[1][2][3][4] Lisa Surihani was born in Kuala Lumpur to a family of Bugis with distant Chinese, Arab and Indian ancestry.
She first acted in films Goodbye Boys and recently Sekali Lagi with Malaysian actor Shaheizy Sam.
[citation needed] In 2012, she starred in local films Lagenda Budak Setan 2, Cyber X: Ancaman Penggodam and Istanbul Aku Datang.
[7][8][9] Lisa Surihani married Malaysian singer and actor Yusry Abdul Halim, of KRU fame, in 2012.
[citation needed] On 11 January 2013, Lisa lost approximately RM50,000 in savings due to her ATM card being used by other individuals without her consent.