She rose to prominence after starring as Welas in the Trans TV sitcom Suami-Suami Takut Istri, later adopting the character's name as her stage name.

Asri Pramawati was born on 7 March 1979 in Jakarta, to a father originally from Palembang and a mother from Yogyakarta.

[3] In 1989, she joined Guruh Sukarnoputra's art collective Gencar Semarak Perkasa Production as a dancer.

[5] Asri rose to prominence after starring as Welas in the sitcom Suami-Suami Takut Istri, which aired on Trans TV from 2007 to 2010.

[7] In 2011, Asri joined Delta FM and co-hosted the morning show with presenters Farhan from 2011 to 2015, Steny Agustaf from 2015 to 2018, and Nino Kayam, the vocalist of the group RAN, from 2018 to 2020.