Aminah Cendrakasih

Aminah Cendrakasih
Cendrakasih in c. 1959
Born
Siti Aminah

(1938-01-29)29 January 1938
Magelang, Dutch East Indies
Died21 December 2022(2022-12-21) (aged 84)
South Tangerang, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationActress
Years active1955–2022
Spouse
Idris Permana
(m. 1959; died 1986)
Children7
RelativesRoekiah (paternal aunt)
Rahmat Kartolo (cousin)

Aminah Tjendrakasih (Perfected Spelling: Aminah Cendrakasih [a.mi.nah tʃen.dra.ka.sɪh]; born Siti Aminah; 29 January 1938 – 21 December 2022) was an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan (Doel the Schoolchild, 1994–2005). Beginning her career in her teenage years, Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri (Mother and Daughter). She soared to popularity after taking a role in Serampang 12 along with Nun Zairina in 1956. Cendrakasih acted in more than a hundred feature films; in 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards.