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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. She was the part of Classical Indonesian cinema.
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Biography
[edit]Marlia Hardi was born in Magelang, Central Java, on 10 March 1926.[a][1] She was of mixed Bugis and Javanese descent, through her father and mother, respectively.[2] She received an elementary education at a Dutch-run school for indigenous Indonesians. By the 1940s she had become involved in the theatre,[1] and married Hardjo Samidi. During the Indonesian National Revolution, while her husband was held by the returning Dutch colonial forces, Hardi eked out a living on her own.[3]
In late 1949 Hardi and her husband moved to Jakarta. Two years later she made her feature film debut in a bit role in the Produksi Film Negara (PFN; State Film Corporation)'s Untuk Sang Merah Putih.[1][4] The following year she took a starring role in another PFN film, Si Pintjang, portraying an old woman; as she was only twenty-four, she was artificially aged with make-up.[5][6] That same year she appeared as the lead love interest in Selamat Berdjuang, Masku!, a Djakarta Film production.[7] Hardi completed four other films in 1951.[8]
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Over the next decade Hardi appeared in more than a dozen films, often in mother roles, for a number of companies, including Perfini's Terimalah Laguku (1952) and Tjambuk Api (1958), Gabungan Artis Film's Pulang (1952), Bintang Surabaja's Pelarian dari Pagar Besi (1951), and Kino Drama Atelier's Gadis Olahraga (1951).[2][8][9] She also started a short-lived company, Budaya Film (literally 'Culture Film'), which had a single production: Uang Palsu (1955), directed by Hasan Basry R.M.[1] By April 1955 she and Samidi, who was working as an employee of the censorship bureau, had two children: Hartati and Pradjono.[2][10]
In the mid-1960s, despite the film industry stagnating in Indonesia's economic and political turmoils, Hardi remained active. She appeared in five films between 1964 and 1967, winning a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Petir Sepandjang Malam.[1][8] During the 1970s and early 1980s she was mainly active in supporting roles – often as mother figures. She had also found success on television with the TVRI series Keluarga Marlia Hardi, which debuted in 1973 and continued until Hardi's death. On the show, she portrayed the wife of Awaludin, with a number of younger actors playing their children. The success of this programme led to numerous imitations.[1][11]
Despite her popular success, however, Hardi was sinking into debt. On 18 June 1984, she was found dead in her Jakarta home, having hanged herself. In her suicide note, Hardi wrote that she had been driven to kill herself by her debts;[12] she owed five million rupiah to her arisan group.[13] In one letter, to fellow actor Ratno Timoer, she wrote that suicide "was the best road" for her.[12] In another letter, to TVRI, she asked the company to take care of affairs related to her burial.[13] In a column, the journalist-cum-actor Rachman Arge wrote that her death was all the more shocking owing to Hardi's frequent portrayal of strong, wise mothers, to whom millions of viewers could turn when they felt themselves lost in the bustle of modern life.[12] Similar sentiments were expressed in an obituary in Tempo: "now we have all become orphans".[b][13]
Awards
[edit]Hardi won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the Indonesian Film Festival for her performance as Djafar's mother in Petir Sepandjang Malam in 1967. In 1981 she was nominated for a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Grandmother in Busana dalam Mimpi, but lost out to Mieke Wijaya of Kembang Semusim.[8][14]
| Award | Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesian Film Festival | 1967 | Best Supporting Actress | Petir Sepandjang Malam | Won |
| 1981 | Best Leading Actress | Busana dalam Mimpi | Nominated |
Filmography
[edit]During her more than two decades as an actress, Hardi appeared in some seventy-three roles.[8]
- Musim Melati (1950)
- Gadis Olahraga (1951)
