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Cinta Laura
German-born Indonesian singer, actress, and model (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cinta Laura Kiehl (Indonesian: [ˈtʃinta ˈlaura] ⓘ; German: [ˈtʃiːn'ta 'laʊʁa]; born August 17, 1993) is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model.
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Kiehl was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.[4]
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Early life and education
Kiehl grew up in several countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Indonesia.[5] Upon her move to Indonesia at 12 years old, Kiehl became an Indonesian national swimmer, winning 10 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 7 bronze medals from various swimming competitions.[6]
Kiehl studied at Columbia University in New York.[7][8] She was a teaching assistant (TA) for Professor Herbert S. Terrace in Columbia's psychology department.[7][9][10] While at Columbia, she joined the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta.[11][12][13] Laura graduated cum laude from the university in May 2014.[3][14] After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career in Hollywood,[15][16][17][18][19] signing her contract under Netflix[20] and Grindstone Entertainment Group.[21][22]
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2007: Debut
Kiehl started her career in February 2007, debuted under MD Entertainment. Her first soap opera, Cinderella: Apakah Cinta Hanyalah Mimpi? aired on SCTV and TV2 (Malaysia) with 310 episodes,[23][24] where she gained popularity and won ”2007 Indonesia's Best Actress” on 2007 SCTV Awards.[25]
2007–2012: Oh Baby, Cinta Laura album, and Hollywood Dreams
In 2007, Kiehl appeared in her first movie Oh Baby, and also took part in the film's soundtrack. Oh Baby reigned in the no. 1 position of various charts in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.[27][28] Soon after that, she released her first self-titled studio album, Cinta Laura (2010).[29] The album was released in February 2010 and sold over a million copies.[30] In the summer of 2010, Kiehl received the Wannabe Artist Award of 2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards.[5]
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 RCTI and TV3 (Malaysia).[31] Following her success, she released the songs "You Say Aq", "Guardian Angel", "Cinta Atau Uang", "Tulalit", "Boomerang" and "Playlist" from her second album, Hollywood Dreams (2012).[32]
2013–present: International acting career and English album
In 2013, she decided to move to Los Angeles.[18] She acted in the Hollywood-produced movie After the Dark (2013), starring Bonnie Wright and James D’Arcy.[33][34][35] Laura worked with Grindstone Entertainment Group,[36] continuing her acting in The Ninth Passenger (2018) by Hollywood producer Corey Large.[37][38] She has also appeared on several Netflix Lifetime films,[20] such as Crazy for the Boys (2018),[39][40][41] TAR (2018),[42] Goodnight (2018)[42] and The Nanny is Watching (2018).[43][44][45] Laura won "Best Film Actress" at the 2019 Latino Film awards, for the movie Goodnight (2018).[46][32][47]
In 2019, Kiehl came back with her new English single Caliente[48] and Vida[32] after a seven-year hiatus. She also starred in several Indonesian films such as Target (2018),[49][50] MatiAnak (2019)[51][52] and Jeritan Malam (2019).[53][54][55][56]
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Awards and nomination
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