Marlia Hardi | |
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Born | Magelang, Dutch East Indies | 10 March 1926
Died | 18 June 1984 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 58)
Burial place | Karet Bivak Cemetery |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1951–1983 |
Spouse | Hardjo Samidi |
Children | 2 |
Marlia Hardi (10 March 1926 – 18 June 1984) was an Indonesian actress who was active from 1950s to 1980s. Born in the Magelang, she took to the stage in the 1940s before moving to Jakarta in 1949. Two years later she made her feature film debut in Untuk Sang Merah Putih. Over the next two decades she appeared in over seventy films, became recognized for her depictions of mothers, and received the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress. Despite her productiveness, however, she sank into debt and committed suicide at the age of fifty-eight.