- Ditepi Bengawan Solo (1951)
- Kenangan Masa (1951)
- Si Pintjang (1951)
- Pelarian dari Pagar Besi (1951)
- Selamat Berdjuang, Masku! (1951)
- Pulang (1952)
- Siapa Dia (1952)
- Tenang Menanti (1952)
- Terimalah Laguku (1952)
- Ajati (1954)
- Melarat tapi Sehat (1954)
- Si Melati (1954)
- Dibalik Dinding (1955)
- Oh, Ibuku (1955)
- Sendja Indah (1957)
- Tjambuk Api (1958)
- Kalung Mutiara (1960)
- Si Kembar (1961)
- Anak-anak Revolusi (1964)
- Minah Gadis Dusun (1966)
- Petir Sepandjang Malam (1967)
- Mahkota (1967)
- Piso Komando (1967)
- Tuan Tanah Kedawung (1970)
- Lampu Merah (1971)
- Hostess Anita (Sendja Selalu Mendatang) (1971)
- Pendekar Sumur Tudjuh (1971)
- Tanah Gersang (1971)
- Kabut di Kintamani (1972)
- Sisa-sisa Laskar Pajang (1972)
- Cukong Blo'on (1973)
- Tabah Sampai Akhir (1973)
- Batas Impian (1974)
- Dikejar Dosa (1974)
- Calon Sarjana (1974)
- Kehormatan (1974)
- Hamidah (1974)
- Senyum dan Tangis (1974)
- Tangisan Ibu Tiri (1974)
- Cinta Abadi (Menara Gading) (1976)
- Anak Emas (1976)
- Cintaku Tergadai (1977)
- Gara-gara Isteri Muda (1977)
- Gaun Hitam (1977)
- Duo Kribo (1977)
- Raja Dangdut (1978)
- Zaman Edan (1978)
- Puspa Indah Taman Hati (1979)
- Kau dan Aku Sayang (You and I My Love) (1979)
- Cubit-cubitan (1979)
- Si Ayub dari Teluk Naga (1979)
- Kerinduan (1979)
- Milikku (1979)
- Camelia (1979)
- Aduhai Manisnya (1980)
- Kembang Semusim (1980)
- Anak-anak Tak Beribu (1980)
- Busana dalam Mimpi (1980)
- Kembang Padang Kelabu (1980)
- Begadang Karena Penasaran (1980)
- Seputih Hatinya Semerah Bibirnya (1980)
- Irama Cinta (1980)
- Aladin dan Lampu Wasiat (1980)
- Merenda Hari Esok (1981)
- Lima Sahabat (1981)
- Para Perintis Kemerdekaan (1981)
- Orang-Orang Sinting (1981)
- Intan Mendulang Cinta (1981)
- Bukan Impian Semusim (1981)
- Sundel Bolong (1981)
- Kereta Api Terakhir (1981)
- Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh (1982)
- Buaya Putih (1982)
- Mendung Tak Selamanya Kelabu (1982)
- Anakku Terlibat (1983)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Though Abdhal (1955, p. 34) gives the year as 1925, Her grave marked her birth year as 1926.
- ^ Original: "Sekarang kita seperti menjadi yatim piatu."
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Biran 1979, p. 293.
- ^ a b c Abdhal 1955, p. 34.
- ^ Abdhal 1955, p. 35.
- ^ Kristanto 2007, p. 16.
- ^ Kristanto 2007, p. 21.
- ^ Film Varia, Perkembangan, p. 18.
- ^ Kristanto 2007, p. 20.
- ^ a b c d e Filmindonesia.or.id, Filmography.
- ^ Kristanto 2007, pp. 23, 25, and 51.
- ^ Kentjana, Peristiwa, p. 18.
- ^ Yayasan Untuk Indonesia 2005, p. 258.
- ^ a b c Arge 2008, p. 562.
- ^ a b c Tempo, Meninggal.
- ^ Filmindonesia.or.id, Awards.
Works cited
[edit]- Abdhal (April 1955). "Marlia Hardy". Film Varia (in Indonesian). 2 (4): 34–36.
- Arge, Rahman (2008). Permainan Kekuasaan: 200 Kolom Pilihan [Power Games: 200 Choice Columns]. Jakarta: Kompas. ISBN 978-979-709-379-2.
- Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978 [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978]. Jakarta: Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC 6655859.
- Kristanto, JB, ed. (2007). Katalog Film Indonesia 1926– 2007. Jakarta: Nalar. ISBN 978-979-26-9006-4.
- "Marlia Hardi – Filmografi" [Marlia Hardi – Filmography]. filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "Marlia Hardi – Penghargaan" [Marlia Hardi – Awards]. filmindonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Konfiden Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- "Meninggal Dunia Bu Mar, Bukan Sandiwara" [Death of Bu Mar: No Act]. Tempo (in Indonesian): 69. 23 June 1984.
- "Peristiwa 15 Hari Film dan Drama" [15 Days of Events in Film and Theatre]. Kentjana (in Indonesian). 2 (24): 18–19. 1 August 1955.
- "Perkembangan Film Indonesia Selama Seperempat Abad (IV)" [Developments in Indonesian Cinema Over a Quarter Century (IV)]. Film Varia (in Indonesian). 1 (6): 18–19, 34–36. May 1954.
- Yayasan Untuk Indonesia, ed. (2005). "Marlia Hardi". Ensiklopedi Jakarta (in Indonesian). Vol. 2. Jakarta: Department of Culture and Museums, Provincial Government of the Jakarta Capital Region. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-979-8682-51-3.
