Sophia Latjuba

Sophia Latjuba
Born	Sophia Inggriani Latjuba (1970-08-08) 8 August 1970 (age 53) West Berlin, Germany
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	Sophia Latjuba , Sophia Müller
Occupation(s)	Actress singer
Years active	1987–present
Spouses	Indra Lesmana (1992–1998) Michael Villareal (2005–2012)
Children	2, including Eva Celia
Relatives	Mira Lesmana (sister-in-law)
Awards	1994 BASF Award for Best Album Arrangement

Sophia Inggriani Latjuba, known professionally as Sophia Latjuba (born 8 August 1970 ) is a German-born Indonesian actress and singer now based in the United States. Of German-Austria, Bugis and Javanese descent, she is the mother of actress and singer-songwriter, Eva Celia.

Biography

Latjuba was born to Azzizurrahman Latjuba, a Bugis-Javanese and Anna Müller, a German Jew, on 8 August 1970.^[1][2] In youth, she moved back to Indonesia with her father; she later reported that she felt closer to him than her mother.^[3] She graduated from Senior High School 3 Jakarta.^[4]

Latjuba made her film debut in 1987 with Bilur-Bilur Penyesalan (Stripes of Regret), while still in high school. She later appeared in numerous films, culminating with Kuldesak, directed by her then-sister-in-law Mira Lesmana which she appeared in for free, in 1998.^[2][5] During her film career, Latjuba was considered a sex symbol;^[1] Bruce Edmond, writing for The Jakarta Post, described her as being "many an Indonesian man's fantasy woman" at the time.^[3] She also released several albums, including Hanya Untukmu (Only For You), which won the 1994 BASF Award for Best Album Arrangement.^[2]

When preparing his 2002 cover album Dekade (Decade), Chrisye approached Latjuba to perform two duets, "Kangen" ("Longing") and "Anggrek Bulan" ("Moon Orchid"), with him on the album; Latjuba accepted. She later performed in the Dekade Concert with him.^[6][7]

On 22 December 2008, Latjuba moved to Los Angeles, United States, citing rising intolerance in Indonesia^[1] and overcrowding in Jakarta.^[3] After taking a break from acting,^[1] she began auditioning for film roles in Los Angeles and taking acting classes to improve her professionalism.^[3] As of April 2012^[update], she still lives in the city, in part because her daughter is studying performing arts there.^[8]

In October 2012, Latjuba had changed her name to Sophia Müller.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Latjuba's first marriage, in 1992, was to jazz pianist Indra Lesmana;^[9] the couple had one daughter, Eva Celia. Her second marriage, on 30 April 2005, was to American national Michael A. Villareal, with whom she has another daughter.^[2][8] After the couple were formally divorced in the United States, both legalized their divorce at the South Jakarta Civil Court and was approved on 17 September 2014 by the judge.^[10]

Since 2008, Latjuba now resides in the United States. In a 2009 interview with The Jakarta Post, Latjuba stated that she had become a committed vegetarian and animal rights activist.^[1]

Filmography

• Bilur-Bilur Penyesalan (Stripes of Regret; 1987)
• Rio Sang Juara (Rio the Champion; 1989)
• Valentine Kasih Sayang Bagimu (Valentine, Some Love For You; 1989)
• Ketika Cinta Telah Berlalu (When Love has Passed; 1989)
• Pengantin (Bride; 1990)
• Taksi Juga (Taxi Too; 1991)
• Catatan Si Boy V (Boy's Diary V; 1991)
• Kuldesak (1998)
• Tetangga Masa Gitu? (2014)
• " Comic 8 Casino Kings Part 1(2015)
• " Comic 8 Casino Kings Part 2(2016)
• Mereka Yang Tak Terlihat (2017)

Discography

• Senyum Yang Hilang
• Lihat Saja Nanti
• Hanya Untukmu
• Hold On
• Kabut Di Kaki Langit
• Tak Kubiarkan
• Hola como tale tale vu (1, 2, 3)

References

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