Laura Basuki speaks via video after being awarded the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance award for the film Before, Now & Then (Nana) during the awards ceremony of the 72nd Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 16, 2022. (AFP/Stefanie Loos)

Basuki was born in Berlin in 1988 to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Vietnamese mother. She first starred in Gara-Gara Bola (Because of Football) after being discovered by producer Nia Dinata on a magazine.

Her impressive acting skill helped Basuki win two awards at the 2009 Indonesian Film Awards.

Two years later, she played a Catholic woman in love with a Muslim man in the movie Tiga Hati, Dua Dunia, Satu Cinta (Three Hearts, Two Worlds, One Love).

The movie continued to be a great success for Basuki as she won the best actress award at the 2010 Indonesian Film Festival. Also in 2010, Basuki gained popularity as a TV host.