Lydia Kandou

Acting

Lydia Kandou

Born 1963-02-21 · Jakarta, Indonesia

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

Acting credits

Ikatan Darah poster
6.2

A former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s safety.

Ikatan Darah

2026

Vina: Before 7 Days poster
6.2

Victim of atrocities by motorbike gangs in Cirebon, VINA did not accept that her death was called a single accident. Her spirit enters to reveal the facts. Before 7 Days, what actually happened?

Vina: Before 7 Days

2024

Gara-Gara Warisan poster
7.1

Three brothers who never get along are forced to compete for the inheritance in the form of a guest house owned by Dahlan, their father. Adam, the eldest son who blames his father's harsh attitude for his life's failures. Laras, the middle child who is independent and idealistic. And Dicky, his father's favorite youngest child who was pampered since childhood and grew up as a naughty young man. Who will be the heirs of choice?

Gara-Gara Warisan

2022

Aladin and the Magic Lamp poster
7.0

Aladin, a teenage orphan, finds a pile of treasure through a sorcerer who claims to be the older brother of his late father. In that place, he finds a magic lamp.

Aladin and the Magic Lamp

1982

Bayangan Cinta poster
NR

This movie is a collaboration between Indonesia and Malaysia. This movie is show to the public in 1987 and directed by Abdi Wiyono and Ahmad Ibrahim. This film won an award for Special Jury Award in 7th Malaysia Film Festival in 1987.

Bayangan Cinta

1987

The Fabulous Udin poster
NR

Udin and his friends, Jeki, Ucup, and Inong welcome the new girl, Suri, who suffers from brain cancer. Together they solved various problems ranging from bullying, suicide attempts, and mental stress.

The Fabulous Udin

2016

Pelajaran Cinta poster
6.0

Students who come to Yogyakarta to study, also have their first taste of love and sex. Three friends, Benny, Lesmono, and Larso find this out for themselves. Benny, a ladies’ man, introduces his friends to prostitution. Lesmono is secretly in love with Indri, but she falls into the hands of Benny. Benny, who takes life very lightly, manages to smuggle Indri into his room in the lodging house. When he goes home to Jakarta, Indri is anxious because she misses her period. Lesmono helps her to find a shaman who can perform an abortion. But when she goes to see a doctor, she finds out that she is not pregnant after all. Lesmono hopes to get Indri back but his hopes vanish when Benny returns and Indri goes back to him. Attempting to represent the teenagers’ psychological state in relation to love and sex; the film only manages to be jokey and shallow.

Pelajaran Cinta

1979

Srigala poster
5.5

People on an island are brutally murdered one by one by a mysterious stranger in this Indonesian Friday the 13th rip-off.

Srigala

1981

Gadis Hitam Putih poster
NR

The story begins with a commotion in court during the trial session of a wild girl who was involved with pornographic photos when a former nurse appeared to reveal that the girl was the daughter of a famous tycoon in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter who had just gotten married was the biological child of the wild girl's mother, who was a prostitute. The two were exchanged when their newborns were in the hospital.

Gadis Hitam Putih

1986

Jungle Virgin Force poster
4.4

It tells the story of Jelita, a girl who was stranded on a remote island as a child after a plane crash. She grows up among an isolated tribe, unaware of her origins. When a group of anthropologists arrives to study the island, Jelita reunites with her father, who turns out to be alive. However, conflicts with treasure hunters and the local tribe make their journey full of danger.

Jungle Virgin Force

1982

Filosofi Teras poster
NR

Since her father passed away, Nea has become the backbone of the family. She has to cover the household expenses, her mother Ratih’s needs, as well as her younger sister Runi’s college tuition and allowance. Meanwhile, her older brother Abi is still living with and depending on his wife, Ayu. As Nea prepares to move forward with her boyfriend, Dio, and take their relationship to the next level, a painful truth is revealed. Their house had been pawned by their late father to pay for Abi and Ayu’s wedding. Nea is forced to bury her dreams and choose to endure everything for the sake of her family. In the midst of her distress, more and more problems arise, putting her through the hardest trials of her life.

