Acha Septriasa

Jelita Septriasa or better known as Acha Septriasa (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 September 1989) is an Indonesian actress and singer of Minangkabau descent. Biography Septriasa was born Jelita Septriasa in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 September 1989 to Sagitta Ahimshah and Rita Emza; she is the third daughter of their six children. Her younger sister, Juwita Maritsa, who resembles her, is also an actress. She did her schooling at Muhammadiyah Elementary School 6 from 1995 to 2001, then State Junior High School 73 from 2001 to 2004; both are in Tebet, South Jakarta. Her high school was State Senior High School 82, Jakarta, which she attended from 2004 to 2007. Septriasa began her career in modelling as the Gadis Sampul pageant, held by the teen magazine Gadis in 2004. Her first film role was in 2005's Apa Artinya Cinta? (What is the Meaning of Love?), in which she had a supporting role. The following year, she rose to fame with the success of Heart, in which she starred opposite Nirina Zubir and her then-boyfriend Irwansyah. She also sang for the soundtrack album together with Irwansyah which produced by Melly Goeslaw and her husband, got double platinum; two of her singles, "Sampai Menutup Mata" ("Until I Close My Eyes") and the duet "My Heart", received international airplay. The following year, Septriasa and Irwansyah starred in the teen romance Love is Cinta. She also sang a duet with him for the film. That same year she was identified as the fourth highest-paid Indonesian actress, at Rp. 180 million (US$15,000) per film. She released her first solo album, Keputusan Hati (Heart's Decision), in August 2009. That same year she hosted the Indonesian variety show Dahsyat and played a role in Krazy Crazy Krezy.