Tamara Natalia Christina Mayawati Bleszynski (), also known as Tamara Bleszynski () (born 25 December 1974) is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model. Tamara Bleszynski began her career in the soap opera Anakku Terlahir Kembali in RCTI in 1996.

Early life Tamara Bleszynski was born on 25 December 1974 in Bandung, Indonesia to Zbigniew Błeszyński (d. 28 November 2001), who was of Polish descent, and Farida Gasik, of Sunda descent. Her deceased brothers were Jurek (1956–2004) and Peter (1957–1997), her living brothers are Ryszard (b. 1964) and David, and her sister was Teresa Bleszynski. She completed her education in Indonesia and subsequently in Perth, Australia. She has been interested in acting most of her life. She took extracurricular drama classes in junior high school and continued acting in high school. She obtained a bachelor's degree of Business Management in St Brigid's College Australia, but continued to be interested in acting, so she joined the Theatre Institute.

Career On return to Indonesia, Tamara Bleszynski was noticed in a record store by Jay Subiyakto, who suggested she should become a model. She got a contract to advertise Lux, a beauty soap.

Tamara Bleszynski began acting in soap operas with her appearance in Anakku Terlahir Kembali (1996) and its sequel, where she appeared with teen idol Desy Ratnasari. Returning to acting after the birth of her child in 2000, she appeared in Doa Membawa Berkah (2000), directed by Ahmad Yusuf. She converted to Islam, and began appearing in religious soap operas. She played in Wah Cantiknya!!! (2001) and Hikmah (2004), for which she won "Favorite Actress" at 2004 and 2005 Panasonic Awards.

Tamara Bleszynski's first appearance in film was in Issue (2004), followed by Big Day (2006). In 2008, Tamara Bleszynski played the action figure Rrama in Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam and in 2009 worked in the slasher film Air Terjun Pengantin. For this role, she tanned her skin and trained to create an athletic body for the martial arts scenes in her role as Tiara.

Other movies she has appeared in include Opera SMU (2002), Ikhlas (2003), Issue (2004), Putri Cantik (2004), Goal (2005), and Cinta Itu Nggak Buta (2007). She appeared in the television film Dibalik Jendela Astrid (2002). With the Theater Institute, she was cast as Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar (1997).

Personal life Tamara Bleszynski converted to Islam in 1995. She married Teuku Rafly Pasha in 1997, and they have one son. They divorced in 2007. She married Mike Lewis in 2010, and they have one son of this interfaith marriage. They divorced in 2012. Tamara Bleszynski continues to work as an actor, model, and brand ambassador, and is part owner in a restaurant, Resto Negev, where she also acted as a chef.

Discography Single Year Title Album 2001 "Berserah Diri" Ost. Doa Membawa Berkah 2005 "Doa Berserah" (poetry) Dari Hati Untuk Aceh "Setelah Gempa dan Tsunami" (poetry)

Video clip Year Title Artist 1997 "Aku Disini Untukmu" Dewa 19 2000 "Bila Hati Sedang Lara" Teresa Bleszynski 2004 "Khayalan Tingkat Tinggi" Peterpan 2009 "Sang Juara" Maia

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Issue Linda Lead role 2006 The Big Day Lux short movie 2008 Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam Rrama Malaysian film 2009 Air Terjun Pengantin Tiara Lead role 2013 Air Terjun Pengantin Phuket Tiara Lead role

Television Year Title Role Notes Network 1996 Shangrilla Supporting role RCTI 1996 Anakku Terlahir Kembali Supporting role RCTI 1997 Perjalanan Supporting role SCTV 1997 AsmaraLila 2000 Doa Membawa Berkah Lead role Indosiar 2001 Doa Membawa Berkah 2 Lead role Indosiar 2001 Wah Cantiknya Kartika Lead role SCTV 2002 Wah Cantiknya 2 Kartika Lead role SCTV 2002 Opera SMU Sonya Lead role RCTI 2003 Ikhlas Naia Lead role SCTV 2004 Putri Cantik Putri Cantik Lead role SCTV 2004 Hikmah Anna Lead role RCTI 2005 Gol Maya Lead role Indosiar 2005 Iman Lela Episode: "Mayat Penjudi Sukar Dikebumikan" SCTV 2005 Hikmah 2 Anna Lead role RCTI 2006 Hikmah 3 Anna Lead role Indosiar 2006 Bukan Salah Bunda Mengandung Supporting role RCTI 2007 Bunga Intan Supporting role SCTV 2007 Cinta Itu Nggak Buta Kokom Lead role SCTV 2010 Surga Untukmu Halimah Lead role Indosiar 2011 Anugerah Zouya Supporting role RCTI 2012 Mimo Ketemu Poscha Eva Supporting role RCTI

Film Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Dibalik Jendela Astrid Astrid Lead role 2008 Semua Karena Bu Sonya Mrs. Sonya Lead role 2009 Menantu Untuk Mamaku 2009 Jangan Lari Lagi Diana 2009 Cowok Maunya Apa 2010 Kejar Tayang

TV commercials Pond's Age Miracle Lux Guess (Guess Girl) Kia Mazda Samsung Sogo Kopi Luwak Bio Fibra Bank Tamara Vaseline Visine Nivea Altex Markisa Juice Pohon Pinang King Halim Jewellery Icon of Glamorous & Elegant Woman for Arantxa Adi Designer Duta Baca 2005 Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia Duta Tinju Indonesia Ikon Tenun Songket NTT (Tenun Ikat) Duta Perdamaian Indonesia-Timor Leste Icon of Preview by Itang Yunaz Tupperware

Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Recipients Result 1997 Dewi Magazine Actress with Beautiful Breast Tamara Bleszynski 2001 SCTV Awards Famous Actress Doa Membawa Berkah 2004 Panasonic Awards Favorite Actress Hikmah SCTV Awards Famous Actress SWA Magazine The Best Protagonist Actress Tamara Bleszynski The Best Model Marketing Magazine Best Actress with Image, Beautiful, Modern, and Intellectual 2005 Panasonic Awards Favorite Actress Hikmah 2006 Hikmah 2 2007 Johnny Andrean Awards The Best Make Up of Actress Tamara Bleszynski 2009 Kapanlagi.com Undeniable Beauty Icon 2012 Yahoo! OMG Awards Sexiest Mom Most Shocking Break Up Mike Lewis & Tamara Bleszynski 2014 Yahoo! Celebrity Awards Sexiest Mom Tamara Bleszynski

References

External links https://web.archive.org/web/20100718015757/http://www.playwithbeauty-id.com/tamara/ Videografi Tamara Bleszynski di YouTube

Berita mengenai perceraian Situs web penggemar Tamara Bleszynski