Laura Basuki

Laura Basuki (born in West Berlin, Germany on January 9, 1988) is a Germany-born Indonesian model and actress of mixed Javanese, Chinese and Vietnamese descent.

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.
Laura Basuki
Born
Laura Basuki

(1988-01-09) 9 January 1988
West Berlin, West Germany
Alma materAtmajaya University
OccupationModel
Actress
Years active2008 - present
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)
Leo Sandjaja
​
(m. 2011)​
Children
  • Owen Sandjaja
Parent(s)Wibowo Basuki (father)
Thi Kieu Tien (mother)
AwardsCitra Award for Best Leading Actress

2010 3 Hati Dua Dunia Satu Cinta

2020 Susi Susanti: Love All

Early life

Basuki was born in Berlin on 9 January 1988. She is of mixed Indonesian-Vietnamese ancestry. As a teenager, she intended to be a doctor. However, her mother pressured her into becoming a model.[1][2][3] The 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall Basuki, who weighed 49 kilograms (108 lb), enrolled at the OQ Modeling School in 2005.[2]

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 and Vaseline.[1] The weekly entertainment magazine Tabloid Nova, Basuki's compared her look to that of Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa.[3] As the modelling work kept her too busy to study medicine, Basuki began studying economics.[2]

In 2008, Basuki was cast in her first role, Gara-Gara Bola (Because of Football), after the producer Nia Dinata 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.[2][3]

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.[1][2] For her work, Basuki received a Citra Award for Best Actress at the 2010 Indonesian Film Festival.[4] 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, was about football.[2]

Basuki married businessman Leo Sanjaya in 2011.[1] In early 2012, she played a journalist in Agus Kuntz' film Republik Twitter (The Twitter Republic).[5] 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.[1] For the shooting, she spent over a month in the mountainous inner regions of the island, bathing only weekly.[6]

In 2013 she was in a film entitled Madre. In 2015 she was in the film Love and Faith.[7]

Filmography

Film
TahunJudulPeran
2008Gara-gara BolaLaura
20103 Hati Dua Dunia, Satu CintaDelia
2012Republik TwitterHanum
2012Di Timur MatahariVina
2013MadreMeilan Tanuwidjaja
2014Haji BackpackerSuchun
2015Love and FaithLim Kwee Ing
2018Terbang: Menembus LangitCandra Dewi
2018Doyok Otoy Ali Oncom: Cari JodohAyu
2018 The Returning Natalie
2019 Susi Susanti: Love All Susi Susanti

Webseries
Tahun Judul Peran Produksi Saluran
2018 Sunshine Matahari VIU Indonesia Viu

FTV
Tahun Judul Peran Keterangan
2011 Antara Aku dan Bobo Dindi
2011 Mendadak Ningrat Putri
2012 Delman Cinta di Kota Kembang Melati
2012 Cinta Wedang Ronde Cinta
2013 23 Hari Cinta Matematika Rania
2016 Love is Crazy Kamelia

Commercial
  • Lays
  • Hadalabo
  • Mandiri

Video clip
LaguPenyanyi
Hapus AkuNidji
SeandainyaThe Titans
KauT-Five
Detik TerakhirLyla

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Indonesian Film Festival Citra Award for Best Leading Actress 3 Hati Dua Dunia, Satu Cinta Won
2013 Indonesian Film Festival Citra Award for Best Leading Actress Madre Nominated
2014 Maya Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Haji Backpacker Nominated
2018 Maya Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Terbang: Menembus Langit Nominated
2019 Maya Award Best Actress in a Leading Role Susi Susanti: Love All Nominated
2020 Indonesian Film Festival Citra Award for Best Leading Actress Susi Susanti: Love All Won

References
  1. Dwyer 2012, Twists in Fate.
  2. Kurniasari 2011, Laura Basuki.
  3. Nova 2009, Laura Basuki, Si Pemalu.
  4. Jakarta Post 2010, Actress Laura Basuki.
  5. Tibshraeny 2012, 'Republik Twitter'.
  6. Dewi 2012, Laura Basuki: Belajar Sederhana.
  7. IMDb credits listing

Sources
  • "Actress Laura Basuki wins Citra award". The Jakarta Post. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  • Dewi, Trifosa (June 2012). "Laura Basuki: Belajar Sederhana" [Laura Basuki: Learning to be Simple]. Femina (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  • Dwyer, Krissy (12 June 2012). "Twists in Fate On the Road to Fame". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  • Kurniasari, Triwik (13 February 2011). "Laura Basuki: Ready to play the game". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  • "Laura Basuki, Si Pemalu Yang Benci Clubbing" [Laura Basuki, The Shy Girl who Hates Clubbing]. Tabloid Nova (in Indonesian). 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  • Tibshraeny, Jenée (12 February 2012). "'Republik Twitter': The real love". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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