Cheryl began her career as a model in the late 1990s. She appeared in a number of music videos before making her feature film debut playing the role of Alya in the 2002 hit drama Ada Apa dengan Cinta?, for which she received a Citra Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[2] In 2008, she played the lead role of Alisha in Mouly Surya's award-winning directorial debut Fiksi. opposite Donny Alamsyah and Kinaryosih.[3] For her performance, she garnered a Citra Award nomination for Best Actress, but lost to Fahrani.[4]
Cheryl is married to musician Zeke Khaseli, the son of former cabinet minister and retired special force general Agum Gumelar and former Minister for Women's Empowerment Linda Amalia Sari. They got married on 9 May 2014.[7] Khaseli, whose real name is Haris Khaseli Gumelar, also works in the film industry as a composer for films, including Mouly Surya's Fiksi. in which Cheryl starred in the lead role.
She is also related to badminton champion and Olympic gold medalist Taufik Hidayat who is married to Ami Gumelar, her husband's sister.[8]
In the 2008 film Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly, Cheryl portrayed the character of Linda while a younger version of her was portrayed by Clairine Baharrizki, who is her relative. The two also appeared together in Edwin's 2005 award-winning short film Kara, Anak Sebatang Pohon.[9]
