Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright (born 22 September 1983) is an Indonesian actress,

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and VJ. She's best known for her leading role as 'Aisha' in a romantic religious

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n hit movie '' Ayat-Ayat Cinta'' (''

Verses of Love ''Verses of Love'' () is an Indonesian romantic drama film directed by Hanung Bramantyo and produced by Manoj Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi. It features the ensemble cast that includes Fedi Nuril, Rianti Cartwright, Carissa Putri, Melanie Putri ...

'') in 2008 and become a VJ for

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since 2005.

Early life

Cartwright was born in

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

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, to a Welsh father and a Sundanese mother. She has one older brother. Cartwright was born a

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and is trilingual (Indonesian, Sundanese and English). At the age of five her family moved to the UK until her teens, when they moved back to

. She later attended Bandung International School. Cartwright graduated from

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with a

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majoring in International Business and Marketing. Cartwright has also been an editor for ''Maxx-M'' magazine, a local magazine in Bandung.

Conversion to Roman Catholicism

On 17 September 2010, Rianti secretly married to an ancient descendants man that are U.S. citizens and of

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origin, Cassanova Alfonso, at Saint Patrick's Cathedral,

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. Two weeks before departure to the

to get married, Rianti left the Muslim faith to become a baptized Catholic with the name Sophia Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright. Cartwright and Nainggolan have one daughter: Cara Rose Kanaya, born on 25 July 2020.

Career

Cartwright started her career at the age of 16 in

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before she turned her attention to

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. Cartwright had appeared in many films including '' Eiffel I'm in Love'', ''Jomblo'', ''Pesan Dari Surga'' in 2006, and ''D'Bijis'' in 2007 along with Indonesian famous actors,

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and Indra Birowo. Cartwright has been named as an ambassador for

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and campaigned towards the younger generation to stay away from the risk of contacting the

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. She served as one of the Judges in popular Indonesian television show "Indonesia Mencari Bakat", a talent show modeled after ''

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''. She also runs her own spa and cafe business.

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References

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