairman of the Singapore Artistes Association, Marcus Chin, revealed that Ma and her charity organisation Heartworks SG donated S$3,000 to Chin's personal fundraising movement for getai singer Angie Lau's medical treatment. Chin said that his artiste friends requested to donate anonymously but he decided to list all the donors in a Facebook livestream for transparency and to avoid speculations.
In March 2024, Ma announced her pregnancy and her child was conceived through in vitro fertilisation. In August, she gave birth to a son. In December, Ma revealed that her husband 'Mr R' died unexpectedly around June before the birth of their child.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Let's Play Love | Priscilla |
| 2011 | Love Thy Neighbour | Dai Peijun |
| 2012 | Unriddle 2 | Sun Mingwei |
| 2012 | Yours Fatefully | Ruan Feng |
| 2012 | Poetic Justice | Zhong Ruiyao |
| 2012 | Beyond | Qiu Lixuan |
| 2013 | It's a Wonderful Life | Zhang Xixi |
| 2013 | Sudden | Guan Jiemin |
| 2014 | Yes We Can! (我们一定行！) | Zhu Siyi |
| 2014 | Spice Up (幸福料理) | Lisa Wang Lichun |
| 2014 | C.L.I.F. 3 | Jelly Weng Xuanmei |
| 2014 | Blessings | Sun Xiulan |
| 2014 | Blessings | Wenrou |
| 2015 | 118 | Chen Meizhen |
| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful | Ann |
| 2015 | Hand In Hand | He Xinying |
| 2015 | Life - Fear Not | Zhang Xiuyan |
| 2016 | House of Fortune | Hu Simin |
| 2016 | C.L.I.F. 4 | Jelly Weng Xuanmei |
| 2016 | Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) | Xu Ruiting |
| 2016 | Hero | Ma Yixuan |
| 2017 | 118 II | Chen Meizhen |
| 2017 | Eat Already? 3 | Ma Xiaoling |
| 2018 | Mind Matters | Song Jiefang |
| 2018 | 118 Reunion (118 大团圆) | Chen Meizhen |
| 2021 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost | Ah Jie |
| 2022 | This Land Is Mine | Helen |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | My Diva Master | Lady master 大师姐姐 | Youtube film, as scriptwriter and actress | |
| 2011 | Provision Shop | Gao Lingling | Telemovie | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Results |
| 2012 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | Love Thy Neighbour | Nominated |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Rocket Award | It's a Wonderful Life | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards | BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award | — | Nominated |
| 2014 | Star Awards | Asian Skin Solution Award | — | Nominated |
| 2014 | Asian Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | C.L.I.F. 3 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | London Choco Roll Happiness Award | C.L.I.F. 3 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
| 2022 | Asia Contents Awards | Best Supporting Actress | This Land is Mine | Won |