Dian Sastrowardoyo

Diandra Paramita Sastrowardoyo or better known as Dian Sastrowardoyo (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 16, 1982) is an Indonesian actress and model of Javanese descent.

Dian Sastrowardoyo
Born	Diandra Paramita Sastrowardoyo 16 March 1982 Jakarta, Indonesia
Other names	Dian Sastrowardoyo
Alma mater	University of Indonesia
Occupation	Actress Model
Years active	1989 - present
Height	5 ft / 1.60 m
Spouse(s)	Maulana Indraguna Sutowo ​ ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	Shailendra Naryama Sastraguna Sutowo Ishana Ariandra Nariratana Sutowo
Parent(s)	Ariawan Rusdianto Sastrowardoyo (father) Dewi Parwati Setyorini (mother)
Relatives	Soenario Sastrowardoyo (grandfather)
Awards	Citra Award for Best Leading Actress

Early life and education

Sastrowardoyo was born on 16 March 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Ariawan Sastrowardoyo, an artist, and Dewi Parwati Sastrowardoyo (née Setyorini), a university lecturer. Her paternal grandfather, Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, was a physician, surgeon, and author. Her uncle, Dr. Aswin W. Sastrowardoyo (b. 1957), is a musician turned physician.[1] She is also the grandniece of both Sunario, Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1956; Dra. Sukanti Suryochondro, a former instructor in women's studies at the University of Indonesia; and Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924–1995), a noted poet and literary critic. Her paternal great-grandfather, Sutejo Sastrowardoyo (1878–1967), traced the family's ancestry back to the 15th century Javanese. Sastrowardoyo's family name is derived from sastra (Sanskrit, "writings") and wardaya ("heart", hence both: "writings of the heart").

She attended Junior high school at the SMP Vincentius Otista Jakarta and high school at the SMA Tarakanita 1. Dian furthered her studies at the University of Indonesia where she studied law briefly before moving to the Faculty of Literature, where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in July 2007. She did her post-graduate degree at the School of Economics at the same institution, where she studied Finance Management as her major and earned a Master of Management degree.[2] She graduated cum laude in August 2014.

Career

She began her career in 1996 as the cover girl of Gadis, a popular teen magazine in Indonesia. She starred as Daya in Pasir Berbisik, which was a critical favorite and won her many awards. She rose to greater prominence with her starring role as Cinta in the cult classic romance movie Ada Apa dengan Cinta?, which was a box office hit not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia a year later in January 2003. Since then she has established herself as one of Indonesia's most bankable actresses, starring in films such as Banyu Biru, Ungu Violet and Belahan Jiwa. as well as international movies such as the Malaysian production Puteri Gunung Ledang.

Other television appearances include playing Raya in Dunia Tanpa Koma and a brief stint as the host of the game show Kuis Super Milyarder Tiga Milyar.[3]

Sastrowardoyo is the goodwill ambassador for the MTV EXIT campaign, a multimedia initiative produced by MTV EXIT Foundation to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking and modern slavery through live events, video content, and youth engagement,[4] even hosting a special programme for the campaign in 2012 titled Enslaved, produced for thirteen different countries across Asia.

At the age of 14, she won the teen beauty pageant Gadis Sampul. She achieved wider recognition for her role as Cinta in the 2002 film Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?, for which she won the Citra Award for Best Actress. She reprised the role in the sequel 14 years later. She won the Best Actress award in the Deauville Asian Film Festival for her role in Pasir Berbisik in 2002. Sastrowardoyo is one of the most successful actresses in Indonesia. She has been the face of L'Oréal Paris Indonesia since 2010. In 2016, she reprised her role as the titular character in Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2, the sequel to Ada Apa dengan Cinta? opposite actor Nicholas Saputra.[5]

In 2016, Dian starred as Indonesia's national heroine in the movie Kartini.[6] In 2018, Dian is set to star in Aruna dan Lidahnya (Aruna and Her Palate), a film based on the Laksmi Pamuntjak book of the same name.[7]

Personal life

Dian Sastrowardoyo married businessman Maulana Indraguna Sutowo, the son of tycoon Adiguna Sutowo, on 18 May 2010.[8] They have two children: Shailendra Naryama Sastraguna Sutowo (born 17 July 2011)[9] and Ishana Ariandra Nariratana Sutowo (born 7 June 2013).[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Bintang Jatuh	Donna
2001	Whispering Sands	Daya	Pasir Berbisik Festival Film Asia Deauville, Festival Film Internasional Singapura
2002	Ada Apa dengan Cinta?	Cinta	Won – 2002 Indonesian Film Festival for Best Actress in a leading role
2004	Arisan!	Woman in Gallery	Cameo appearance
2005	Puteri Gunung Ledang	Medicine Seller's Daughter	Cameo appearance
	Banyu Biru	Sula
	Ungu Violet	Kalin
2006	Belahan Jiwa	Cempaka
2008	3 Doa 3 Cinta	Dona Satelit
2009	Drupadi	Drupadi
2014	7 Hari 24 Jam	Tania Wulandary
2016	Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2	Cinta
	Kartini	Raden Adjeng Kartini
2018	Aruna dan Lidahnya	Aruna	Nominated – 2008 Indonesian Film Festival for Best Actress in a leading role
	The Night Comes For Us	Alma
	Milly & Mamet	Cinta
2020	Crazy Awesome Teachers	Nirmala

