There's something about Anna: actress Anna Jobling's star is on the rise

Breakout star Anna Jobling is enjoying a surge of popularity from the success of 'Melur Untuk Firdaus'. photo: Yap Chee Hong/The Star; Styling: EJ; Hair: hairbylala.8; makeup: Anna Jobling

Just an hour before she transforms herself into an effervescent, charming, scene-stealing personality for our cover shoot, Anna Jobling arrives at our studio in a black zip-up sports blazer and thick black-framed glasses, looking like the girl next door and almost blending into the background.

Off-screen and off-camera, the 22-year-old actress exudes a soft-spoken demeanour while sprinkling occasional quips of dry humour.