Aminah Banowati (1922 – 30 April 1977) was an Indonesian actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1940s to the 1970s. She was the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.

Early life

Banowati was born in 1922 in

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

Career

Banowati started her career by joined Mata Roda kroncong orchestra as a singer, and was recruited by Fred Young to join Bintang Surabaya troupe as an actress during the

Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies The Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. It was one of the most crucial and important periods in modern Indonesian history. In May ...

. Banowati made her film debut by starred in ''

Sedap Malam ''Sedap Malam'' (Indonesian for ''Sweetness of the Night'') is a 1951 film directed by Ratna Asmara and produced by Djamaluddin Malik for Persari. Starring Sukarsih and , it follows a woman who descends into prostitution after her husband marries a ...

'' (1951), taking a supporting role. She was often typecast as a rude women, and appeared in five more different films in 1950s: ''Peristiwa 10 Nopember'' (1956), ''Peristiwa Surabaja Gubeng'' (1956), ''Pemetjahan Poligami'' (1956), ''Neng Atom'' (1956), and ''Kunang-kunang'' (1956). After starred in ''Masih Ada Hari Esok'' (1961), Banowati take a ten-year hiatus from the film, only returning to the industry in Bambang Hermanto's directed ''Jembatan Emas'' (1971). She appeared in seven more films in the 1970s, such as: ''Derita Ibu'' (1971), ''Tangan Besi'' (1972), ''Njanjian Air Mata'' (1972), ''Tabah Sampai Akhir'' (1973), ''Pencopet'' (1973), ''Paul Sontoloyo'' (1974), and ''Dasar Rezeki'' (1974).

Filmography

Death

Banowati died in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

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, on 30 April 1977, after suffering from illness for three years at the age of 55.

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{{IMDB name, nm3348804 1922 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Indonesian actresses 20th-century Indonesian women singers 20th-century Dutch East Indies people Actresses from the Dutch East Indies Indonesian film actresses