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Dunia Tanpa Koma	Raya	Main role; 14 episodes
2006	Panasonic Cinema	Herself (host)	TV special
2012	Enslaved: An MTV EXIT Special[11]	Herself (host)	TV special
2015	The East	Director	Episodes: "Pilot"

Endorsements

• L'Oréal
• LUX
• Samsung Corby
• NATUR-E
• Panasonic
• Mentari Indosat
• Sunsilk
• Torabika Creamy Latte
• Prenagen
• Vitalong C
• LINE

Music video appearances

• Xirus Indonesia — "Yang Terdalam" (2010)
• Glenn Fredly — "Hitam Putih" (2009)
• Keyla — "Tempat Berbeda" (2008)
• Peterpan — "Menghapus Jejakmu" (2007)
• T-Five — "Yang Terindah" (2002)
• Dewa — "Sayap-sayap Patah" (2001)
• Shelomita — "Langkah" (2000)
• Katon Bagaskara — "Cinta Selembut Awan" (2000)
• Sheila on 7 — "J.A.P" (1999)
• Sheila on 7 — "Anugerah Terindah" (1999)
• The Fly — "Air Mata Sunyi" (1999)
• KLA Project — "Gerimis" (1996)

• PADI - “ Menanti Sebuah Jawaban” (2005)

• DISKORIA - "Serenata Jiwa Lara" (2020)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2002	Deauville Asian Film Festival	Best Actress	Pasir Berbisik	Won
	Singapore International Film Festival			Won
	Indonesian Film Festival	Citra Award for Best Leading Actress	Ada Apa dengan Cinta?	Won
2003	Hawaii International Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
	Malaysian Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
2005	MTV Indonesia Movie Awards	Most Favorite Actress	Ungu Violet	Won
2015	Maya Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	7/24	Nominated
2017	Indonesian Film Festival	Citra Award for Best Leading Actress	Kartini	Nominated
2018	Indonesian Film Festival	Citra Award for Best Leading Actress	Aruna dan Lidahnya	Nominated
2018	Maya Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Aruna dan Lidahnya	Nominated

Awards

• 1st Winner GADIS SAMPUL 1996 teen covergirl competition in Gadis Magazine
• SCTV Award 2002 "Most Favorite Actress Nominated"
• Festival Film Bandung 2003 "Best Actress" – Ada Apa Dengan Cinta
• Asia Pacific Film Festival 2005 "Most Promising Actress" – Banyu Biru
• MTV Asia Movie Award in Singapore 2005 "Most Favorite Actress" – Ungu Violet
• MTV Indonesia Movie Award 2005 "Most Favorite Actress" – Ungu Violet
• Pusan International Film Festival 2009 "Silver Award for Leading Female Performance" – 3 Doa 3 Cinta
• Bali International Film Festival 2009 "Best Supporting Actress" – 3 Doa 3 Cinta
• ELLE Film Magazine USA Award 2009 "Actress of The Year" – 3 Doa 3 Cinta
• USA Magazine Indonesia Award 2010 "Most Favorite Actress" – Drupadi

Notes

1. Secaatmaja, Deny (30 March 2001). "Chaseiro, Senandung Jazz-nya Tetap Dirindukan". Horizon-line.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2004.
2. "Guess what?: Dian graduates cum laude from UI". 1 September 2014.
3. "Dian Sastrowardoyo berambut pendek di Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Indonesia." SyokKahwin.com Accessed 28 February 2007.
4. "MTV EXIT Goes Deeper into Indonesia with Roadshow Series Educating, Engaging, and Empowering Young People to Fight Human Trafficking". asean. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
5. "'Ada Apa dengan Cinta 2': Long-awaited sequel doesn't disappoint". thejakartapost. 29 April 2009.
6. Post, The Jakarta. "'Kartini': A politically correct version of her story". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
7. Post, The Jakarta. "Dian Sastrowardoyo to star in Laksmi Pamuntjak's book-to-movie adaptation". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
8. Sutowo
9. "Dian Sastrowardoyo Son". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
10. "Dian Sastrowardoyo Lahirkan Anak Kedua". 10 June 2013.
11. "Enslaved: An MTV EXIT Special hosted by Dian Sastrowardoyo". vimeo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

External links

• Dian Sastrowardoyo at IMDb