Marissa Anita
Born (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Alma materAtma Jaya Catholic University
University of Sydney
Loughborough University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • actress
  • presenter
Years active2005–present
SpouseAndrew Trigg (m. 2008)
Websitemarissaanita.com

Marissa Anita (born in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia on 29 March 1983) is an Indonesian journalist, actress and television news presenter. She began her acting career as a theatre actress in 2005, but rose to prominence in 2008 as a TV news reporter and later anchor for Metro TV. Her acting career took off in 2013 with a supporting role in Lucky Kuswandi's drama In the Absence of the Sun, for which she won a Maya Award for Best New Actress.

She has received three Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations for her roles in Joko Anwar's Impetigore (2020) as well as Lucky Kuswandi's Galih & Ratna (2017) and Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens (2021), winning the latter. In addition to her Maya Award for Best New Actress trophy, she has also received three additional nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Solo, Solitude) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Impetigore and Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens).

Early life

Anita is of Minangese Indonesian descent from her mother's side and a mix of Javanese and Chinese descent from her father's side.[1] She is a middle child in her family and she has an older brother and a younger brother. Anita graduated top of her class with a bachelor's degree in TESL from Atma Jaya Catholic University in 2005, followed by a master's degree in Media Practice from the University of Sydney in 2007 and another master's degree in Digital Media and Society from Loughborough University in 2017.[2]

Career

Anita began acting in stage plays in theater with The Jakarta Players community in 2005 while she was still studying in school and has since starred in more than a dozen plays.[3][4] Upon completing her master's degree in Sydney, Australia, she joined the 24-hour news station Metro TV in 2008 as a reporter before becoming an anchor for the 8–11 program alongside Tommy Tjokro and Prabu Revolusi as well as the weekly English-language news program Indonesia Now alongside former CNN anchor Dalton Tanonaka.[5]

In 2010, Anita starred opposite Atiqah Hasiholan in Broken Vase, a queer short film directed by Edward Gunawan.[6] The following year, she again starred opposite Hasiholan in Borrowed Time, another short film co-directed by Gunawan and Lucky Kuswandi.[7] In both short films, she was credited as Marissa Trigg. Anita then had cameo and minor roles in films such as Wanita Tetap Wanita, Nia Dinata's Arisan! 2, Joko Anwar's Ritual, and Rako Prijanto's 3 Nafas Likas.[8]

Anita left Metro TV and joined NET in 2013 to host the Indonesia Morning Show.[9] Since then, she began to appear in more substantial film roles while still maintaining her job as a television presenter. In 2014, she had a breakthrough with a role in Lucky Kuswandi's sophomore feature film In the Absence of the Sun. Her performance as Naomi, a former lover of Adinia Wirasti's character Anggia, garnered praise and earned her a Maya Award for Best New Actress.[10]

Anita's next film appearances did not come until 2016 with a leading role in Yosep Anggi Noen's biographical drama Solo, Solitude as Sipon, the wife of disappeared poet and activist Widji Thukul[11] and a supporting role in Kuswandi's 2017 drama Galih & Ratna as Tantri, the aunt of the titular character Ratna played by Sheryl Sheinafia.[12] She was nominated for a Maya Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Solo, Solitude and a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.[8]

In March 2019, Anita launched Greatmind.id, an online media platform that explores ideas, aspirations, and advocacy on various topics of life, serving as its lead editor.[13] In June, Anita left her job at NET , months before she was billed to appear in two Joko Anwar's projects. In August, she appeared as Kurniati Dewi, the mother of Sancaka, in Gundala, the first entry in the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe film series. In October, she co-starred as Dini, the best friend of Tara Basro's character Maya in Impetigore, alongside Ario Bayu and Christine Hakim. Both films were critical and commercial success, with Impetigore being selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards and breaking the record for most nominations at the 40th Citra Awards.[14] Anita received her second Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Impetigore, but lost to co-star Christine Hakim. She then reunited with Yosep Anggi Noen for The Science of Fictions.[15]

