Roosilawaty
Sign in to saveRoosilawaty (15 April 1936 – 25 February 2009) was an Indonesian actress and dancer. Born with the name Surayi Pendidikan, Roosilawaty adopted her stage name when she started her career as a singer and dancer. She starred in her first lead role in the film Tjatut in 1956 and continued to appear in Indonesian films until 1963. Among her films are Tiga Dara (Three Virgins) and Lahirnja Gatotkatja (Birth of Gatotkatja), a latter inspired by traditional Indonesian wayang. She retired from acting and, after a period as a florist, subsequently founded Les Sphinx Promotion, an agency for artistic tal
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Indonesia
- Place of birth
- Surakarta
- Place of death
- Jakarta
- Occupation
- talent agent
- Languages spoken
- Indonesian
- Image
- Roosilawati, Tati Photo Studios, c. 1960.jpg
- Number of children
- 7
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- date of death
- 2009-02-25
- date of birth
- 1936-04-15
- Commons category
- Roosilawaty
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- birth name
- Surayi Pendidikan
- pseudonym
- Roosilawaty
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Roosilawaty (15 April 1936 – 25 February 2009) was an Indonesian actress and dancer. Born with the name Surayi Pendidikan, Roosilawaty adopted her stage name when she started her career as a singer and dancer. She starred in her first lead role in the film Tjatut in 1956 and continued to appear in Indonesian films until 1963. Among her films are Tiga Dara (Three Virgins) and Lahirnja Gatotkatja (Birth of Gatotkatja), a latter inspired by traditional Indonesian wayang. She retired from acting and, after a period as a florist, subsequently founded Les Sphinx Promotion, an agency for artistic talent, in 1972.
== Early life == Roosilawaty was born Surayi Pendidikan, on 15 April 1936, in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies, and was raised in a relatively affluent family. She demonstrated a talent for acting at a young age and attended the Indonesian National Theater Academy (ATNI) following her formal education at a local school. Leaving the academy before graduating, she had an initial career as a dancer, adopting the stage name Roosilawaty.
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