Cinta Laura Kiehl (; ; born August 17, 1993) is a German actress, singer, and model based in Indonesia. She was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.

Early life and education

Laura grew up in several countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Indonesia. Upon her move to Indonesia at 12 years old, Laura became an Indonesian national swimmer, winning 10 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 7 bronze medals from various swimming competitions. Laura studied at

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in New York. She was a teaching assistant (TA) for Professor

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in Columbia's psychology department. While at Columbia, she joined the sorority

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. Laura graduated

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from the university in May 2014. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career in Hollywood, signing her contract under

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and

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Career

2007: Debut

Laura started her career in February 2007, debuted under MD Entertainment. Her first

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, '' Cinderella: Apakah Cinta Hanyalah Mimpi?'' aired on SCTV and

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with 310 episodes, where she gain popularity and won ''”2007 Indonesia's Best Actress”'' on 2007 SCTV Awards.

2007−2012: ''Oh Baby'', ''Cinta Laura'' album, and ''Hollywood Dreams''

In 2007, Laura playing her first movie '' Oh Baby'', where she also taking part on the film soundtrack, ''Oh Baby'' reigned in the no. 1 position of various charts in Indonesia, Malaysia and

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. Soon after that, she released her first self-titled studio album, '' Cinta Laura (2010)''. The album was released in February 2010 and sold over a million copies. In the summer of 2010, Cinta received the Wannabe Artist Award of 2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards. She also filming her TV soap series, ''Upik Abu dan Laura (2008)'' and ''Air Mata Cinta (2009)'', which was a success in Indonesia and Malaysia aired in

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and

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. Following her success, she released several songs ''You Say Aq'', ''Guardian Angel'', ''Cinta Atau Uang'', ''Tulalit'', ''Boomerang'' and ''Playlist'' for her second album ''Hollywood Dreams (2012)''.

2013−present: International acting career and English album

In 2013, she decided to move to Los Angeles. In addition, Laura was offered to act in a Hollywood-produced movie '' After the Dark'' (2013), starring

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and James D’Arcy. Laura work together with

, continuing her acting at '' The Ninth Passenger'' (2018) by Hollywood producer Corey Large. She has also appeared on several

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films, such as ''Crazy For The Boys (2018)'', ''TAR (2018)'', ''Goodnight (2018)'' and ''The Nanny Is Watching (2018)''. Laura won a ''"Best Film Actress"'' at the ''"2019 Latino Film awards"'', for the movie ''Goodnight'' (2018). In 2019, Laura came back with her new English single ''Caliente'' and ''Vida'' after 7 years hiatus. She also starred in several Indonesian films such as ''Target (2018)'', ''MatiAnak (2019)'' and ''Jeritan Malam'' (2019).

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety show

Discography

Studio albums

Featured singles

Awards and nomination

References

External links

Official Site
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laura, Cinta Living people Columbia University alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni Columbia Lions women's swimmers Teachers College, Columbia University alumni Indo people Sundanese people People from Jakarta Indonesian Muslims Indonesian female swimmers Indonesian child singers Indonesian dance musicians Indonesian expatriates in the United States Indonesian female models 21st-century Indonesian women singers Indonesian film actresses German people of Indonesian descent Indonesian stage actresses Indonesian television actresses 21st-century Indonesian actresses Anugerah Musik Indonesia winners 1993 births