Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright (born 22 September 1983) is an Indonesian actress,

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and VJ. She's best known for her leading role as 'Aisha' in a romantic religious

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n hit movie ''

Ayat-Ayat Cinta ''Verses of Love'' ( id, Ayat-Ayat Cinta) is an Indonesian drama film from MD Pictures, Producer Manoj Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi. Starring as main casts are , Rianti Cartwright, Carissa Putri, Melanie Putria, and Zaskia Adya Mecca. It is a roman ...

'' (''

Verses of Love ''Verses of Love'' ( id, Ayat-Ayat Cinta) is an Cinema of Indonesia, Indonesian drama film from MD Pictures, Producer Manoj Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi. Starring as main casts are , Rianti Cartwright, Carissa Putri, Melanie Putria, and Zaskia Adya ...

'') in 2008 and become a VJ for

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since 2005.

Early life

Cartwright was born in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

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, to a

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father and a

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mother. She has one older brother. Cartwright was born a

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and is trilingual (Indonesian, Sundanese and English). At the age of five her family moved to the UK until her teens, when they moved back to

. She later attended Bandung International School. Cartwright graduated from

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with a

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majoring in International Business and Marketing. Cartwright has also been an editor for ''Maxx-M'' magazine, a local magazine in Bandung.

Conversion to Roman Catholicism

On September 17, 2010, Rianti secretly married to an ancient singer whose descendants are U.S. citizens of Batak origin, Cassanova Alfonso, at Saint Patrick's Cathedral,

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. Two weeks before departure to the

to get married, Rianti left the Muslim faith to become a baptized Catholic with the name Sophia Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright. Cartwright and Nainggolan have one daughter: Cara Rose Kanaya, born on July 25, 2020.

Career

Cartwright started her career at the age of 16 in modelling before she turned her attention to

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. Cartwright had appeared in many films including ''

Eiffel I'm in Love ''Eiffel I'm in Love'' is a 2003 Indonesian teen romantic comedy film directed by Nasri Cheppy. The film stars Samuel Rizal and Shandy Aulia as the main characters, the film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Rachmania Aruni ...

'', ''Jomblo'', ''Pesan Dari Surga'' in 2006, and ''D'Bijis'' in 2007 along with Indonesian famous actors,

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and

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. Cartwright has been named as an ambassador for

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and campaigned towards the younger generation to stay away from the risk of contacting the

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. She served as one of the Judges in popular Indonesian television show "Indonesia Mencari Bakat", a talent show modeled after ''

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''. She also runs her own spa and cafe business.

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