Lydia Kandou

Actor · Born February 21, 1963 · Jakarta, Indonesia

Biography

Lydia Kandou is an Indonesian actress and model. Her feature film debut is Has Manan's "Wanita Segala Zaman" (1979) when she was 16 years old. During the next five years she acted in over 20 films and was nominated for her first Citra Award for Best Leading Actress at the 1984 Indonesian Film Festival. Between 1985 and 1990 she performed in 10 films and from these roles, she received two further Citra Award nominations. In 1990, Kandou was cast in the lead role of Nyak Abbas Akup's film "Boneka dari Indiana" in which brought her first ever win at Citra Award. She performed in "Ramadhan dan Ramona" the following year, which led to another win. As the Indonesian film industry saw a downturn in the early 1990s Kandou migrated to television. Beginning in 1993, she was a regular on "Gara-Gara"; in 1997 she left the show to join "Selendang Sutra Biru". She acted in the hit television series "Pernikahan Dini" in 2001, playing the titular Dini's mother Shinta. Kandou made her return to feature films in 2004, when she acted in "d'Trex" and "Ketika". In 2011 she acted in the comedy "Kejarlah Jodoh Kau Kutangkap", of which referenced her earlier work

Acted in 72

2020s

2026
Filosofi Teras
Ratih
Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim
Sister Aloysia
Saat Aku Bersuara
Mrs. Aura
Ikatan Darah
Lastri
78
2025
Still Single
Ratih · 8 episodes
2024
Vina: Before 7 Days
Vina's Grandmother
56
The Architecture of Love
River's Mother
2023
The Talent Agency
Lydia Kandou · 6 episodes
Ganjil Genap
Gala's Mother
2022
KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village - Luwih Dowo, Luwih Medeni
Widya's mother
Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap: The Series
TV
The Womb
Eva Santoso
58
Gara-Gara Warisan
Salma
KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village
Arum
2021
Lukas: The Journey of an Altar Boy
Eyang Suci · 1 episode
Cinta Fitri
TV
The Heaven None Missed 3
Oma Nungky
2020
Benyamin the Troublemaker 2
Mpok Rocker/Nurlela