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Aminah Cendrakasih

{{Short description|Indonesian actress (1938–2022)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Aminah Cendrakasih

| image = Aminah Cendrakasih, c. 1959, by Tati Photo Studio.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cendrakasih, {{circa|1959}}

| birth_name = Siti Aminah

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1938|1|29}}

| birth_place = Magelang, Dutch East Indies

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|12|21|1938|1|29}}

| death_place = South Tangerang, Indonesia

| nationality = Indonesian

| other_names =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1955–2022

| spouse = {{marriage|Idris Permana|1959|1986|reason=died}}

| partner =

| children = 7

| relatives = Roekiah (paternal aunt)
Rahmat Kartolo (cousin)

}}

Aminah Tjendrakasih{{efn|Perfected Spelling: Aminah Cendrakasih}} ({{IPA|id|a.mi.nah tʃen.dra.ka.sɪh|}}; born Siti Aminah; 29 January 1938 – 21 December 2022) was 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, Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri (Mother and Daughter). She soared to popularity after taking a role in Serampang 12 along with Nun Zairina in 1956. Cendrakasih 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.

Biography

File:Aminah Cendrakasih in cheongsam by Tati Photo Studios, Jakarta (c1959).jpg dress, {{circa|1959}}.]]

Cendrakasih was born Siti Aminah in Magelang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, on 29 January 1938.{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=32}} She was the daughter of the comedian Husin Nagib (died 1943) and the actress {{Interlanguage link multi|Wolly Sutinah|id}} (1916–1987).{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}} During her childhood, she moved to Jakarta.{{sfn|Loven|2008|p=79}} Cendrakasih studied at a Sekolah Kepandaian Putri, a school that taught young girls the skills needed to manage a household.{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=32}}

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).{{sfn|Kristanto|2007|p=29}} The Indonesian film historian Misbach Yusa Biran writes that Cendrakasih made her feature film debut in Ali Joego's Oh, Ibuku (O, My Mother, 1955).{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=32}} 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.

Cendrakasih soared to popularity after taking a role as a dancer in Serampang 12 (1956) along with Nun Zairina.{{Cite news |date=1 July 1958 |title=Achirnja djadi Bintang |work=Pantjawarna }} Zairina also soared to popularity too and then played along with her again in the Usmar Ismail's directed film Girls Dormitory (1958).{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}} Over the next four years she appeared in a further eleven films,{{sfn|filmindonesia.or.id, Filmography}} including starring roles in Taman Harapan (Garden of Hope, 1957), Tjambuk Api (Whips of Fire, 1958), and Pak Prawiro (Mr Prawiro, 1958).{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=32}} After completing Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang (After Darkness There is Light, 1959), directed by {{Interlanguage link multi|Ho Ah Loke|ms}}, she married a Betawi man and took a hiatus from acting.{{sfn|Loven|2008|p=79}}{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}}

In 1970, Cendrakasih returned to acting, at first taking several television roles before returning to the silver screen the following year.{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}} 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).{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=32}} 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).{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}}

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|lc=y}}, was Lebih Asyik Sama Kamu (More Interesting with You, 1989).{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}} 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 with the series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel the Schoolchild, 1994–2005).{{sfn|Apa Siapa|1999|p=49}} 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.{{sfn|Loven|2008|p=78}} In her book on the series, Klarijn Loven describes the character as offering a positive depiction of a house wife as an alternative for the common depiction of mothers as career women.{{sfn|Loven|2008|p=79}}

Cendrakasih suffered from glaucoma, lost her eyesight, and was bedridden.{{sfn|Putra|2013}} She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bandung Film Festival in 2012,{{sfn|Dipa|2012}} 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.{{sfn|Putra|2013}} She had seven children.{{sfn|Farouk|Sumarni|2019}}

Cendrakasih died at her residence in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, on 21 December 2022, at age 84.{{sfn|Kompas, Aminah Cendrakasih, Pemeran Mak Nyak}}{{sfn|Puspasari|2022}}{{sfn|Nurrijal|2022}} She was interred with her mother in Karet Bivak Cemetery, Central Jakarta, the following day.{{sfn|Al-Farisi|2022}}{{sfn|CNN Indonesia, Pemakaman Aminah Cendrakasih}}

Filmography

Cendrakasih appeared in almost a hundred and twenty films in her fifty-year career.{{sfn|filmindonesia.or.id, Filmography}}

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Legacy

On 29 January 2024, during her 86th birthday, Google honored Cendrakasih with a Doodle which was based from her character in Si Doel series.{{Cite web |last=Indonesia |first=C. N. N. |title=Ulang Tahun, 'Mak Nyak' Aminah Cendrakasih Jadi Google Doodle Hari Ini |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20240129073851-234-1055543/ulang-tahun-mak-nyak-aminah-cendrakasih-jadi-google-doodle-hari-ini |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=hiburan |language=id-ID}}

Notes

Citations

{{Reflist|20em}}

Works cited

{{refbegin|40em}}

  • {{Cite web

|last=Al-Farisi

|first=Baharuddin

|date=22 December 2022

|title=Kronologi Meninggalnya Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak', Muntah sejak Subuh

|trans-title=Timeline of the Death of Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak', Vomiting from Dawn

|url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/12/22/095224366/kronologi-meninggalnya-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-muntah-sejak-subuh

