Prisia Wulansari Nasution or better known as Prisia Nasution (born in Jakarta,

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1 June 1984) is an Indonesian

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and martial artist of mixed Javanese and Batak descent.

Biography

Early life

Nasution was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 June 1984. Beginning in junior high school, Nasution joined the national training camp for the Indonesian martial art '' pencak silat''. She later attended Swiss German University, majoring in information technology. In 2003, during her university studies, Nasution was offered a chance to become a runway model. She accepted as she thought it would be an easy way to earn money, but soon discovered that she lacked the confidence to do it professionally; in a 2011 interview with ''

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'' she said her thighs were too big, making her body "defective" for modelling.

Acting career

After retiring from modelling, Nasution was cast in several TV movies. She was later cast in

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and decided that she could not take no for an answer. To prepare for the role, she spent time as a ''

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'' in

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, Central Java, practising dancing and learning the

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spoken there; she also spent a period eating less to better portray a malnourished rural girl. , Nasution is playing in the TV series ''Laskar Pelangi – The Series'' (''Rainbow Warriors – The Series''), based on the novel by Andrea Hirata. She is also writing an original screenplay about parallel lives in the 1940s and 2010s.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Nasution was married to Ananda Siregar. The couple divorced on 4 January 2012 after going to court 11 times for discussions.

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasution, Prisia 1984 births Living people Citra Award winners People from Jakarta People of Batak descent Javanese people Indonesian actresses Indonesian female models Indonesian female martial artists