Laura Basuki (born 9 January 1988) is an Indonesian
model
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Models can be divided in ...
and
actress
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of mixed
Javanese,
Chinese and
Vietnamese
Vietnamese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
descent.
Early life
Basuki was born in
Berlin
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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
Coca-Cola
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and
Vaseline
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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
Nia Dinata
Nurkurniati Aisyah Dewi (born 4 March 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia), better known as Nia Dinata, is an Indonesian film director. Her movies are known for tackling subjects controversial or "risky" in Indonesia such as homosexuality, migrant workers ...
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
Indonesian Film Festival
The Indonesian Film Festival ( Indonesian: Festival Film Indonesia, 'FFI') is an annual awards ceremony organised by the Indonesian Film Board and the Ministry of Culture to celebrate cinematic achievements in the Indonesian film industry. Dur ...
. Also in 2010, Basuki served as an
emcee hosting a quiz show for the
MNC Group; the programme, broadcast during the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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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
Susi Susanti
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in 2019's biopic film ''
Susi Susanti: Love All''. For her portrayal of Susanti, Basuki won the
Citra Award for Best Actress in 2020.
In 2022, Basuki starred in
Kamila Andini's ''Before, Now & Then'', a beguiling drama set in 1960s Indonesia. The film had its international premiere at the
72nd Berlin International Film Festival. At the festival, Basuki was honored with
Silver Bear
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for Best Supporting Performance.
Filmography
Film
Webseries
FTV
Commercial
* ''Lays''
* ''Hadalabo''
* ''Mandiri''
Video clip
Awards and nominations
References
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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
Actresses from Berlin