Marsha Timothy

Marsha Timothy (born 8 January 1979) is an Indonesian actress and model. She is known for starring as the titular role in Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017).

Marsha Timothy
Born	(1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 46) Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupations	Actress model director
Years active	2002—present
Spouse	Vino G. Bastian ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1

Early life

Marsha Timothy was born on 8 January 1979, the youngest of six children of record executive Eugene Timothy and Erna Hoekwater-Timothy.^[1][2]

In 2002, Timothy was scouted by an advertising agency representative at Plaza Indonesia and asked to attend a casting. She then was chosen as the model of beauty product brand Pond's.^[3]

Career

Timothy rose to prominence after starring as an archeologist, Sandhika in her acting debut, Ekspedisi Madewa in 2006.^[4] In 2007, Timothy starred opposite Gary Iskak in drama film Merah Itu Cinta.^[5] For her performance in the film, she received a nomination for Citra Award for Best Actress.^[6] She starred as Talyda in Joko Anwar's The Forbidden Door in 2009.^[7] In 2015, Timothy starred as a housewife diagnosed with AIDS, Nada, in drama film Nada Untuk Asa. She was nominated for Citra Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.^[8]

In 2017, she starred as the titular role in thriller film Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts. It had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight section.^[9] For her performance, she won the Best Actress award at the 2017 Sitges Film Festival.^[10] She then won the Citra Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.^[11] In 2022, she starred in a film adaptation of 1996 soap opera The Red Point of Marriage as Ambarwati. Her performance in the film garnered her a fourth nomination for the Citra Award for Best Actress.^[12]

Personal life

In October 2012, Timothy married fellow actor Vino G. Bastian in Jakarta.^[13] She later gave birth to their daughter, Jizzy, in July 2013.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Ekspedisi Madewa	Sandhika	[4]
2007	Coklat Stroberi	Citra	[15]
2007	Merah itu Cinta	Raisa	[5]
2008	Otomatis Romantis	Nadia	[16]
2008	In the Name of Love	Young Citra	[17]
2008	Love	Adult Tia	[18]
2008	From Bandung with Love	Vega	[19]
2008	Cinta Setaman	Nilina	Segment: "Wa'alaikum Salam"[20]
2009	The Forbidden Door	Talyda Sasongko	[7]
2010	Naruto Bersyukur	—	Short film[21] As director
2011	Khalifah	Khalifah	[22]
2011	Belkibolang	Nuri	Segment: "Percakapan Ini"[23]
2011	Oh Tidak..!	Meisya	[24]
2012	Ritual	Wife	[25]
2013	Tampan Tailor	Prita	[26]
2013	Air Mata Terakhir Bunda	Lauren	[27]
2014	The Raid 2	Dwi	[28]
2015	Nada Untuk Asa	Nada	[8]
2015	Toba Dreams	Andini	[29]
2017	Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts	Marlina	[30]
2018	Run to the Beach	Uci	[31]
2018	212 Warrior	Bidadari Angin Timur	[32]
2019	Glorious Days	Adult Vina	[33]
2020	The Ex-Lover Shop	Laras	[34]
2020	Asih 2	Sylvia	[35]
2021	Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan 3	Meirose	[36]
2022	Miracle in Cell No. 7	Juwita	[37]
2022	The Red Point of Marriage	Ambarwati	[38]
2022	Qodrat	Yasmin	[39]
2022	The Big 4	Lady Zero	[40]
2023	Fireworks	Sukma	[41]
2023	Monster	Murni	[42]
2024	Titip Surat untuk Tuhan	Utari	[43]
2024	Kang Mak from Pee Mak	Sari	[44]
2024	My Annoying Brother	Cik Riyana	[45]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2007	Jomblo	Adilah	RCTI	[46]
2011	Calon Bini	Nurlela	SCTV	[47]
2021	Antares	Teacher	WeTV	[48]
2022	Menolak Talak	Natasha Aryapura	ANTV	[49]
2023	Sabtu Bersama Bapak	Itje Kusmana Syaifullah	Amazon Prime Video	[50]

Stage

Year	Production	Role	Location	Ref.
2017	Perempuan-Perempuan Chairil	Ida Nasution	Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta 11–12 November 2017	[51]
2018	Bunga Penutup Abad	Nyai Ontosoroh	Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta 17–18 November 2018	[52]
2019	Cinta Tak Pernah Sederhana	Perempuan Hawa	Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta 16–17 March 2019	[53]
2020	Aku, Istri Munir	Prologuist	Virtual 10 October 2020	[54]
2021	Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas	—	As producer Virtual 19 November 2021	[55]
2022	Teater Musikal Inggit Garnasih: Tegak Setelah Ombak	—	As producer Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta 20–21 May 2022	[56]
2022	Tamu Agung	Marwoto's wife	Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta 17–18 June 2022	[57]
2023	Ke Pelukan Orang-Orang Tercinta	Fransisca Fanggidaej	Teater Salihara, Jakarta 16 December 2023	[58]