Mien Sondakh (11 December 1917 – 1998) was an Indonesian actress and singer. She was active in the 1940s and 1950s. She was best known for her role as aunt Sudimo in ''Putri Solo'' (1953) and as a cruel women in ''Kasih Sajang'' (1954). Sondakh was the singer of "Gembala Sapi" which became popular in the early 1950s and was covered by other singers such as
Laila Sari and Norma Sanger. She was part of
Classical Indonesian Cinema.
Early life
Sondakh was born on 11 December 1917 in
Manado
Manado () is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 Census giving a population of 451,916 distribu ...
,
Dutch East Indies
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.
Personal life
Sondakh married Daniel Robot and had two children: Paulina and Jan Robot.
Paulina became an actress and starred with her in ''Putri Solo'' (1953) along with
Titien Sumarni
Raden Ajeng Titien Sumarni (28 December 1935 – 13 May 1966) was an Indonesian actress active in the 1950s. Born in Surabaya, she moved to Tasikmalaya as a child and developed an interest in stage acting, trained by her uncle and future hu ...
.
As of 1979, she resided at Gandaria City in
Kebayoran Baru
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. She died in South Jakarta, in 1998 at age 81.
Career
Sondakh started her career as a stage actress by joining Dahlia Opera. She released a song, "Gembala Sapi", in the early 1950s. She made her film debut in ''Kewadjiban Istri'' (1953) in a leading role and appeared in films such as ''Djelita'' (1954), ''Kasih Sajang'' (1954), ''Karena si Dia'' (1954), ''Saidjah Putri Pantai'' (1955), ''Mutiara Jang Kembali'' (1959), etc. She later left film and returned to singing.
Filmography
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1917 births
1998 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
Indonesian singers