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Dhalia

This article is about the Indonesian actress. For the Brazilian director, see Heitor Dhalia. For other uses, see Dalia.

Dhalia (Perfected Spelling: Dahlia; 10 February 1925 – 14 April 1991) was an Indonesian actress active for over fifty years. She was nominated for three Citra Awards at the Indonesian Film Festival, winning one.

Dhalia
Dhalia in 1954
Born(1925-02-10)10 February 1925
Medan, Dutch East Indies
Died14 April 1991(1991-04-14) (aged 66)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationActress
Years active1937–1991
Spouses
Raden Djumadi
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(m. 1949, died)​
Yubaar Ayub
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(div. 1965)​
Children1
AwardsCitra Award (1955)

Early life and education

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Dhalia in a promotional still in 1953

Dhalia was born on 10 February 1925 in Medan, Dutch East Indies, as the only child of Tengku Katam and Karang Intan.[1] Her father was a stagewriter from Medan, who named his theatrical troupe Dhalia Opera after her.[citation needed] While her mother, was a stage actress and dancer.[citation needed]

When she was a child, her mother died in Tuban.[citation needed] Dhalia spends her formal education studied at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school then at a Muhammadiyah-run junior high school.[citation needed] In her spare time she focused on acting for her father's troupe.[2] By the 1940s she was already recognised for her singing prowess, although her father intended for her to continue her studies in Islam at Al-Azhar University, Cairo.[3][4]

Personal life

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Dhalia with her first husband, Raden Djumadi, in 1956

Dhalia was married to Indonesian soldier from Siliwangi division, Raden Djumadi, in 1949.[citation needed] They had a daughter, Ida Ariyani.[citation needed] Their marriage lasted until Djumadi's death and Dhalia later remarried to Indonesian writer, Yubaar Ayub, and divorced in 1965.[citation needed]

Illness and death

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Dhalia was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and spent her last day at her rented house in Menteng, Central Jakarta, along with her daughter and granddaughter.[citation needed] She died there on 14 April 1991, at the age of 66.[2]

Career

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Dhalia as Laila in Lewat Djam Malam (1954)

Dhalia started her film career by starred in Terang Boelan (1937), as a supporting role.[citation needed] In 1941, she made her feature film debut in Njoo Cheong Seng's musical Pantjawarna, produced by Oriental Film.[2] Her next two appearances saw her playing an orphan in Sutan Usman Karim's drama Panggilan Darah[5] and alongside Rd Mochtar in Moestika dari Djemar, an adaptation of the One Thousand and One Nights.[6] Dhalia's last two films before Indonesia's independence were completed during the Japanese occupation (1942–45): Berdjoang and Hoedjan. Both were works of pro-Japanese propaganda.[7]

During the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949), film production almost stopped.[8] Dhalia only returned to the screen in 1952, completing three films that year. By 1955 she had completed eighteen films, taking such roles as the title character in Chandra Dewi (1952) and the prostitute Laila in Lewat Djam Malam (1954).[9] Between 1956 and 1972 Dhalia made no films. After she returned to the industry,[9] she was no longer offered leading roles, instead taking supporting roles.[2] She made her last film in 1990, with the 1980s as the most productive period in her career.[9]

Awards

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Dhalia, Ermina Zaenah, Rd Ismail, and Fifi Young at the first Indonesian Film Festival

During her career Dhalia was nominated for three Citra Awards. Her first nomination, in 1955, was for the film Lewat Djam Malam; she won the Citra Award for Best Leading Actress for that performance. In 1981 and 1982 she received two nominations for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress, for the films Usia 18 and Bukan Istri Pilihan, respectively.[10]

Filmography

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Dhalia and Rd Mochtar in Moestika dari Djemar (1941)

During her fifty-four year career Dhalia acted in some fifty-three films.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Biran 1979, p. 115.
  2. ^ a b c d Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia.
  3. ^ Biran 2009, p. 270.
  4. ^ Tjasmadi 1983, p. 191.
  5. ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Panggilan Darah.
  6. ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Moestika dari Djenar.
  7. ^ Biran 2009, pp. 334, 340.
  8. ^ Biran 2009, pp. 367–370.
  9. ^ a b c d Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia.
  10. ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan Dhalia.

Works cited

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  • Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978 [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978]. Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC 6655859.
  • Biran, Misbach Yusa (2009). Sejarah Film 1900–1950: Bikin Film di Jawa [History of Film 1900–1950: Making Films in Java] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Komunitas Bamboo working with the Jakarta Art Council. ISBN 978-979-3731-58-2.
  • "Dhalia". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  • "Filmografi Dhalia" [Filmography for Dhalia]. filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  • "Moestika dari Djenar". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  • "Panggilan Darah". filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  • "Penghargaan Dhalia" [Awards for Dhalia]. filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  • Tjasmadi, Muhammad Johan, ed. (1983). Indonesian Film Festival Information. Jakarta: Indonesian Film Festival. p. 342.
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