Dian Paramita Sastrowardoyo was born on 16 March 1982 and is an Indonesian actress and model of Javanese descent.
18 Facts About Dian Sastrowardoyo
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Dian Sastrowardoyo was born on 16 March 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Ariawan Sastrowardoyo, an artist, and Dewi Parwati Sastrowardoyo, a university lecturer.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo's paternal grandfather, Dr Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, was a physician, surgeon, and book author.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo is the grandniece of both Sunario, Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1956; Dra.
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Sukanti Suryochondro, a former instructor in women's studies at the University of Indonesia; and Subagio Dian Sastrowardoyo, a noted poet and literary critic.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo attended junior high school at the SMP Vincentius Otista Jakarta and high school at the SMA Tarakanita 1.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo 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's in Management degree.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo began her modelling career in 1996 as the cover girl of Gadis, a popular teen magazine in Indonesia.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo starred in the second main role as Daya in Pasir Berbisik, which was a critical success and won her many awards.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo is the goodwill ambassador for the MTV EXIT youth 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.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo even hosted a special programme for the campaign in 2012 titled Enslaved, produced for thirteen different countries across Asia.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo reprised the role in the sequel 14 years later.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo won the Best Actress award in the Deauville Asian Film Festival for her role in Pasir Berbisik in 2002.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo is one of the most successful actresses in Indonesia.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo has been the face model of L'Oreal Paris Indonesia since 2010.
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In 2016, Dian Sastrowardoyo starred as Indonesia's national heroine in the biographical drama movie Kartini.
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In 2018, Dian Sastrowardoyo starred in Aruna dan Lidahnya, a film based on the Laksmi Pamuntjak written book novel of the same name.
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Dian Sastrowardoyo married businessman Maulana Indraguna Sutowo, the son of business tycoon Adiguna Sutowo, on 18 May 2010.