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Monica Nicholle Sandra Dewi Gunawan Basri (8 August 1983), better known as Sandra Dewi, is an Indonesian model and actress.

Biography

Dewi was born in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka on 8 August 1983. The oldest of three children born to Andreas Gunawan Basri and Chatarina Erliani, she is a Catholic of Chinese extract. After growing up in Pangkal Pinang and attending Catholic schools, she moved to Jakarta with her family in 2001 to attend the London School of Public Relations. Shortly afterwards, she won the Miss Enchanteur beauty contest and in 2002 was selected as Tourism Envoy for West Jakarta. She later participated in the Fun Fearless Female, sponsored by Cosmopolitan Indonesia, contest in 2006, in which she placed second.

Dewi achieved mainstream success with her role in the 2007 comedy Quickie Express, for which she received the 2008 Indonesian Movie Award for Best Newcomer. The following year, she collaborated with Dewi Sandra and Luna Maya on the song "Play", which was released for the UEFA Euro 2008 and she starred in Tarzan ke Kota, as well as singing some of the movie's songs.

Dewi has also acted in sinetron (Indonesian soap operas) and also music videos. In Hidayah, she played a Muslim character. She also performed in the video clip for Mulan Jameela's 2008 single "Wonder Woman"; she did so without pay, later saying that the experience was more worthwhile. She was later named "the most searched artist" by Yahoo! Indonesia.

Dewi has posed for Indonesia's version of For Him Magazine; the pictures were considered to possibly be against the then-recently passed Bill against Pornography and Pornoaction. However, she says that she supports the law and would never agree to a "vulgar" shot. She has described herself as still being a devout practicing Catholic.

Personal life

She refers to her fans as "Sanders", and occasionally goes out with them when they play futsal.

Dewi enjoys eating the Indonesian fishcake called pempek; this was influenced by her father, who was originally from Palembang. She has also eaten snake and monkey meat to help cure a breathing problem.

Works

Movies

• Quickie Express (2007)
• Tarzan ke Kota (Tarzan Goes to the City; 2008)

TV series

• Preman Kampus (Campus Thug)
• Saya Jameela (I Am Jameela; 2008)
• Elang (Eagle; 2008)
• Cinta Indah (Love is Beautiful; 2009)
• Hidayah (Guidance)
• Kejamnya Dunia (Cruelty of the World)
• Nurhaliza (2010)
• Langit dan Bumi (Sky and Earth; 2010)
• Cahaya Cinta (Love's Light)
• "Putri Bidadari"

("Princess Angel"; 2012)

References

Footnotes

1. ^ Hari 2009, Sandra Dewi: Success.
2. ^ TokohIndonesia.com, Bersinar Cantik.
3. Post 2008, Sandra Dewi fasting.
4. http://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00039629.html
5. ^ KapanLagi.com, Sandra Dewi.
6. ^ Hari 2010, Sandra Dewi: 'I love.

Bibliography

• "Bersinar Cantik". TokohIndonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Hari, Kurniawa (7 February 2010). "Sandra Dewi: 'I love to just hang out at home'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• Hari, Kurniawa (25 January 2009). "Sandra Dewi: Success is a heavenly bonus". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "Sandra Dewi". KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2011.
• "Sandra Dewi fasting to show solidarity". The Jakarta Post. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

External links

• Sandra Dewi at IMDb

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• Living people
• Indonesian Catholics
• Indonesian Roman Catholics
• Indonesian models
• Indonesian actresses
• People from Bangka–Belitung Islands
• 1983 births
• Indonesian people of Chinese descent