Juliana Evans
Che Puan Juliana Sophie binti Johari Evans is a Malaysian actress and media personality of British and American descent. Evans is a member of the Selangor royal family. She is married to Tengku Shariffuddin Shah, son of Tengku Sulaiman Shah.
Evans made a television appearance at the age of 12 years as a host. She then hosted Remaja, a popular program on TV3. In 2020, Evans was appointed as a Tourism Ambassador for the #PusingSelangorDulu Campaign by the Selangor State Government and the Selangor Ministry of Tourism.
Early life and education
Evans was born on 5 July 1989 in Shah Alam, Selangor. Her father is of British and American descent and her mother is of Malay descent. She is the youngest of three siblings namely Andrew Effendi Evans, Isabelle Evans and Jefri Peter Evans. She also have a half-brother Al-Qaliff Mikaeel Madzlan.At the age of 15, she also represented the state of Selangor in the Artistic Gymnastics event at the national level sports event organized by the Malaysian School Sports Council.
She pursued the American Degree Transfer Program at Sunway University as preparation to further her studies in the United States.
In 2012, Evans continued her studies at Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, Michigan USA and successfully obtained a Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Film, Video and Media studies with Honours. She's also has been named to the Dean's List Award in recognition of her outstanding scholastic achievement.
Next, upon her graduation in 2014 she also took an acting course for 4 weeks at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles campus, United States.
Marriage and issue
On 30 April 2017, Evans married His Highness Tengku Shariffuddin Shah bin Tengku Sulaiman Shah, one of a senior members of the Selangor royal family. Currently, her husband is 10th in line to the throne of Selangor.Upon her marriage Evans was granted the title of Che Puan as a Prince's consort that was not of a royal descent. She is styled as Yang Berbahagia.
Through her marriage, Evans became a member of the Royal House of Opu Daeng Celak and are related to notable royal figures, namely:
- The 2nd Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, husband's paternal great-grandfather.
- The 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, husband's paternal grandfather.
- The 8th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, husband's maternal grandfather.
- The 9th Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, husband's paternal uncle.
- The 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the 5th Sultan of modern Johor, Sultan Ibrahim, husband's maternal uncle.
- The 16th Raja Permaisuri Agong and the 5th Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, husband's maternal aunt.
- The current Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah, husband's paternal cousin.
- The current Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail, husband's maternal cousin.
- The current Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, husband's maternal cousin.
On 17 June 2023, she gave birth to her second daughter named Her Highness Tengku Saidatul'Ihsan Zabedah Fauziah Putri.