Laura Basuki (born 9 January 1988) is an Indonesian

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and

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of mixed Javanese, Chinese and Vietnamese descent.

Early life

Basuki was born in

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on 9 January 1988 to an Indonesian-Chinese dad and a Vietnamese mom. As a teenager, she intended to be a doctor. However, her mother pressured her into becoming a model. The tall Basuki, who weighed , enrolled at the OQ Modeling School in 2005.

Career

Her first modelling job was at a bridal pageant showing the works of Bijan Wanaatmadja. This was followed by spots marketing products including

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and

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. As the modelling work kept her too busy to study medicine, Basuki began studying economics. In 2008, Basuki was cast in her first role, ''Gara-Gara Bola'' (''Because of Football''), after the producer

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saw Basuki's face in a magazine. She played the role of a bookie's wife after a month of coaching. ''Gara-Gara Bola'' garnered her two awards at the 2009 Indonesian Movie Awards. Two years later, Basuki played a Catholic woman in love with a Muslim man in ''Tiga Hati, Dua Dunia, Satu Cinta'' (''Three Hearts, Two Worlds, One Love''), which was a critical success. For her work, Basuki received a Citra Award for Best Actress at the 2010

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. Also in 2010, Basuki served as an emcee hosting a quiz show for the MNC Group; the programme, broadcast during the

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, was about football. Basuki married businessman Leo Sanjaya in 2011. In early 2012, she played a journalist in Agus Kuntz' film '' Republik Twitter'' (''The Twitter Republic''). Basuki's fourth film, '' Di Timur Matahari'' (''East of the Sun''), debuted on 12 June 2012. A children's movie directed by Ari Sihasale, it followed Basuki's character Vina as she moved to Papua with her Papuan husband. For the shooting, she spent over a month in the mountainous inner regions of the island, bathing only weekly. In 2013 she was in a film entitled ''Madre'', and followed by a role in 2015's film ''Love and Faith''. Later, she starred as badminton legend

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in 2019's biopic film Susi Susanti: Love All. For her portrayal of Susanti, Basuki won the

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in 2020. In 2022, Basuki starred in

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's Before, Now & Then, a beguiling drama set in 1960s Indonesia. The film had its international premiere at the

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. At the festival, Basuki was honored with

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for Best Supporting Performance.

Filmography

Film

Webseries

FTV

Commercial

* ''Lays'' * ''Hadalabo'' * ''Mandiri''

Video clip

Awards and nominations

References

Sources

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basuki, Laura 1988 births Living people Citra Award winners German people of Indonesian descent German people of Vietnamese descent German people of Chinese descent German people of Javanese descent Indonesian female models Indonesian actresses Indonesian Christians Indonesian people of Vietnamese descent Indonesian people of Chinese descent Javanese people Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance winners Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia alumni