Marissa Anita (born in
Surabaya,
East Java
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,
Indonesia
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on 29 March 1983) is an Indonesian journalist, actress and television news presenter. She began her career as a theater actress in 2005, but rose to prominence in 2008 as a TV news reporter and later anchor for
Metro TV. Her acting career took off in 2013 with a supporting role in
Lucky Kuswandi
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's drama ''
In the Absence of the Sun'', for which she won a
Maya Award
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for Best New Actress.
She has received three
Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
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nominations for her roles in
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic.
Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...
's ''
Impetigore
''Impetigore'' ( id, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam, lit=Woman of the damned land) is a 2019 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu. The fil ...
'' (2020) as well as Lucky Kuswandi's ''Galih & Ratna'' (2017) and ''
Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens'' (2021), winning the latter. In addition to her
Maya Award
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for Best New Actress trophy, she has also received three additional nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role (''
Solo, Solitude
''Solo, Solitude'' ( id, Istirahatlah Kata-Kata) is a 2016 Indonesian biographical drama film written, directed, and produced by Yosep Anggi Noen about disappeared activist and poet Widji Thukul.
Synopsis
''Solo, Solitude'' tells a dramatized ...
'') and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (''
Impetigore
''Impetigore'' ( id, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam, lit=Woman of the damned land) is a 2019 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu. The fil ...
'' and ''Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens'').
Early life
Anita is of
Minangese Indonesian descent from her mother's side and a mix of
Javanese and
Chinese
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descent from her father's side. She is a middle child in her family and she has an older brother and a younger brother. Anita graduated top of her class with a bachelor's degree in
TESL from
Atma Jaya Catholic University in 2005, followed by a master's degree in Media Practice from the
University of Sydney
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in 2007 and another master's degree in Digital Media and Society from
Loughborough University in 2017.
Career
Anita began acting in stage plays in theater with The Jakarta Players community in 2005 while she was still in school and has since starred in more than more than a dozen plays. Upon completing her master's degree in
Sydney, Australia, she joined the 24-hour news station
Metro TV in 2008 as a reporter before becoming an anchor for the ''8–11'' program alongside Tommy Tjokro and Prabu Revolusi as well as the weekly English-language news program ''Indonesia Now'' alongside former
CNN
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anchor
Dalton Tanonaka
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.
In 2010, Anita starred opposite
Atiqah Hasiholan
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in ''Broken Vase'', a queer short film directed by Edward Gunawan. The following year, she again starred opposite Hasiholan in ''Borrowed Time'', another short film co-directed by Gunawan and
Lucky Kuswandi
Lucky may refer to:
*An adjective of luck
Lucky may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' Lucky: No Time for Love'', a 2005 Hindi-language romance starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal, and Mithun Chakraborty
* ''Lucky'', a 2005 short film by Av ...
. In both short films, she was credited as Marissa Trigg. Anita then had cameo and minor roles in films such as ''Wanita Tetap Wanita'',
Nia Dinata
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's ''
Arisan! 2
''Arisan!'' (English: ''The Gathering'') is a 2003 Indonesian comedy-drama film directed by Nia Dinata, who also co-wrote the screenplay with then-unknown Joko Anwar. At the 2004 Indonesian Film Festival, it won the Citra Awards in five major ...
'',
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic.
Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...
's
''Ritual'', and
Rako Prijanto's ''
3 Nafas Likas
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''.
Anita left Metro TV and joined
NET
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in 2013 to host the ''
Indonesia Morning Show''. Since then, she began to appear in more substantial film roles while still maintaining her job as a television presenter. In 2014, she had a breakthrough with a role in Lucky Kuswandi's sophomore feature film ''
In the Absence of the Sun''. Her performance as Naomi, a former lover of
Adinia Wirasti's character Anggia, garnered praise and earned her a
Maya Award
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for Best New Actress.
Anita's next film appearances did not come until 2016 with a leading role in
Yosep Anggi Noen
Yosep Anggi Noen (born 15 March 1983) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor. With his 2019 film '' The Science of Fictions'', Noen won the Maya Award for Best Director and earned a Citra Award for Best Direct ...
's biographical drama ''
Solo, Solitude
''Solo, Solitude'' ( id, Istirahatlah Kata-Kata) is a 2016 Indonesian biographical drama film written, directed, and produced by Yosep Anggi Noen about disappeared activist and poet Widji Thukul.
Synopsis
''Solo, Solitude'' tells a dramatized ...
'' as Sipon, the wife of disappeared poet and activist
Widji Thukul and a supporting role in Kuswandi's 2017 drama ''
Galih & Ratna'' as Tantri, the aunt of the titular character Ratna played by
Sheryl Sheinafia
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Life and career
Born on December 4, 1996, in ...
. She was nominated for a
Maya Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Maya Award
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for her performance in ''Solo, Solitude'' and a
Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
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for the latter.
In March 2019, Anita launched ''Greatmind.id'', an online media platform that explores ideas, aspirations, and advocacy on various topics of life, serving as its lead editor. In June, Anita left her job at NET , months before she was billed to appear in two
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic.
Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ' ...
's projects. In August, she appeared as Kurniati Dewi, the mother of Sancaka, in
''Gundala'', the first entry in the
Bumilangit Cinematic Universe
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film series. In October, she co-starred as Dini, the best friend of
Tara Basro
Tara Basro (born 11 June 1990) is an Indonesian actress and musician.
Born in Jakarta and educated in Australia, she began her career as a teenaged model before becoming established in the Indonesian film industry. Beginning with ''A Copy of My ...
's character Maya in ''
Impetigore
''Impetigore'' ( id, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam, lit=Woman of the damned land) is a 2019 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu. The fil ...
'', alongside
Ario Bayu
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Early life and career
Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studi ...
and
Christine Hakim. Both films were critical and commercial success, with ''Impetigore'' being selected as the
Indonesian entry for the
Best International Feature Film category at the
93rd Academy Awards
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and breaking the record for most nominations at the
40th Citra Awards. Anita received her second
Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
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nomination for ''Impetigore'', but lost to co-star
Christine Hakim. She then reunited with Yosep Anggi Noen for ''
The Science of Fictions''.
In 2020, Anita appeared in two segments of the anthology film ''
Quarantine Tales.'' She joined
Najwa Shihab's Narasi TV in July to host her own talkshow ''Enaknya Diobrolin'' and the newly launched
SEA Today
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in October to host its flagship morning news program.
Anita next appeared in
Kamila Andini
Kamila Andini (born 6 May 1986) is an Indonesian film director known for her critically acclaimed debut '' The Mirror Never Lies''.
Biography
Andini was born on 6 May 1986 and is the eldest daughter of filmmaker Garin Nugroho. Although uninterest ...
's ''
Yuni'' and Lucky Kuswandi's
Netflix
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original ''
Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens.'' For her performance as Mia Harrington in the latter, she won the
Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress ( id, Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Pendukung Wanita Terbaik) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in a supporting role. The Citra Awards, ...
, beating her co-star Asri Welas, ''Yuni'' co-star
Asmara Abigail,
Dea Panendra
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(
''Photocopier''), and
Djenar Maesa Ayu (''Cinta Bete'').
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1983 births
People from Surabaya
Indonesian actresses
Indonesian journalists
Indonesian women journalists
Indonesian television presenters
Indonesian women television presenters
University of Sydney alumni
Maya Award winners
Living people