Mawar de Jongh

Biography

Mawar Eva de Jongh (born September 26, 2001, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a popular Indonesian actress, singer, and model. She rose to prominence through her portrayal of Annelies Mellema in the 2019 film adaptation Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), based on the acclaimed novel by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Her career in the entertainment industry began at an early age—as a child model—and continued through numerous TV movies (FTV), soap operas, and her musical debut with the singles “Heartbeat” (2018) and “Lebih Dari Egoku” (2019), the latter of which reached number two on the Billboard Indonesia Top 100.

Although she comes from a Dutch–Karo heritage and was raised in Medan and Bekasi, Mawar has achieved success across multiple creative fields: as an actress, singer, and model. She is currently pursuing a distance-learning program in Communication Studies at Pelita Harapan University, all while continuing to thrive in film, television, and music to this day.