Elvira Natali (born 25 December 1996), is an Indonesian author, and actress. She is best known for her 2013 novel ('Heart Promises') and the film ''Janji Hati'', in which she appeared as the leading actress.

Early life

Natali was born to Frickvan and Christina Kurniati in

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, Indonesia, on 25 December 1996. She has a brother Billy Marvel stayed in Melbourne. Both her father and mother are businessmen in

Bandar Lampung Bandar Lampung ( Lampungese: ''Kutak Bandarlampung''; formerly Dutch: ''Oosthaven'', ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung. Located on the southern tip of Sumatra, Bandar Lampung was originally called Tanjungka ...

, the capital of

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Province in Sumatra. Although born in

, she was raised in Bandar Lampung.

Career

Natali started to write when she was still in high school. At first, the novel was rejected by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, the biggest publishing house in

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. After revised it, she sent the manuscript back to

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. And this time, they decided to publish it. was released in June 2013. Strong sales in the first three months after its released caught the attention of

Rudi Soedjarwo Rudianto Soedjarwo (born 9 November 1971) is an Indonesian film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and ...

, a prominent director and film producer in

. He then decided to produce the novel into a movie, with him as producer and Otoy Wiyoto as director. Recognizing Natali's acting talent, Soedjarwo cast her to play Amanda, the female main role, alongside

Aliando Syarief Muhammad Ali Syarief Afif Al Katiri (born 26 October 1996), also known as Aliando or Aliando Syarief, is an Indonesian actor, singer, model. He is an Arab people, Arab descent from his father, Syarief Alkatiri, and his mother, Tengku Resi Refa ...

who play the male main role, Dava. The film was released on 5 February 2015 and received favorable viewership among teenager audiences in theatres across

. In February 2014, she released her second novel ''Return''. In May 2015, she was in the middle of production of her first gospel album and her second movie role in a film titled ('Under the Sky').

Filmography

* (2015)

Written works

* ''

Janji Hati Janji is an independent athletic clothing company based in Boston. The company donates some of its proceeds to charities dedicated to improving access to clean water and advertises itself as being responsible and socially-conscious. History ...

'' (2013) * ''Return'' (2014) * ''Two Souls'' (2016) * ''Never Looking Back'' (2016) * ''Bluebell'' (2018) * (2019)

References

External links

* * ask.fm: nataliel_ 1996 births Living people Indonesian actresses Indonesian writers {{Indonesia-writer-stub