Mariani مارياني | |
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| Born | Siti Mariam binti Ismail 20 April 1933 Tanjung Pagar, Straits Settlements (now Singapore) |
| Died | 1 December 2015 (aged 82) Sentul, Kuala Lumpur |
| Resting place | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Other names | Mariani |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 1951–2015 |
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| Children | 12 (including Melissa Saila & Rozita Rohaizad) |
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Siti Mariam binti Ismail (Jawi: سيتي مريم اسماعيل ; 20 April 1933 – 1 December 2015), better known by her stage name Mariani, was a Malaysian-Singaporean Malay actress, singer and model popular during the 1950s and 1960s. She was the older sister of Biduanda Saloma and sister-in-law of P. Ramlee. Mariani was one of the most popular actresses at Jalan Ampas Studios in Singapore at the time, dubbed the "Golden Age of Malay Cinema" at the time. She starred in more than 30 films over her 63-year career span.