Meet Amelia Henderson’s Parents: Jaya Rudralingam and Graham L. Henderson

Amelia Thripura Henderson is a Malaysian-British actress, television presenter, YouTuber, and model who was born on October 20, 1995, in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Now 30, the Libra built her career from a young age, starting out as a child model before moving into television and film, with credits including Keluarga Adam, Kasut Tumit Tinggi, and The English Room.

She has also lent her voice to animated titles such as Barbie in a Christmas Carol and Barbie and the Three Musketeers.

Amelia Henderson is of mixed Scottish and Malaysian Indian heritage, with her mother’s side tracing Ceylonese Tamil roots, and her family observes Hindu traditions.

She stands 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and attended Garden International School in Kuala Lumpur, where she is remembered as an academically strong student who was also active in extracurricular pursuits. She holds dual citizenship in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and is a member of Mensa International.

Amelia has one sibling, a younger brother named Alexander Rudrakeith Henderson. In 2015, she married Tunku Harunnarasheed Putra, a member of the Kedah royal family, taking on the title Yang Mulia Datin Che Puan following the wedding. The marriage ended in divorce in 2018.

She has no publicly documented children, and details of her dating history since her divorce remain unconfirmed. Amelia Henderson has an estimated net worth of $2 million to $5 million, built through her work in acting, television hosting, modelling, and content creation.

Jaya Rudralingam

Dr. Jaya Rudralingam is Amelia Henderson’s mother. She is a Malaysian Indian dentist of Ceylonese descent who has practised dentistry for over 30 years, with a special interest in oral surgery procedures, including wisdom teeth removal and dental implant therapy.

Beyond her career in medicine, Jaya is also an accomplished pianist who once held a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music before choosing to pursue dentistry instead. In her free time, she enjoys reading thrillers and playing Bach preludes and fugues.

Jaya met Amelia’s father, Graham L. Henderson, while working in Malaysia, and the couple married in a traditional Hindu ceremony. She is described as a supportive and loving mother who has encouraged both of her children to pursue their individual passions, and she takes particular pride in Amelia’s success as an actress, television presenter, YouTuber, and model.

Graham L. Henderson

Graham L. Henderson is Amelia Henderson’s father. He is a Scottish architect who met Jaya Rudralingam while she was working in Malaysia, and the pair later married in a traditional Hindu ceremony. Through Graham, Amelia holds British citizenship by birth, which forms the basis of her dual Malaysian-British nationality.

Graham and Jaya together raised two children, Amelia and her younger brother, Alexander Rudrakeith Henderson, in a multicultural household where the children grew up speaking English, Malay, Tamil, and Mandarin fluently, alongside some French, Spanish, and Japanese.

Graham L. Henderson and Dr. Jaya Rudralingam have an estimated combined net worth of around $2 million, built through their respective careers in architecture and dentistry.

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