In 2020, Anita appeared in two segments of the anthology film Quarantine Tales.[16] She joined Najwa Shihab's Narasi TV in July to host her own talkshow Enaknya Diobrolin and the newly launched SEA Today in October to host its flagship morning news program.[17]

Anita next appeared in Kamila Andini's Yuni and Lucky Kuswandi's Netflix original Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens. For her performance as Mia Harrington in the latter, she won the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress, beating her co-star Asri Welas, Yuni co-star Asmara Abigail, Dea Panendra (Photocopier), and Djenar Maesa Ayu (Cinta Bete).[18]

Filmography

Title Year Role Notes
2010 Broken Vase Catherine Short film

Credited as Marissa Trigg

2011 Borrowed Time Paula
Arisan! 2 Bikhuni Voice cameo
2012 Wanita Tetap Wanita Rayya Cameo
Ritual Woman on Photograph Voice cameo
2014 3 Nafas Likas Journalist
In the Absence of the Sun Naomi
2016 Solo, Solitude Sipon
2017 Galih & Ratna Tantri
2019 Gundala Sancaka's Mother
Impetigore Dini
Eggnoid: Love & Time Portal Ran's Mother
The Science of Fictions Kiosk Owner
2020 Parental Bullying Narrator Short film
Quarantine Tales Ubai Segment: "Nougat"
Risa Segment: "Happy Girls Don't Cry"
2021 Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens Mia Harrington
Yuni Bu Lies
2022 Arini by Love.inc Diana
Mendarat Darurat Maya

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Indonesia Film Critics Society Breakthrough Actress In the Absence of the Sun Won
27th Bandung Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nominated
3rd Maya Awards Best New Actress Won
2015 9th Indonesia Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress 3 Nafas Likas Nominated
2017 30th Bandung Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Solo, Solitude Nominated
6th Maya Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
37th Citra Awards Best Supporting Actress Galih & Ratna Nominated
2019 8th Maya Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Impetigore Nominated
2020 40th Citra Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2021 5th Tempo Film Festival Yuni Nominated
34th Bandung Film Festival Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens Nominated
41st Citra Awards Won
15th Indonesian Movie Awards Best Actress Nominated
Favorite Actress Nominated
2022 10th Maya Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Andryanto, S. Dian (2 May 2013). "Marissa Anita, Dari Jurnalisme ke Teater". Tempo.co. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Résumé". MARISSA ANITA. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "10 Fakta Marissa Anita, Aktris dan Jurnalis yang Peduli Isu Kesehatan Mental Halaman 4". merdeka.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Theatre Work". Marissa Anita. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dua penyiar cantik mundur dari layar kaca". merdeka.com. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Broken Vase". Edward Gunawan. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Gunawan, Edward; Kuswandi, Lucky (19 July 2011), Borrowed Time (Short, Drama), Marissa Anita, Edward Gunawan, Atiqah Hasiholan, Andrew Trigg, Add Word Productions, retrieved 11 June 2021
  8. 1 2 Kamis (11 November 2021). "Daftar Film yang Dibintangi Marissa Anita, Aktris Pendukung Terbaik di FFI 2021". indozone.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Throwback Marissa Anita: Jurnalis yang Kini Aktif di Dunia Seni Peran". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Throwback Marissa Anita: Jurnalis yang Kini Aktif di Dunia Seni Peran". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Harapan Marissa Anita untuk Film Istirahatlah Kata-Kata". fimela.com (in Indonesian). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Cerita di Balik 'Galih & Ratna' Garapan Lucky Kuswandi". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Melihat Hidup Secara Mendalam Bersama Greatmind". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (13 November 2020). "Oscars: Indonesia Selects 'Impetigore' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Saraswati, Dyah Paramita. "Cerita Marissa Anita Belajar Logat Solo untuk film 'Istirahatlah Kata-Kata'". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Marissa Anita main di dua cerita film omnibus "Quarantine Tales"". Antara News. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Rabu (9 February 2022). "Jurnalis Keren Marissa Anita, dari Reporter TV hingga Kini Suguhkan Perenungan Filosofis". indozone.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Marissa Anita Kaget Raih Penghargaan di Piala Citra". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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