Carissa Putri

Indonesian Actress and Model 
Carissa Putri

Profile 
Birth name              Carissa Putri Sulaiman
Birth date               September 12, 1984
Birth place              Frankfurt, Jerman
Occupation            Actress and Model
Spouse                  Navies (married Mart 31, 2012)
Parents                  Ris Isa Soelaiman - Lily SP

 Biography 
 Carissa Putri Soelaiman is an Indonesian actress and model best known for her role as Maria Girgis in the romantic religious Indonesian hit movie "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" (a.k.a Verses of Love) in 2008. Carissa is the daughter of Ris Isa Soelaiman and Lilly S.P., an Indonesian actress. She is of Indonesian-German-Dutch descent. Carissa attended Pelita Harapan University in Indonesia, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, major in Faculty of Social and Political Science.

Career
Carissa started her career as a model and played supporting roles in some of Indonesian soap operas before landing her breakout role in a successful romantic religious movie "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" (a.k.a Verses of Love) in 2008, based on a best-selling novel with the same title written by Habiburrahman El Shirazy, where she played a leading role as Maria Girgis.