Dian Sastrowardoyo

Diandra Paramita Sastrowardoyo (born March 16, 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia) -- more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo -- is an Indonesian model and actress.

In 1996, she was the cover girl of Gadis, a teen magazine in Indonesia. She later became popular as Daya, the protagonist in Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sand). Dian finally kick-started her career on the big screen with a starring role in the boxoffice hit (In Indonesia and Malaysia) Ada Apa Dengan Cinta (AADC) (What's Up With Love? (film)). 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 foreign movies like the Malaysian produced, Puteri Gunung Ledang

Her recent (as of March 2007) 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.

Dian Sastrowardoyo latest film titled Fana: The Forbidden Love, Dalton Alka Cinema production, a film company from Turkey. Fana scheduled to appear early December 24, 2010, the day commemorating the Tsunami disaster in Aceh in 2004, because of love-themed film banned in the mainland of Aceh, before and after the 2004 tsunami disaster. In the film, "Dian Sastrowardoyo" tested her acting skill was so extreme that she had to play characters Gayo, a Muslim transeksualis and blind, who must love her own brother, Azzam, who was played by handsome actor, Dude Harlino. In addition to the Dude Harlino, Dian also be paired again with the senior actress Christine Hakim and senior actor Deddy Mizwar.

Other Dian latest film is Cintaku Di Kabut Toba or Love In Fog Toba, the famous director Chaerul Umam. In this film, Dian will be paired again for the fourth time with the actor Nicholas Saputra, after they scored a huge success by "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?", "3 Doa 3 Cinta", and "Drupadi". "Cintaku Di Kabut Toba" will story of Seruni, a famous actress, who ran away from the noisy world of entertainment noise, to a remote village in Toba, North Sumatra. Her meeting with Samosir, who was played by Nicholas Saputra, changing drastically Seruni life. They then fell in love. However Seruni suddenly disappeared, and returned to Jakarta without saying good-bye to Samosir. Apparently Seruni had Alzheimer's disease. They later reunited ten years later in very different conditions

Television

• Panasonic Cinema

Agnes Monica

Agnes Monica (born Agnes Monica Muljoto on July 1, 1986) is a Chinese Indonesian pop recording artist, dancer, actress, songwriter, and model. Her career started when she was only 6 years old.

Her album "..And the Story Goes" (2003) made her popular as a teenage singer. It was a big success in Indonesia with the singles "Bilang Saja", "Jera" and "Cinta Mati". The album sold 30.000 copies in only 3 days and eventually got double platinum. In 2005 she released her second album "Whaddup A.. '?!" with the hit single, "Tak Ada Logika". It sold 50,000 copies in 10 days and went to triple platinum (with no album promotion in Malaysia). Her current album is "Sacredly Agnezious"; it features the hit single, Teruskanlah. Her biggest hit to date is "Matahariku".

Her success brought her fame not only in her homeland, Indonesia, but also in neighboring Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines and even in the Netherlands in Europe. Her twice performance at the 2008 and 2009 Asia Song Festival in Seoul, Korea, led her to fame in Taiwan, Korea, China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. She is the only singer in Indonesia who has her own dance group called, Nezindahood, who always perform with Agnes on stage. In 2009, she began planning to launch her international career, and started taking Mandarin lessons. A result of this was her role in two Taiwanese drama series, "Romance in the White House" with Peter Ho, and "The Hospital" with Jerry Yan.

About the Song

"Godai Aku Lagi", the second single of her album, Sacredly Agnezious , was heavily inspired by several international acts. The opening of the clip mimicked the music video Moulin Rouge,while the ending of the video was a tribute to the international blockbuster Æon Flux. There is a scene in the video where Agnes Monica, wearing a white wig, is strapped on a chair but vanishes into thin air when she is about to be injected with a toxic chemical substance. This scene was based on Madonna's music video of Die Another Day. "Godai Aku Lagi" set a record of hitting 1.5 million personalized ring-back tone sales, resulting in the song going triple platinum.

