Carissa Putri Sulaiman (born September 12, 1984) is an Indonesian actress and model best known for her role as Maria Girgis in the romantic religious Indonesian hit film Ayat-Ayat Cinta (a.k.a. Verses of Love) in 2008 and "" on the same year. Carissa is the daughter of Ris Isa Soelaiman and Lily S.P., an Indonesian actress. Carissa is of Malay-Indonesian-German-Dutch-Javanese descent. Carissa attended Pelita Harapan University in Indonesia majoring in Faculty of Social and Political Science.