Laura Basuki
Laura Basuki In 2008 Basuki was cast in her 1st role, Gara-Gara Bola, after the producer Nia Dinata saw Basuki's face in a magazine. Basuki accepted the offer because of di Nata's standing in the Indonesian community. She played the role of a bookie's wife after receiving a month of coaching; her previous experience had only been with commercials and music videos. 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, which was a critical success. For her work, Basuki received a Citra Award for Best Actress at the 2010 Indonesian Film Festival. 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. Basuki married the businessman Leo Sanjaya in 2011. In early 2012 she played a beautiful journalist in Agus Kuntz' film Republik Twitter. Basuk...