The limited edition of her mini album sold well not only in her homeland, Indonesia, but also in Malaysia and Singapore. In addition, "Matahariku", the first single of the album, Sacredly Agnezious, was certified platinum folllwing the activation of 1.5 million ring-back tones in 2008, and also became one of the most watched Indonesian female Singer videos on YouTube, garnering over one million views less than 5 months. After 10 months, the figure rose to more than two million viewers.Then, After one year of it published, it rising again over 2.5 million viewers and rise up to 3 million viewers after one-half years.

Presenter

• VAN ( Video Anak Antv ) in Antv
• Tralala-Trilili in RCTI
• Diva Romeo in TransTV

Qory Sandioriva

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Birth name: Qory Sandioriva
Birthdate: August 17, 1991 (1991-08-17) (age 18)
Birthplace: Jakarta, Indonesia
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Eye: color brown
Hair: color black
Title(s): Puteri Indonesia 2009 automatically titled as Miss Indonesia Universe 2010
Major competition(s): Puteri Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Puteri Indonesia 2009 (winner),
Miss Universe 2010

BIOGRAPHY:

Sandioriva was born in Jakarta to a Sundanese father and an Acehnese mother. She attended the Al-Azhar School for her elementary and secondary education. During high school, Sandioriva joined the Pencak Silat and choir team of her school and won a choir competition. She is currently studying at the University of Indonesia majoring in French literature.

Her participation in Puteri Indonesia 2009 was controversial because she was representing the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, a conservative Muslim province ruled by Sharia Law. Past representatives of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam had always worn a headscarf, but Sandioriva did not. Sandioriva later explained that despite not wearing a headscarf, she still upheld traditional values and morals - just like the Acehnese heroine she admired, Cut Nyak Dien

Kamidia Radisti

Touted as a contest of "beauty, brains, health and Eastern values," Kamidia Radisti of West Java beat out 33 hopefuls to be crowned Miss Indonesia 2007 Thursday night, 5 July 2007 at the Jakarta Convention Center.

Disti, 23, receive the winning prize of Rp 75 million (US$8,300) in cash and represent Indonesia in Miss World 2007.

An avid swimmer who has competed nationally, Kamidia also participated in the 2006 Wajah Femina or Femina Face competition where she was a finalist. She studies economics at Padjadjaran University and is in her sixth semester.

Verna Gladies Merry Ingkiriwang, of Central Sulawesi was crowned first runner up; the 23-year-old medical student at Samratulangi University will receive Rp 35 million.

The second runner-up title went to 23-year-old I Gusti Agung Ary Kusumawardani of Bali, a student of literature at Udayana University. Ary will receive Rp 25 million.

This year’s Miss Indonesia pageant was a prolonged affair with performances from six different singing acts between various segments of the program.

Contestants were narrowed down to 10 finalists at the start of the show. The finalists proceeded to answer a series of questions chosen from a glass bowl onstage. Some were thrown relatively soft questions, such as the meaning of smiling or their personal definition of “sexy,” while others received more difficult questions on social issues like teen pregnancy and modernity within the Indonesian archipelago.

Ten contestants soon became five, and another round of questions cut the competition down to Kamidia, Verna and Ary. The final three contestants were all asked the same question, which regarded the loss of cultural assets in Indonesia. Kamidia suggested a weekly tradition for Indonesians to wear different traditional dress, such as kebaya and batik, to keep cultural ties alive.

Three smaller titles were awarded among the other 30 contestants. Dian Ayu Lestari of Maluku was named Miss Persahabatan, or Miss Friendship. Vicky Veranita Yudhasoka of Central Jawa was named Miss Beautiful Skin. Lastly, the title of Miss Favorite, as voted by fans and audience members through SMSmessaging, went to Jessica Tji of Bangka Belitung, who was also a top-five finalist. All three ladies will receive Rp 15 million in gifts and cash.

This November-December, Kamidia will go to Sanya, China to participate in Miss World 2007. Indonesia also holds an annual Putri Indonesia contest, where the winner will represent the country to the Miss Universe pageant

Zivanna Letisha Siregar

Zivanna Letisha Siregar (called Zizi, born in Jakarta, February 16, 1989), is an Indonesian Beauty Queen. She was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 2008 on August 15, 2008 by her predecessor, Putri Raemawasti and she has a chance to compete at Miss Universe 2009 Pageant in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas, as the representative of Indonesia. Although, she was one of the favorites to enter the semi-finals by many pageant sites, she failed to make it to the Top 15.

