Rima Melati

Rima Melati
Rima Melati in c. 1960
Born	Marjolien Tambayong (1939-08-22) 22 August 1939 (age 77) Tondano, Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation	Actress, singer, director
Spouse(s)	Frans Tumbuan (1973–2015, his death)
Awards	PWI Award for Best Actress Citra Award for Best Leading Actress

Marjolien Tambayong, better known by her stage name Rima Melati (born 22 August 1939), is an Indonesian actress and singer. Born in Tondano, Sulawesi, by the 1950s she had moved to Jakarta and become a model. After joining the girl group The Baby Dolls and taking a minor acting role, in 1961 Melati starred in her first film, Kasih Tak Sampai (Unrealized Love, 1961). Since then she has appeared in almost a hundred feature films, including works by Wim Umboh, Sjumandjaja, and Teguh Karya. For this oeuvre she has received multiple awards, including a PWI Award for Best Actress for Noda Tak Berampun (Unforgivable Smear), a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress for Intan Berduri (A Thorned Gem, 1972), and five nominations for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Melati has also worked as a fashion designer and, together with her husband Frans Tumbuan, restaurateur. Since surviving breast cancer in the 1990s, Melati has campaigned for breast cancer awareness.

Marjolien Tambayong was born in Tondano, Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies, on 22 August 1939. Though her father, Marinus van Rest, was Dutch, she took the family name of her step-father, Tambayong. She moved to Jakarta and became a model, using the diminutive form of her name, Lientje. In the late 1950s she became a member of the girl group The Baby Dolls; this group also included Indriati Iskak, Gaby Mambo (), and Baby Huwae. In 1958 Tambayong made her feature film debut with a minor role in Djuara Sepatu Roda (Roller-Skating Champion), a film which starred Indriati Iskak.