Dian Sastrowardoyo

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Dian Sastrowardoyo
Birth name Diandra Paramitha Sastrowardoyo
Born March 16, 1982
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 5 ft / 1.60 m
Other name(s) Dian Sastro

Diandra Paramitha Sastrowardoyo (born March 16, 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia) -- more popularly known as Dian Sastro or Dian Sastrowardoyo -- is an Indonesian model and actress. In 1996, she was the cover girl of Gadis, a teen magazine in Indonesia. She later became popular as Daya, the protagonist in Whispering Sands, and established herself as one of Indonesia's most influential actresses by starring in films such as What's Up with Love?, Banyu Biru, Ungu Violet and Belahan Jiwa.

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[edit] Family

Ms. Sastrowardoyo is the daughter and only child of the late Iwan Sastrowardoyo (1955-1995) and Dewi Parwati Sastrowardoyo (née Setyorini). Her paternal grandparents are Dr. Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo, a retired physician and surgeon (and author of the memoir Kembali ke Uteran (Return to Uteran)), and the late Ina Sastrowardoyo. She is the niece of the artist Marina Joesoef and the grand-niece of, among others, Sunario (1902-1997), Indonesia's minister of foreign affairs from 1953 to 1956; Dra. Sukanti Suryochondro, a former instructor in women's studies at the University of Indonesia; and Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924-1995), a noted poet and literary critic.

A screenplay based on Kembali ke Uteran is in the works, with plans for Ms. Sastrowardoyo to play her own great-grandmother in the film adaptation.

Her family name is derived from sastra (Sanskrit, writings) and wardaya (Sanskrit, heart), so literally means "writings of the heart."

Her paternal great-grandfather, Sutejo Sastrowardoyo, traced the family's ancestry back to 15th century Java.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Clips

She is featured on several video clips:

  • T-Five "Yang Terindah" (2002)
  • Dewa "Sayap-sayap Patah" (2001)
  • Shelomita "Langkah" (2000)
  • Katon Bagaskara "Cinta Selembut Awan" (2000)
  • Sheila on 7 "Anugerah Terindah" (1999)
  • The Fly "Air Mata Sunyi" (1999)
  • KLA Project "Gerimis" (1996)

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