Cinta Laura Kiehl (born August 17, 1993) is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model. Kiehl was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.

Early life and education

Kiehl grew up in several countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Indonesia. Upon her move to Indonesia at 12 years old, Kiehl became an Indonesian national swimmer, winning 10 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 7 bronze medals from various swimming competitions. Kiehl studied at Columbia University in New York. She was a teaching assistant (TA) for Professor Herbert S. Terrace in Columbia's psychology department. While at Columbia, she joined the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Laura graduated cum laude from the university in May 2014. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career in Hollywood, signing her contract under Netflix and Grindstone Entertainment Group.

Career

2007: Debut

Kiehl started her career in February 2007, debuted under MD Entertainment. Her first soap opera, Cinderella: Apakah Cinta Hanyalah Mimpi? aired on SCTV and TV2 (Malaysia) with 310 episodes, where she gained popularity and won ”2007 Indonesia's Best Actress” on 2007 SCTV Awards.

2007–2012: Oh Baby, Cinta Laura album, and Hollywood Dreams

In 2007, Kiehl appeared in her first movie Oh Baby, and also took part in the film's soundtrack. Oh Baby reigned in the no. 1 position of various charts in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam. Soon after that, she released her first self-titled studio album, Cinta Laura (2010). The album was released in February 2010 and sold over a million copies. In the summer of 2010, Kiehl received the Wannabe Artist Award of 2010 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards. She also filming her TV soap series, Upik Abu dan Laura (2008) and Air Mata Cinta (2009), which was a success in Indonesia and Malaysia aired in RCTI and TV3 (Malaysia). Following her success, she released the songs "You Say Aq", "Guardian Angel", "Cinta Atau Uang", "Tulalit", "Boomerang" and "Playlist" from her second album, Hollywood Dreams (2012).

2013–present: International acting career and English album

In 2013, she decided to move to Los Angeles. She acted in the Hollywood-produced movie After the Dark (2013), starring Bonnie Wright and James D’Arcy. Laura worked with Grindstone Entertainment Group, continuing her acting in The Ninth Passenger (2018) by Hollywood producer Corey Large. She has also appeared on several Netflix Lifetime films, such as Crazy for the Boys (2018), TAR (2018), Goodnight (2018) and The Nanny is Watching (2018). Laura won "Best Film Actress" at the 2019 Latino Film awards, for the movie Goodnight (2018). In 2019, Kiehl came back with her new English single Caliente and Vida after a seven-year hiatus. She also starred in several Indonesian films such as Target (2018), MatiAnak (2019) and Jeritan Malam (2019).

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety shows

Discography

Studio albums

Featured singles

Awards and nomination