Dea Panendra

Music career

In 2010, Panendra had her breakthrough into entertainment industry by auditioning for the sixth season of Indonesian Idol. She was eliminated on 28 May, finishing in eleventh place after being in the bottom three weeks in a row.^[1]

In addition to her acting, Panendra also sang several soundtracks to films in which she starred. In 2020, Panendra released a single "Dari Kata Turun Ke Hati" for the soundtrack of The Ex-Lover Shop.^[2] In 2024, she released a collaborative single with Ricecooker, a band fronted by co-star Jerome Kurnia, "If You Let Me", for the Love Unlike in K-Dramas soundtrack.^[3]

Acting career

In 2016, Panendra auditioned for the musical film directed by Nia Dinata, Three Sassy Sisters which was inspired by 1956 film Tiga Dara.^[4] She auditioned to portray Bebe, the little sister, alongside Asmara Abigail, Galabby Thahira, Meirayni Fauziah, Cindy Nirmala, Alika Islamadina, and others, but ultimately Tatyana Akman was chosen.^[5] She eventually starred as an extra in the film. Panendra starred in a supporting role of Novi in Mouly Surya's Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, which had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.^[6] For her performance, she won the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.^[7] She received her second Citra Award nomination for her role in Photocopier at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival.^[8]

Film

Television