Biography

Rachel Amanda Aurora (born January 1, 1995) is an Indonesian actress and singer. She started her acting career in 2001 and got her first main role in the soap opera Candy (2007). Amanda has taken parts in many soap operas such as Lia, Tersanjung Season 6, Nirmala, Papaku Keren-Keren, Pintu Hidayah, Soleha, Doa dan Karunia , and Indra Keenam. In 2005, she debuted as a singer in compilation album Indonesia Menangis which produced the single "Indonesia Jangan Bersedih." Amanda won the "Best Children Female Solo Artist" award at the 2005 Anugerah Musik Indonesia. In June 2009, Amanda collaborated with religious singer, Opick, to sing "Maha Melihat." Amanda then made her film debut in 2006. She starred as young Rachel in Heart (2006) and I Love You, Om... (2006). She was nominated for " Breakthrough Actor/Actress" at the 2007 MTV Indonesia Movie Awards for her role as Dion in I Love You, Om... (2006). She took a hiatus for a year in 2016 before coming back to the acting industry. Since 2017, Amanda has been actively starred in short films, films, and series. Her notable recent work in films are (but not limited to) Terlalu Tampan (2019), Nanti Kita Cerita Tentang Hari Ini (2020), We (2021, short film), and Mencuri Raden Saleh (2022).