In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.
Ratna Asmara
Ratna in 1953
Born
Suratna
1913 (1913)
Sawahlunto, Dutch East Indies
Died
10 August 1968(1968-08-10) (aged 54–55)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Burial place
Blok P Cemetery
Nationality
Indonesian
Other names
Ratna Suska
Occupations
Actress
film director
Years active
1928–1954
Spouses
Andjar Asmara
(m. 1931; div. 1952)
Sutan Usman Karim
(m. 1952)
Children
3
Relatives
Bachtiar Effendi (brother-in-law)
Ratna Asmara (born Suratna; 1913 – 10 August 1968), also known as Ratna Suska, was an Indonesian actress and director. Originally active in theatre, she starred in the romance film Kartinah (1940), which her first husband Andjar directed.
After appearing in several further films, she made her directorial debut in 1950 with Sedap Malam (Sweetness of the Night), which made her the first female film director in Indonesian history. Although her work was generally ignored, later female Indonesian directors have found critical acclaim.
RatnaAsmara (born Suratna; 1913 – 10 August 1968), also known as Ratna Suska, was an Indonesian actress and director. Originally active in theatre, she...
Devi Dja, an actress and dancer from Yogyakarta. She was named after RatnaAsmara, a friend of her mothers from the Dardanella theatre company and co-star...
the role of a native girl, originally played by an Indonesian actress, RatnaAsmara, was recast to a Hawaiian actress, Mamo Clark. Paramount released Booloo...
directorial debut in 1940 with Kartinah, a war-time romance starring RatnaAsmara. Academia was critical of the film, believing it to lack educational...
Night, or a name of a night-blooming flower) is a 1951 film directed by RatnaAsmara and produced by Djamaluddin Malik for Persari. Starring Sukarsih and...
from what is now Indonesia written and directed by Andjar Asmara. Starring Basuki Djaelani, Ratna Ruthinah, Ali Joego, and Djauhari Effendi, it follows the...
the sisters Laila Kesoema, Koemala Djoewita, and Ratna Moetoe Manikam (RatnaAsmara). Though Ratna and Laila get along well and want only to bring blessings...
Indonesia written and directed by Andjar Asmara for the South Pacific Film Corporation (SPFC). Starring RatnaAsmara and Ali Joego, it follows a woman who...
actor Djoni Sundawa and was the second Indonesian women director after RatnaAsmara by directing Genangan Air Mata (1955), and was one of the six Indonesian...
Asmara Moerni ([asˈmara mʊrˈni]; Perfected Spelling: Asmara Murni; Indonesian for True Love) is a 1941 romance film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)...
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Industry, Initiator of Indonesian Film Festival, Veteran movie producer RatnaAsmara - Indonesian First Female Director (Sedap Malam) Teguh Karya – Director...
men; the first woman to direct a film in the Indonesian archipelago, RatnaAsmara, made her debut after the Indies were dissolved. Between them, the 29 men...
August 5 – Luther Perkins, American guitarist (b. 1928) August 10 – RatnaAsmara, Indonesian actress and director (b. 1913) August 19 – George Gamow,...
independence. All were men; the first female film producer in Indonesia, RatnaAsmara, produced her first film in 1953. The colony's first producer, Heuveldorp...
Beschermings Dienst, or LBD), has fallen in love with the nurse Kartinah (RatnaAsmara), who serves with the LBD. However, he is married to Titi (Tante Han)...
Indonesian cinema until 1998; aside from Farida, these women directors were RatnaAsmara, Roostijati, Sofia W.D., Chitra Dewi, and Rima Melati. Of these, all...
Sri Handayani, Imelda Taurina Mandala, Lisabona Rahman, Siti (2022). RatnaAsmara Perempuan di Dua Sisi Kamera (in Indonesian). Indonesian Visual Art Archive...
JIF's competitor Tan's Film. The film starred RatnaAsmara, as well as Astaman, Rd Ismail, and Ali Joego. Ratna and Astaman, both with a background as stage...
Joego and the troupe, which included Andjar Asmara as the main script writer and actors such as Dja', RatnaAsmara, and Astaman, toured Southeast Asia. In...
cinema until 1998; aside from Chitra Dewi, these women directors were RatnaAsmara, Roostijati, Sofia W.D., Ida Farida, and Rima Melati. Of these, all except...
directors other than Roostijati are recorded between 1950 and 1998: RatnaAsmara, Chitra Dewi, Sofia W.D., Rima Melati, and Ida Farida. These directors...
Panggilan Darah Java Industrial Film would later employ Astaman, RatnaAsmara, and Andjar Asmara of Dardanella beginning with their 1941 production Kartinah...
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