Luna Maya

Luna Maya
Born Luna Maya Sugeng
August 26, 1983 (1983-08-26) (age 28)
Denpasar, Bali Indonesia
Other names Luna Maya

Luna Maya Sugeng (born in Denpasar, Bali, August 26, 1983) is an Indonesian soap opera actress, and movie star. She started her career as an advertising and catwalk model.[1]

Life and career

She made her first steps into the movie world in 2004 with a supporting role in the film ‘30 hari Mencari Cinta‘. This was followed by ‘Brownies‘ in 2005, also in a supporting role. She has received several nominations during the Indonesian Film Festival, while continuing to appear on the small screen in Indonesian soap operas. She has also appeared in Indonesian advertising campaigns for Lux, XL and Toshiba.[1]

Sex tape scandal

In 2010, her boyfriend Nazril “Ariel” Irham, lead singer of Indonesian pop group Peterpan, was arrested after a sex video that featured Luna was distributed on the Internet. Ariel was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in January 2011.[2]

Luna lost her contract to advertise Lux soap as a result of the scandal.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indonesian actress Luna Maya". London Academy of Media Film & TV. http://www.media-courses.com/blog/indonesian-actress-luna-maya/. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "Ariel sentenced to three-and-a-half-years jail". Jakarta Globe. 31 January 2011. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/ariel-sentenced-to-35-years-jail/420003. 
  3. ^ "Sex Tape Scandal Fixates Indonesia". New York Times. 13 June 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14iht-sextape.html?_r=1.