Filosofi Teras

Anyway, OK poster
9.0

Dono, who's good at cooking, applies to many restaurants for work but is always rejected. Meanwhile, Indro and Kasino are only concerned with chasing girls in funny ways, and they always fail. Then Anita, upon the arrival of her father, suddenly disappears without leaving a note to her friends. Kasino looks for her, but he is instead arrested by a woman officer he previously seduced. The police arrest Indro after he breaks a public telephone. The film’s comedy stems from misunderstanding and odd situations. The other formula is sex via Eva Arnaz and Lydia Kandou who always wear mini short pants and tight t-shirts.

Anyway, OK

1983

Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim poster
NR

Two exorcist priests, Romo Thomas and Romo Rendra, must confront an immensely powerful entity of darkness: the demon Rephaim, born from an ancestral blood covenant. The gripping terror begins when a failed ritual in a remote town in Indonesia unleashes chaos, forcing the church to perform an exorcism to save the souls possessed as a result of a pact for wealth (pesugihan).

Dominion of Darkness: Rephaim

2026

Saat Aku Bersuara poster
4.0

Nadia, a bright young lawyer, finds her life shattered when her wedding is canceled at the last second. But that bitterness did not make him submit. She rose up and dedicated herself to defending women's rights. Together with her two friends, Andien and Riana, and Adrian, a Public Prosecutor who is an important part of her journey, Nadia struggles to rebuild her life, including her broken relationship with her father. As the wounds of the past slowly find their way, Nadia becomes increasingly convinced that as long as she dares to speak out and doesn't give up, hope will never be extinguished.

Saat Aku Bersuara

2026

d'Trex poster
NR

Jerry (Mandala Abadi) and his four buddies like to street race. After making promises to one another that they will stay single for their hobby, the presence of a girl shakes off their friendship.

d'Trex

2004

The Womb poster
5.9

Short on cash and a place to live, a woman agrees to let an old upper-class couple takes care of her and her unborn child, not knowing they have a more sinister plan that involves their only son.

The Womb

2022

Five Deadly Angels poster
4.8

A conscientious scientist develops the "deadliest explosive the world has ever known" but soon it falls into the hands of an evil criminal, Bruto. The five angels band together to stop Bruto's reign of terror.

Five Deadly Angels

1980

Antri Dong poster
NR

The film tells the story of a middle-class young man named Dendy who is rich and lives in a big house with a driver and a loyal servant.

Antri Dong

1990

Opportunities in Narrowness poster
6.5

Dono works in a cigarette agency. Kasino works in a car workshop. They recommend Indro to work in Tina and Santi’s boarding house. Comedy happens when Indro’s girlfriend and her father pay a visit. Indro has to arrange Tina and Santi’s living space, so that he won’t be suspected of anything. More comedy arises when Santi’s fanatical mother also visits. Then Kasino drives Dono’s girlfriend and the car crashes. The car manages to be sold but then the buyer demands his money back. Dono has to hold a boxing match with the buyer.

Opportunities in Narrowness

1985

The Architecture of Love poster
7.3

Raia, a famous writer struggling with writer's block, travels to New York to get inspired. There, she meets River and becomes entangled in a love story haunted by the past.

The Architecture of Love

2024

Markum's Family poster
NR

The sequel of Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap (1986), tells Markum and Marni whose now have a teenage daughter while Ramadan and Ramona have a son. After years of marriage, Markum and Marni, still strive for harmony.

Markum's Family

1986

KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village poster
5.8

Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.

KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village

2022

Dalam Lingkaran Cinta poster
NR

The story follows Erwin, who gets Peggy pregnant but refuses to take responsibility, claiming it was just a fling and citing Peggy’s past history of living together unmarried. Peggy refuses when asked to abort the pregnancy. Later, Erwin falls in love with Rosa, whom he also gets pregnant; this time he wants to take responsibility, but his parents disapprove. Eventually, Rosa dies while attempting to abort her pregnancy. Erwin then wishes to marry Peggy, but she refuses. Erwin pursues Peggy until he manages to win her back.

Dalam Lingkaran Cinta

1981

For You, I'll Give Everything poster
NR

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For You, I'll Give Everything

1984