Aminah Cendrakasih
| Aminah Cendrakasih | |
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Aminah Cendrakasih in c. 1959
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| Born |
Siti Aminah 29 January 1938 Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Occupation | Actress |
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.
Cendrakasih was born Siti Aminah in Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, on 29 January 1938. She is the daughter of the comedian Husin Nagib and the actress Wolly Sutinah. In her childhood she moved to Jakarta. Cendrakasih studied at a Sekolah Kepandaian Putri, a school which taught young girls skills needed to manage a household.
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). 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). 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. Over the next four years she appeared in a further eleven films, including starring roles in Taman Harapan (Garden of Hope, 1957), Tjambuk Api (Whips of Fire, 1958), and Pak Prawiro (Mr Prawiro, 1958). After completing Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang (After Darkness There is Light, 1959), directed by Ho Ah Loke, she married a Betawi man and took a hiatus from acting.
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