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Dhalia

{{short description|Indonesian actress (1925–1991)}}

{{About|the Indonesian actress|the Brazilian director|Heitor Dhalia|other uses|Dalia (disambiguation){{!}}Dalia}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Dhalia

| image = Dhalia, Film Varia 1.11 (November 1954), front cover.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Dhalia in 1954

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|2|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Medan, Dutch East Indies

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|4|14|1925|2|10|df=y}}

| death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia

| nationality = Indonesian

| other_names =

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Raden Djumadi Armansyah|1949||end=d}}
  • {{marriage|Yubaar Ayub||1965|end=div}}

}}

| children = 1

| awards = Citra Award (1955)

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1937–1991

| known_for =

}}

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.

Early life and education

Dhalia was born on 10 February 1925 in Medan, Dutch East Indies, as the only child of Tengku Katam and Karang Intan.{{sfn|Biran|1979|p=115}} Her father was a stagewriter from Medan, who named his theatrical troupe Dhalia Opera after her.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} While her mother, was a stage actress and dancer.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

When she was a child, her mother died in Tuban.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} Dhalia spends her formal education studied at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school then at a Muhammadiyah-run junior high school.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} In her spare time she focused on acting for her father's troupe.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia}} 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.{{sfn|Biran|2009|p=270}}{{sfn|Tjasmadi|1983|p=191}}

=Illness and death=

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|date=August 2024}} She died there on 14 April 1991, at the age of 66.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia}}

Career

File:Dhalia in Lewat Djam Malam, Film Varia 1.6 (May 1954), p11.jpg (1954)]]

Dhalia started her film career by starred in Terang Boelan (1937), as a supporting role.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} In 1941, she made her feature film debut in Njoo Cheong Seng's musical Pantjawarna, produced by Oriental Film.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia}} Her next two appearances saw her playing an orphan in Sutan Usman Karim's drama Panggilan Darah{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Panggilan Darah}} and alongside Rd Mochtar in Moestika dari Djemar, an adaptation of the One Thousand and One Nights.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Moestika dari Djenar}} 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.{{sfn|Biran|2009|pp=334, 340}}

During the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949), film production almost stopped.{{sfn|Biran|2009|pp=367–370}} 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).{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia}} Between 1956 and 1972 Dhalia made no films. After she returned to the industry,{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia}} she was no longer offered leading roles, instead taking supporting roles.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia}} She made her last film in 1990, with the 1980s as the most productive period in her career.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia}}

Awards

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.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan Dhalia}}

Filmography

During her fifty-four year career Dhalia acted in some fifty-three films.{{sfn|Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia}}

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  • Terang Boelan (1937)
  • Pantjawarna (1941)
  • Panggilan Darah (1941)
  • Moestika dari Djemar (1941)
  • Boenga Sembodja (1942)
  • Berdjoang (1943)
  • Hoedjan (1944)
  • Sangkar Emas (1952)
  • Chandra Dewi (1952)
  • Sorga Terakhir (1952)
  • Halilintar (1954)
  • Antara Dua Sorga (1954)
  • Kopral Djono (1954)
  • Lewat Djam Malam (1954)
  • Kabut Desember (1955)
  • Peristiwa Didanau Toba (1955)
  • Last Tango in Jakarta (1973)
  • Cinta Putih (Bidan Aminah) (1977)
  • M-5 (Menantang Maut) (1978)
  • Sepasang Merpati (1979)
  • Usia 18 (1980)
  • Mawar Jingga (1981)
  • Bukan Istri Pilihan (1981)
  • Ajian Macan Putih (1982)
  • Halimun (1982)
  • Warok Singo Kobra (1982)

