Amelia Thripura Henderson was born in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, and she is the daughter of a Malaysian dentist mother of Ceylonese descent, Dr. Jaya Rudralingam and a Scottish architect father, Graham L. Henderson. She has a younger brother named Alexander Rudrakeith Henderson. Henderson is a Malaysian-British dual national as she attained British citizenship from her father through birth. Henderson is a member of Mensa International.
Personal life
Henderson wed a member of the Kedah royal family, Dato’ Indera Tunku Harrunnarasheed Putra bin Tunku Annuar in 2015. Following the wedding, Henderson was conferred the honorific form of address as "Yang Berbahagia Datin Indera Amelia Thripura Henderson". The couple divorced after 3 years of marriage in 2018. They have no children.
In 2022, Amelia sparked a controversy when Idris Khan and herself breached contract for A. Aida's drama project of Sekali Lagi Cinta Kembali. She would eventually bring the case to the court as she stated that she did "nothing wrong" in the process. The court ruled A. Aida's side in April 2023 and Amelia was ordered to pay RM200,000 to the production. Amelia then won an appeal in the High Court in October 2023 when the court ruled on her side. However, the court ordered her to pay RM10,000 compensation to the production.
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2016
5th Stail EH! Awards
Most Promising Celebrities
—N/a
Nominated
2017
6th Stail EH! Awards
Most Sexy Female Celebrities
Nominated
2019
Face of Malaysia Awards
Celebrity Star of the Year
Won
14th Asia Model Awards
Model Star Award – Malaysia
Won
2nd Instafamous Awards
Stylish Instafamous Award
Won
32nd Bintang Popular Berita Harian Awards
Most Popular Female New Artist
Jangan Benci Cintaku
Nominated
2022
6th World Outstanding Grandmasters Excellence Award
Malaysia Most Outstanding Best Actress Excellence Award