She is the former winner of Elite Model Look Indonesia, and competed in Elite Model Look Asia Pacific 2006 in China. She is a student at University of Indonesia, majoring in economics. She hopes to be an economist in the future. She is currently working as a news presenter on Indonesian TV station SCTV.

She was made "Ambassador for Orangutans", visiting the Orangutan Foundation International’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine in Pasir Panjang as well as Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park to publicize the plight of wild orangutan populations and their habitat, tropical rain forest, in Sumatra and Borneo. During her visit she interviewed Dr. Birute Galdikas, President of OFI, for television.

Zivanna is fluent in both Indonesian and English.

Julie Estelle

Julie Estelle (born Julie Estelle Gasnier, January 4, 1989) is an Indonesian actress and model. Her first leading role in 2005 at the age of 15 was in the drama Alexandria, followed by the horror film Kuntilanak in 2006 (known as The Chanting in English), and two sequels in 2007 and 2008. Although she previously said she would not make another horror film, she has taken a role in horror movie Rumah Dara in early 2010 and the movie made a huge hit.

Julie was born in Jakarta, from a French-American father and Indonesian-Chinese mother. Julie attended Lycee International Francais de Jakarta, an International French school in Jakarta, and graduated from high school in June, 2007. She is the younger sister of TV host and actress Cathy Sharon.

Julie was nominated as the "Most Favorite Rising Star" for MTV Indonesia Awards. She also had covered Playboy Magazine for Indonesia edition in July, 2006 when she's just turned 17.

Cut Tari

Cut Tari Aminah Anasya best known as Cut Tari with nickname Ully was born November 1, 1977 (star sign: Scorpio) at her hometown in Jakarta, Indonesia. Cut Tari is a beautiful Indonesian (film, movie, television series/soap opera) actress, female artist, famous television host (presenter), female model, commercial model, Indonesian star, and women celebrity. She has a hair color: lovely shiny black, eyes color: charming dark brown, height: 162 cm, weight: 45 kg, and hobbies: party, listening to music, film acting, photography acting, and modeling.

In her early life, Cut Tari with birth name is Cut Tari Aminah Anasya was born November 1, 1977 at her hometown in Jakarta, Indonesia. Cut Tari was born the third child of four siblings. Her father’s name is Teuku Joesransjah. Cut Tari completed her education at Stamford College, in Jakarta. Cut Tari married with John Joseph Subrata on January 9, 2004. But on this June 2010 in recent Twitter trending topic, Cut Tari famous with her involvement in a negative video with the popular vocalist of Peterpan, namely Ariel (Ariel Peterpan) who is famous for blockbuster Indonesian songs.

Cut Tari was already at achievement while still in elementary school. He became a champion Musabaqoh Tilawatil Quran (MTQ) level of RW. Cut Tari had studied piano and organ, but stopped in the middle of the road. By the 13th year, Cut Tari was so fond acting and pose in front of the camera.

Cut Tari since childhood was happy if she photographed. Cut Tari’s artist career in the world entertainment begins on 1991 after she following a election of the Cover GIRL. From there, Cut Tari get a chance for become a model of teen cosmetics advertisement on 1993, when she was 16 years old.

The first time Cut Tari plunge into the world acting when she was invited by Harry De Fretes as a guest star in comedy Tale Sky. Then Cut Tari got an offer back on the Show the world a side (in 1993), as a supporting role. Now it is a lot of soap operas that played by Cut Tari, among others: Dongeng Langit (comedy soap opera), Sisi-Sisi Dunia, Perjalanan, Melati, Doaku Harapanku, Pena Asmara, Kafe Biru, Dewi Fortuna, Tersanjung 6, Roda-Roda Cinta, Bulan Dan Bintang, So What Gitu Loh!, Ratapan Anak Tiri, Hidayah, Hikayah, Aku Bukan Aku, Pelangi, Cinta Intan, Cinta Bunga 2, and Hafizah. Until now, although Cut Tari saturated with antagonistic roles in soap operas which often played by her, Cut Tari still exist starred in several soap operas and hosted of various events.

source: Wikipedia.Org