Ermina Zaenah

File:Ermina Zaenah, Film Varia 1.6 (May 1954), p17.jpg

Zaenah was born on 11 November 1927 in Jambi, Dutch East Indies, to Mar'i Yusuf.{{Sfn|Biran|1979|p=167}} She had a younger brother, Marzuki Yusuf. Zaenah was married to Nurdin Syam, a navy captain who later became a director at Persari, in 1943.{{Sfn|Fauziah|2023}} As of 1979, she was resided in Bandung, West Java.{{Sfn|Biran|1979|p=167}} Aside from acting in stage plays, Zaenah led her own musical group, the Los Suita Rama, and performed topeng dance.{{Sfn|Biran|1979|p=167}}

In 1951, Zaenah entered the film industry. Originally she performed in productions by a number of companies, including Golden Arrow, Fred Young's Bintang Surabaya, and Tan and Wong Bros. In 1953 she migrated to Djamaluddin Malik's Persari, starring in several films for the company, including Supir Istimewa, Pegawai Tinggi (cited by Film Varia as Zaenah's greatest opportunity to gain domestic fame equal to Titien Sumarni),{{sfn|Gelanggang Datuk Sari|1954}} and Bintang Baru.{{Sfn|Biran|1979|p=167}}

File:E Zaenah Film Varia Jan 1956 p8.jpg

In the 1960s, as the domestic film industry was suffering, Zaenah moved behind the camera. She worked as producer on four films: Kamar 13 (Room 13, 1961), Lagu dan Buku (Song and Book, 1961), Bakti (Service, 1963), and Ekspedisi Terakhir (The Last Expedition, 1964).{{sfn|filmindonesia.or.id, Ermina Zaenah}} She returned to the theater for a short time when she toured Java with the group Sapta Daya. Her fellow actors during this tour included Astaman, Awaludin, and M. Budharasa.{{sfn|Ardan|Hadimadja|Poeradisastra|Sari|2004|p=25}}

Zaenah was married to her second husband, John R. Sibih, the President Director of Gema Masa Film, in 1965, and was attended by actress Sri Redjeki.{{Sfn|Indonesia|1965|p=22}} By the 1970s, she was working as an entrepreneur, focusing on mercantile efforts.{{Sfn|Biran|1979|p=167}} Zaenah died in Cimahi, West Java, on 4 January 2009, at the age of 81.

File:Mak Roos, S Bono, and E Zaenah in Bintang Baru Film Varia May 1954 p7.jpg in a scene from Bintang Baru (1954)]]

During her sixteen-year career, Zaenah acted in thirty two films. She also produced four productions.{{sfn|filmindonesia.or.id, Ermina Zaenah}}

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• Aku dan Masjarakat (1951)
• Seruni Laju (1951)
• Pelarian dari Pagar Besi (1951)
• Pembalasan (1951)
• Bermain dengan Api (1952)
• Kekal Abadi (1952)
• Kisah Kenangan (1952)
• Tiga Pendekar Teruna (1952)
• Sangkar Emas (1952)
• Siapa Dia (1952)
• Surja (1952)
• Ajah Kikir (1953)
• Asmara Murni (1953)
• Bagdad (1953)
• Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (1953)
• Kenari (1953)
• Bintang Baru (1954)
• Gara-gara Djanda Muda (1954)
• Kasih Sajang (1954)
• Pegawai Tinggi (1954)
• Supir Istimewa (1954)
• Gadis Sesat (1955)
• Hadiah 10.000 (1955)
• Berdjumpa Kembali (1955)
• Lagak Internasional (1955)
• Harta Angker (1956)
• Kamar Kosong (1956)
• Buruh Bengkel (1956)
• Sendja Indah (1957)
• Ibu Mertua (1960)
• Nyi Blorong (1982)
• Perkawinan Nyi Blorong (1983)

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• Kamar 13 (1961)
• Lagu dan Buku (1961)
• Bakti (1963)
• Ekspedisi Terakhir (1964)

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• {{Cite book

|title=Jejak Seorang Aktor Sukarno M. Noor dalam Film Indonesia

|trans-title=Footsteps of the Actor Sukarno M. Noor in Indonesian Cinema

|language=Indonesian

|last1=Ardan

|first1=S. M.

|last2=Hadimadja

|first2=Ramadhan Karta

|last3=Poeradisastra

|first3=Ratih

|last4=Sari

|first4=Fitria

|year=2004

|publisher=Aksara Karunia

|location=Jakarta

}}

• {{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 |last=Indonesia |first=Madjalah Mimbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3V0oAQAAMAAJ |title=Mimbar Indonesia |date=1965 |publisher=Pembangunan Politik, Ekonomi, Sosial dan Kebudajan. |language=id}}
• {{Cite web

|title = Filmografi Ermina Zaenah

|trans-title=Ermina Zaenah Filmography

|language = Indonesian

|work = filmindonesia.or.id

|url = http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4b9badcf95e36_ermina-zaenah/filmography

|publisher = Konfiden Foundation

|access-date = 7 January 2015

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160209234718/http://filmindonesia.or.id/movie/name/nmp4b9badcf95e36_ermina-zaenah/filmography

|archive-date = 9 February 2016

|ref = {{SfnRef|filmindonesia.or.id, Ermina Zaenah}}

|url-status = dead

}}

• {{Cite journal

|title=Gelanggang Datuk Sari

|trans-title=Datuk Sari's Corner

|language=Indonesian

|journal=Film Varia

|pages=28–29

|ref={{SfnRef|Gelanggang Datuk Sari|1954}}

|date=November 1954

|volume=1

|issue=11

}}

• {{Cite web |last=Fauziah |first=Syifa |date=2023-07-17 |editor-last=Sari |editor-first=Siska Permata |title=Mengintip Pesona Bintang Film Lawas Ermina Zaenah, Aktris Primadona Era 50-an Idola Bung Karno |url=https://www.inews.id/lifestyle/seleb/mengintip-pesona-bintang-film-lawas-ermina-zaenah-aktris-primadona-era-50-an-idola-bung-karno |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=iNews.ID |language=id}}

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• {{IMDb name|1866250}}

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