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  • Mereka Memang Ada (1982)
  • Sorta (Tumbuh Bunga di Sela Batu) (1982)
  • Ratu Buaya (1983)
  • Darah dan Mahkota Ronggeng (1983)
  • Bercinta dalam Badai (1984)
  • Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam (1984)
  • Saat-Saat Kau Berbaring di Dadaku (1984)
  • Titik-Titik Noda (1984)
  • Secangkir Kopi Pahit (1984)
  • Arie Hanggara (1985)
  • Pertunangan (1985)
  • Cinta di Awal Tigapuluh (1985)
  • Gadis Hitam Putih (1985)
  • Perceraian (1985)
  • Satria Bambu Kuning (1985)
  • Kemilau Cinta di Langit Jingga (1985)
  • Telaga Air Mata (1986)
  • Yang Perkasa (1986)
  • Pernikahan Dini (1987)
  • Aku Benci Kamu (1987)
  • Pernikahan Berdarah (1987)
  • Sumpah Keramat (Sumpah Pocong Lintang dan Bayu) (1988)
  • Jodoh Boleh Diatur (1988)
  • Nuansa Birunya Rinjani (1989)
  • Joe Turun ke Desa (1989)
  • Pendekar Jagad Kelana (1990)
  • Ketika Dia Pergi (1990)

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References

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Works cited

{{refbegin|40em}}

  • {{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

|publisher=Sinematek Indonesia

|editor-last=Biran

|editor-first=Misbach Yusa

}}

  • {{cite book

| title = Sejarah Film 1900–1950: Bikin Film di Jawa

|trans-title=History of Film 1900–1950: Making Films in Java

| language = Indonesian

| last = Biran

| first = Misbach Yusa

| authorlink = Misbach Yusa Biran

| location = Jakarta

| publisher = Komunitas Bamboo working with the Jakarta Art Council

| year = 2009

| isbn = 978-979-3731-58-2

}}

  • {{cite web

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia

|title = Dhalia

|language = Indonesian

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|access-date = 13 October 2013

|archive-date = 18 July 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718040329/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia

|ref = {{sfnRef|Filmindonesia.or.id, Dhalia}}

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{cite web

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia/award

|title = Filmografi Dhalia

|trans-title=Filmography for Dhalia

|language = Indonesian

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|access-date = 13 October 2013

|archive-date = 6 March 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306004634/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia/filmography

|ref = {{sfnRef|Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmografi Dhalia}}

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{cite web

|title = Moestika dari Djenar

|language = Indonesian

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-m018-41-689102_moestika-dari-djenar

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|location = Jakarta

|access-date = 25 July 2012

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202194350/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-m018-41-689102_moestika-dari-djenar

|archive-date = 2 December 2013

|ref = {{sfnRef|Filmindonesia.or.id, Moestika dari Djenar}}

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{cite web

|title = Panggilan Darah

|language = Indonesian

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-p014-41-201804_panggilan-darah

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|location = Jakarta

|access-date = 26 July 2012

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202204353/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/title/lf-t013-41-347096_tjioeng-wanara

|archive-date = 2 December 2013

|ref = {{sfnRef|Filmindonesia.or.id, Panggilan Darah}}

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{cite web

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia/award

|title = Penghargaan Dhalia

|trans-title=Awards for Dhalia

|language = Indonesian

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|access-date = 16 August 2013

|archive-date = 27 August 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150827120104/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4bc420b30bec7_dhalia/award

|ref = {{sfnRef|Filmindonesia.or.id, Penghargaan Dhalia}}

|url-status = dead

}}

  • {{cite book

|editor-last=Tjasmadi

|editor-first=Muhammad Johan

|title=Indonesian Film Festival Information

|publisher=Indonesian Film Festival

|location=Jakarta

|year=1983

|page=342

}}

{{refend}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|1263349|Dhalia}}
  • {{Commonscat-inline|Dhalia}}

{{Citra Award for Best Leading Actress}}

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Category:1925 births

Category:1991 deaths

Category:Entertainers from Medan

Category:Citra Award winners

Category:Indonesian film actresses

Category:20th-century Indonesian actresses

Category:Indonesian stage actresses