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Titien Sumarni | |
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 Sumarni in 1954 | |
| Born | 28 December 19? [Note 1] Surabaya, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 13 May 1966 (aged 30–38) |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–1956 |
| Spouses | Raden Mustari Natanegara
(m. 1948; div. 1955)Laurens Saerang
(m. 1957, divorced)Subjakto (divorced)
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| Children | 5 |
Raden Ajeng Titien Sumarni (28 December 19?[Note 1] – 13 May 1966) was an Indonesian actress, producer, and businesswomen who was active in the 1950s. She was called the most beautiful actress of the 1950s and became the first actress to established film company.
Born in Surabaya, she moved to Tasikmalaya as a child and developed an interest in stage acting, trained by her uncle and future husband Mustari Natanegara, later acting for republican troops during the Indonesian National Revolution. Sumarni began acting in film in 1951, making her debut with Seruni Laju. Over her five-year career Sumarni acted in thirty films, established her own film production company, and became one of the most popular Indonesian actresses of her time. Following her final film, Sumarni fell out of the spotlight, eventually dying in 1966.
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- ^ Film Varia 1954, p. 12.
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