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223084449/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/12/22/095224366/kronologi-meninggalnya-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-muntah-sejak-subuh

|archive-date=23 December 2022

|access-date=22 December 2022

|website=Kompas

|language=id

}}

  • {{Cite web

|date=21 December 2022 |title=Aminah Cendrakasih, Pemeran Mak Nyak di Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, Meninggal Dunia

|trans-title= Aminah Cendrakasih, Portrayer of Mak Nyak in Si Doel Anak Sekolahan, Dies

|url=https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/12/21/210801766/aminah-cendrakasih-pemeran-mak-nyak-di-si-doel-anak-sekolahan-meninggal

|access-date=22 December 2022

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222105311/https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2022/12/21/210801766/aminah-cendrakasih-pemeran-mak-nyak-di-si-doel-anak-sekolahan-meninggal

|archive-date=22 December 2022

|website=Kompas.com

|ref = {{SfnRef|Kompas, Aminah Cendrakasih, Pemeran Mak Nyak}}

|language=id

}}

  • {{cite book

| title = Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia

| trans-title=What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia

| language = Indonesian

| location = Jakarta

| publisher = Indonesian Ministry of Information

| year = 1999

| oclc = 44427179

| ref = {{sfnRef|Apa Siapa|1999}}

}}

  • {{Cite book

|title=Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978

|trans-title=What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978

|year=1979

|oclc=6655859

|location=Jakarta

|publisher=Sinematek Indonesia

|editor-last=Biran

|editor-first=Misbach Yusa

}}

  • {{Cite news

| title=The Mirror Never Lies Dominates Bandung Film Festival

| last=Dipa

| first=Arya

| date=13 May 2012

| url=http://cbe.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/13/the-mirror-never-lies-dominates-bandung-film-festival.html

|work=The Jakarta Post

|access-date=2 July 2016

| archive-date=2 July 2016

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702094207/http://cbe.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/13/the-mirror-never-lies-dominates-bandung-film-festival.html

|url-status=dead

}}

  • {{cite news

|last1=Farouk

|first1=Yazir

|last2=Sumarni

|title=5 Tahun di Tempat Tidur, Aminah Cendrakasih Habiskan Waktu dengan Berzikir

|url=https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2019/05/29/110012/5-tahun-di-tempat-tidur-aminah-cendrakasih-habiskan-waktu-dengan-berzikir

|access-date=5 February 2021

|work=Suara.com

|date=29 May 2019

|language=id

}}

  • {{Cite web

| title=Filmografi Siti Aminah

| trans-title=Siti Aminah Filmography

| language=Indonesian

| work=filmindonesia.or.id

| url=http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bcfb4251b074_aminah-cendrakasih/filmography

| publisher=Konfiden Foundation

| access-date=2 July 2016

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702043652/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bcfb4251b074_aminah-cendrakasih/filmography

| archive-date=2 July 2016

| ref={{SfnRef|filmindonesia.or.id, Filmography}}

}}

  • {{Cite book

| editor-last=Kristanto

| editor-first=JB

| title=Katalog Film Indonesia 1926–2007

| year=2007

| location=Jakarta

|publisher=Nalar

|isbn=978-979-26-9006-4

}}

  • {{Cite book

|title=Watching Si Doel: Television, Language, and Culture Identity in Contemporary Indonesia

|last=Loven

|first=Klarijn

|year=2008

|isbn=9789067182799

|publisher=KITLV Press

|location=Leiden

}}

  • {{Cite web

| last=Nurrijal

| first=Muhammad Ahsan

| date=21 December 2022

| title=Suasana Rumah Duka Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' Dipenuhi Pelayat

| trans-title=Funeral Home for Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' Full of Bereaved

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223002039/https://hot.detik.com/celeb/d-6474398/suasana-rumah-duka-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-dipenuhi-pelayat

| archive-date=23 December 2022

| url=https://hot.detik.com/celeb/d-6474398/suasana-rumah-duka-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-dipenuhi-pelayat

| access-date=22 December 2022 |website=Detik.com

| language=id

}}

  • {{Cite web

| title=Pemakaman Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' Diselimuti Suasana Haru

| trans-title=Funeral of Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' Full of Melancholy

| ref={{SfnRef|CNN Indonesia, Pemakaman Aminah Cendrakasih}}

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222092515/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20221222104544-234-890646/pemakaman-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-diselimuti-suasana-haru

| archive-date=22 December 2022

| url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20221222104544-234-890646/pemakaman-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-diselimuti-suasana-haru

| website=CNN Indonesia

| access-date=22 December 2022 |language=id

}}

  • {{cite web

| url=https://hot.detik.com/celeb/d-6474268/berita-duka-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-meninggal-dunia

| title=Berita Duka, Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' Meninggal Dunia

| trans-title=Sad news, Aminah Cendrakasih 'Mak Nyak' has passed

| date=21 December 2022

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221162054/https://hot.detik.com/celeb/d-6474268/berita-duka-aminah-cendrakasih-mak-nyak-meninggal-dunia

| archive-date=21 December 2022

| last=Puspasari

| first=Desi

| website=Detik.com

| language=id

}}

  • {{Cite news

| title=Air Mata Iringi Penghargaan untuk Aminah Cendrakasih

| trans-title=Tears Accompany Award for Aminah Cendrakasih

| language=Indonesian

| last=Putra

| first=Rama Narada

| date=27 May 2013

| archive-date=5 March 2016

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024310/http://celebrity.okezone.com/read/2013/05/27/206/813550/air-mata-iringi-penghargaan-untuk-aminah-cendrakasih

| url=http://celebrity.okezone.com/read/2013/05/27/206/813550/air-mata-iringi-penghargaan-untuk-aminah-cendrakasih

| work=Okezone.com

}}

{{refend}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|1244284}}

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