Aminah Cendrakasih

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Aminah Cendrakasih
Aminah Cendrakasih in c. 1959
Born
Siti Aminah

(1938-01-29) 29 January 1938 (age 86)
Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationActress

Aminah Tjendrakasih (Perfected Spelling: Aminah Cendrakasih, born 29 January 1938) is an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel the Schoolchild, 1994–2005). Beginning her career in her teenage years, in 1955 Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri (Mother and Daughter). She has since acted in more than a hundred feature films. In 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards, respectively

Biography

Cendrakasih was born Siti Aminah in Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, on 29 January 1938.[3] She is the daughter of the comedian Husin Nagib and the actress id [Wolly Sutinah].[1] In her childhood she moved to Jakarta.[2] Cendrakasih studied at a Sekolah Kepandaian Putri, a school which taught young girls skills needed to manage a household.[3]

Cendrakasih began acting in her teens, at first on stage and later in film. JB Kristanto, in his catalogue of Indonesian films, lists her as having a role in S Waldy's Musafir Kelana (The Wanderer, 1953).[4] The Indonesian film historian Misbach Yusa Biran, meanwhile, writes that Cendrakasih made her feature film debut Ali Joego's Oh, Ibuku (O, My Mother, 1955).[3] Cendrakasih subsequently appeared in Gambang Semarang (Gambang from Semarang, 1955) alongside her mother. Her first starring role was Ibu dan Putri (Mother and Daughter, 1955), directed by Ha van Wu and co-starring Lies Noor.[1] Over the next four years she appeared in a further eleven films,[5] including starring roles in Taman Harapan (Garden of Hope, 1957), Tjambuk Api (Whips of Fire, 1958), and Pak Prawiro (Mr Prawiro, 1958).[3] After completing Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang (After Darkness There is Light, 1959), directed by ms [Ho Ah Loke], she married a Betawi man and took a hiatus from acting.[2][1]

In 1970, Cendrakasih returned to acting, at first taking several television roles before returning to the silver screen the following year.[1] She acted in sixty films in nine years, including Hostess Anita (Anita the Hostess, 1971), Aku Tak Berdosa (I Haven't Sinned, 1972), Si Doel Anak Modern (Doel the Modern Child, 1976), and Betty Bencong Slebor (Betty the Clumsy Transvestite, 1978).[3] She was also a member of the Association of Islamic Arts and Culture (Himpunan Seni Budaya Islam) and the Betawi Cultural Institute (Lembaga Kebudayaan Betawi).[1]

Cendrakasih remained highly active during the 1980s, appearing in some forty-two films. Her final feature film of the decade, and her last feature film as of 2016, was Lebih Asyik Sama Kamu (More Interesting with You, 1989).[1] She also continued to act on television, including in the serial Rumah Masa Depan (House of the Future, 1984–1985). She achieved her greatest fame, however, with the series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel the Schoolchild, 1994–2005).[1] Director and star Rano Karno wrote for her and cast her in the role of Lela, Doel's mother, who is often referred to as Mak Nyak.[6] In her book on the series, Klarijn Loven describes the character as offering a positive depiction of housewifery as an alternative for the common depiction of mothers as career women.[2]

Cendrakasih suffers from glaucoma, has lost her eyesight, and is bedridden.[7] She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bandung Film Festival in 2012,[8] and another at the 2013 Indonesian Movie Awards. As Cendrakasih was in the hospital, the latter award was accepted by her daughter Ade Purba Sari.[7]

Filmography

Cendrakasih has appeared in almost a hundred and twenty films in her fifty-year career.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Apa Siapa 1999, p. 49.
  2. ^ a b c d Loven 2008, p. 79.
  3. ^ a b c d e Biran 1979, p. 32.
  4. ^ Kristanto 2007, p. 29.
  5. ^ a b filmindonesia.or.id, Filmography.
  6. ^ Loven 2008, p. 78.
  7. ^ a b Putra 2013.
  8. ^ Dipa 2012.

Works cited

  • Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Indonesian Ministry of Information. 1999. OCLC 44427179. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978. Jakarta: Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC 6655859. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Dipa, Arya (13 May 2012). "The Mirror Never Lies Dominates Bandung Film Festival". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • "Filmografi Siti Aminah". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Kristanto, JB, ed. (2007). Katalog Film Indonesia 1926–2007. Jakarta: Nalar. ISBN 978-979-26-9006-4. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Loven, Klarijn (2008). Watching Si Doel: Television, Language, and Culture Identity in Contemporary Indonesia. Leiden: KITLV Press. ISBN 9789067182799. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Putra, Rama Narada (27 May 2013). "Air Mata Iringi Penghargaan untuk Aminah Cendrakasih". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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