Maryam Tanveer Ali (Urdu: مریم تنویر علی, born 27 July 1989), known by her stage name Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and films.[1][2] One of Pakistan’s highest-paid actresses, Ali has received several accolades including three Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award.[3]
Ali made her debut with a supporting role in the telenovela Durr-e-Shehwar but later received praise for portraying the titular character in the romantic comedy, Aun Zara (both 2012) and the social drama, Shanakhat (2014). She achieved her breakthrough when starring in the romance Mann Mayal (2016) which earned her the Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress. She received further acclaim for her role as Zuleikha in the romantic drama, Mera Naam Yousuf Hai and in the ensemble family drama Diyar-e-Dil (both 2015), the latter of which earned her a nomination at the Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress.
Ali made her film debut with the romantic action comedy, Teefa in Trouble (2018) and achieved similar success in the romantic comedy Parey Hut Love (2019), both ranking amongst the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time with the latter earning her two nominations at the Lux Style Awards. Following a short departure from television, she returned with the romantic drama Pehli Si Muhabbat (2021).
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Maryam Tanveer Ali (Urdu: مریم تنویر علی, born 27 July 1989), known by her stage name MayaAli, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and...
produced by Momina Duraid under the banner MD Productions. It features MayaAli and Bilal Ashraf in leading roles. The first episode of the series originally...
April 2015. "Ali Zafar excited for 'Urainge'". The Times of India. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015. "MayaAli to star opposite Ali Zafar in 'Tifa...
Mehreen Alam as co-writer for screenplay and written by Ali Moeen. It features Wahaj Ali, MayaAli and Talha Chahour in leading roles. Set in 1970 and 1971...
television commercials, under his Tadpole Films banner. It stars Ali Zafar and MayaAli, who also made their Pakistani film debuts. It is also the debut...
under banner Idream Entertainment, written by Faiza Iftikhar and stars MayaAli and Sheheryar Munawar in lead roles along with Hassan Sheheryar Yasin,...
actor Sheheryar (Sheheryar Munawar) and a strong-willed girl, Saniya (MayaAli) and their romance as they meet and fall in love over a series of unplanned...
(یوسف و زلیخا) by Jami in his book Haft Awrang. Mera Naam Yousuf Hai stars MayaAli and Imran Abbas as the title characters Zulaikha and Yusuf, respectively...
and directed by Haseeb Hassan. Mann Mayal starred Hamza Ali Abbasi as Salahhudin and MayaAli as Manahil in leading roles. The series chronicles the lives...
Ahmed Mujtaba. They were joined by MayaAli and Faakhir Mehmood as team's brand ambassadors in 2018. Only MayaAli continued her role in 2019 and 2020...
Gay – BongaFeed". bongafeed.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022. "Working with MayaAli is both easy and challenging: Osman Khalid Butt". Express Tribune. 24 May...
Rahim Iman Ali Iqra Aziz Juggan Kazim Mariyah Moten Mathira Mawra Hocane MayaAli Meera Meesha Shafi Mehreen Raheel Mehwish Hayat Misbah Mumtaz Momal Sheikh...
Si Muhabbat, his first TV role since Aasmanon Pay Likha in 2014, with MayaAli in their second collaboration after the 2019 movie Parey Hut Love. In 2015...
to her first film, Parey Hut Luv, directed by Asim Raza, also starring MayaAli, Mahira Khan and Shehryar Munawar Siddiqui. The film was released in August...
Hisaar-e-Mohabbat (Fort of Love) and is directed by Haissam Hussain. It stars MayaAli and Osman Khalid Butt. The story revolves around the lives of Aunn and...
serial, is written by Adam Aazeen and directed by Waseem Abbas. Laraib (MayaAli) is a beautiful young woman in a loving family who meets a stylist named...
started her career in Diyar-e-Dil alongside Osman Khalid Butt, MayaAli, Hareem Farooq, Abid Ali, and Sanam Saeed. In Haya Ke Daaman Main, she appeared in...
Shahzad's Pehli Si Muhabbat, where she portrayed the younger version of MayaAli's character. In 2022, she rose to prominence with her portrayal of a tomboyish...
The film was directed by Ahsan Rahim and had an ensemble cast of Ali Zafar, MayaAli, Jawed Sheikh, Faisal Qureshi and Simi Raheal. Teefa in Trouble became...
Sanam as a victim of bipolar disorder alongside Osman Khalid Butt and MayaAli. In the same year, she played the lead role in the film Dobara Phir Se...
Se Naam Hamara to be aired on Pakistan Day". The News International. "MayaAli feels 'blessed' to be working with Shoaib Mansoor". The Express Tribune...
Maya Petika (transl. Magic box) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language anthology film directed by Ramesh Raparthi and starring Payal Rajput, Viraj Ashwin, Simrat...