Cinta Laura Kiehl (; ; born August 17, 1993) is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model. Kiehl was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.

Early life and education

Kiehl grew up in several countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Indonesia. Upon her move to Indonesia at 12 years old, Kiehl became an Indonesian national swimmer, winning 10 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 7 bronze medals from various swimming competitions. Kiehl studied at

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in New York. She was a teaching assistant (TA) for Professor Herbert S. Terrace in Columbia's psychology department. While at Columbia, she joined the sorority

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. Laura graduated

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from the university in May 2014. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career in Hollywood, signing her contract under

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and

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Career

2007: Debut

Kiehl started her career in February 2007, debuted under

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. Her first

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, '' Cinderella: Apakah Cinta Hanyalah Mimpi?'' aired on SCTV and

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with 310 episodes, where she gained popularity and won ''”2007 Indonesia's Best Actress”'' on 2007 SCTV Awards.

2007–2012: ''Oh Baby'', ''Cinta Laura'' album, and ''Hollywood Dreams''

In 2007, Kiehl appeared in her first movie '' Oh Baby'', and also took part in the film's soundtrack. ''Oh Baby'' reigned in the no. 1 position of various charts in Indonesia, Malaysia and

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. Soon after that, she released her first self-titled studio album, '' Cinta Laura'' (2010). The album was released in February 2010 and sold over a million copies. In the summer of 2010, Kiehl received the Wannabe Artist Award of 2010

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. She also filming her TV soap series, ''Upik Abu dan Laura'' (2008) and ''Air Mata Cinta'' (2009), which was a success in Indonesia and Malaysia aired in

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and

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. Following her success, she released the songs "You Say Aq", "Guardian Angel", "Cinta Atau Uang", "Tulalit", "Boomerang" and "Playlist" from her second album, ''Hollywood Dreams'' (2012).

2013–present: International acting career and English album

In 2013, she decided to move to Los Angeles. She acted in the Hollywood-produced movie '' After the Dark'' (2013), starring

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and James D’Arcy. Laura worked with

, continuing her acting in '' The Ninth Passenger'' (2018) by Hollywood producer Corey Large. She has also appeared on several

Lifetime films, such as ''Crazy for the Boys'' (2018), ''TAR'' (2018), ''Goodnight'' (2018) and ''The Nanny is Watching'' (2018). Laura won "Best Film Actress" at the 2019 Latino Film awards, for the movie ''Goodnight'' (2018). In 2019, Kiehl came back with her new English single ''Caliente'' and ''Vida'' after a seven-year hiatus. She also starred in several Indonesian films such as ''Target'' (2018), ''MatiAnak'' (2019) and ''Jeritan Malam'' (2019).

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety shows

Discography

Studio albums

Featured singles

Awards and nomination

References

External links

Official site
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