Siti Khalijah

The Story So Far

Born in 1985 in Singapore, Siti Khalijah Zainal began her acting career in 2003 when she was a part of the Theatre for Youth Ensemble programme by The Necessary Stage (TNS). She has since built an impressive acting portfolio, working with a range of theatre companies in Singapore like TNS, Teater Ekamatra, Cake Theatrical Productions, W!ld Rice, Dream Academy, The Theatre Practice, I Theatre and Panggung ARTS. By working with a multitude of professional groups, Siti has displayed a ceaseless zest to hone her craft as an actress and a collaborator of theatre works.

Siti has a prolific presence in both theatre and television circuits, having established her public celebrity status as one of the hosts for National Day Parade (2013 and 2014) and joining the motley team of strong actors in local parody television series, The Noose. Despite her acting credits, Siti is not averse to taking risks by working on exploratory projects on top of commercial works..

She won Best Actress for her role in Model Citizens (2010) at The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards in 2011, and was nominated at the same award for her roles in Gemuk Girls (2008) by TNS, How did the Cat Get so Fat? (2007) and Nadirah (2009) by Teater Ekamatra. As a performer, she has toured internationally to Malaysia, Australia, Russia and the UK. In particular, the production Best Of (2013) toured to great success at CausewayXchange, as part of the Georgetown Festival in Penang, Malaysia.