Dian Sastrowardoyo

BIOGRAPHIE

Dian Sastrowardoyo, actor, producer, director, philanthropist, mother of two Born 16 March 1982, Dian is currently working as an actor, producer and director. Dian has degree in Philosophy and Master in Financial Management. Dian began her acting career in 2002 for movie Bintang Jatuh (Shooting Star, director Rudy Soedjarwo, 2000) and until now, she has appeared in more than dozen movies and has won many prestigious awards, both in Indonesia and Internationally. In 2019 Dian was chosen as a jury member for The 4th International Film Festival And Awards - Macao (5-10 December 2019) Aside from acting, Dian worked as producer for movie "Guru-Guru Gokil" ('Crazy Awesome Teachers', director Samaria Simanjuntak, Netflix 2020) , writer and director for short movie "Nougat" part of omnibus "Quarantine Tales" (Netflix 2020). Dian's latest is a limited series entitled “Gadis Kretek" (Cigarette Girl, Directed by Kamila Andini and Ifa Ifansyah, to be released in Netflix, end of 2022). Outside the limelight, Dian’s passion is always connected with humanity. In 2009 Dian founded Dian Sastrowardoyo Foundation, focuses on education, women empowerment, and supporting Indonesian culture and art. One of the foundation’s main program is Beasiswa Dian (Dian Scholarship), which supports young Indonesian women from unfortunate background to pursue their university degree by giving full scholarships. By end of 2021, 31 young women has participated and 11 of them has graduated. Dian lives in Jakarta with her husband and two children

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