External links
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- Marlia Hardi at IMDb
Marlia Hardi
View on GrokipediaEarly life
Birth and family background
Marlia Hardi was born on 10 March 1927 in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. [1] [2] Limited information is available about her immediate family background, with no verified details on her parents' names, occupations, or siblings from reliable sources.Early interest in performing arts
Little is known about Marlia Hardi's early interest in the performing arts or any pre-professional activities such as school plays or amateur drama. Most available biographical sources focus on her professional debut in film in 1950 with the movie Untuk Sang Merah Putih, with no detailed accounts of childhood exposure to theater. Her transition to more formal involvement came with joining a theater group, detailed in her career beginnings.Career beginnings
Theater career
Marlia Hardi began her acting career in theater, joining the Bintang Timoer theater group during the late 1940s. This group provided her with early professional experience on stage in Indonesia's post-independence era, where she participated in live performances typical of sandiwara troupes at the time. Specific details about the plays she appeared in or particular roles remain scarce due to limited preservation of records from that period. Her theater work focused on building foundational acting techniques in a live setting before she transitioned to film in the early 1950s.Transition to film
Marlia Hardi transitioned from theater to film in the early 1950s after building a foundation in sandiwara following her move to Jakarta in late 1949. She was invited to make her feature film debut in the Produksi Film Negara production Untuk Sang Merah Putih (1950), where she played the role of Kepala Suster. [1] [3] [4] The role proved challenging as her first experience in film, but she delivered a successful performance through dedicated effort and careful adherence to the director's instructions. [3] Her established presence in Jakarta's theater scene positioned her for this opportunity, as producers drew upon stage talent for early film projects during that era. [3] This initial foray into cinema led to ongoing invitations for additional roles, solidifying her shift to the film industry. [3]Film career
1950s debut and early roles
Marlia Hardi made her film debut in 1950 with Untuk Sang Merah Putih. [1] She quickly became highly active in the industry, appearing in numerous films during the early part of the decade and demonstrating versatility in her roles.[5] In 1951, she took on a variety of characters across multiple productions, including a mother in Gadis Olahraga, an artificially aged old woman in Si Pintjang, and the lead love interest Parmi in Selamat Berdjuang, Masku!.[5] That year marked a particularly prolific period for her, with appearances in films such as Ditepi Bengawan Solo, Kenangan Masa, and Pelarian dari Pagar Besi.[5] She continued this momentum into 1952 with supporting roles in Pulang, Siapa Dia as Wartini, and Tenang Menanti as Hartini.[5] After a short pause, Hardi returned in 1954 with roles in Ajati as Ayati and Si Melati, followed by Oh, Ibuku in 1955, Sendja Indah in 1957, and Tjambuk Api in 1958.[5] During the 1950s, she increasingly took on supporting character parts, often portraying mothers, wives, or similar mature figures, which helped establish her as a dependable character actress in Indonesian films produced by companies like PFN and others.[5]1960s supporting roles
In the 1960s, Marlia Hardi focused on supporting roles in Indonesian cinema, specializing in maternal figures and other character parts that highlighted emotional nuance and familial warmth. Her portrayals of mothers and similar characters during this decade became a hallmark of her career, earning her recognition for reliability in such typecast positions. She appeared in the 1962 film Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun, contributing to the ensemble cast amid a period of limited film production in Indonesia due to political transitions. [6] Her performance in Petir Sepandjang Malam (also known as Lightning in the Night) in 1967 stood out, leading to her receipt of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1967 Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional. [7] [8] These roles reinforced her reputation as a skilled character actress in maternal and supporting capacities during the 1960s.1970s and 1980s later appearances
In the 1970s, Marlia Hardi's screen appearances became less frequent compared to her prolific output in earlier decades, reflecting a gradual reduction in her film work as she entered her later career phase. [9] She played Nyi Londe in Tuan Tanah Kedawung (also known as The Master of Kedawung), released in 1970. [9] Her credits in the decade also include a role in Dikejar Dosa (known in English as Chased by Sins or Pursued by Sin), released in 1974. Additionally, she appeared in Para Perintis Kemerdekaan (translated as Pioneers of Freedom), a 1977 film directed by Asrul Sani. [7] In the early 1980s, she received a nomination for Best Leading Actress at the 1981 Festival Film Indonesia for her role in Busana Dalam Mimpi. [1] These roles, primarily in supporting capacities within Indonesian productions, mark her known contributions during the later phase of her film career. [9] [7]Personal life
Marriage and family
Marlia Hardi was married twice. Her first marriage was to Hardjo Samidi in 1945, an arranged union by her parents.[10] The early years of the marriage coincided with the Indonesian National Revolution, during which Hardjo was captured and detained by Dutch colonial forces, forcing Marlia to support herself by selling salt and daily necessities.[10] Following his release in December 1949, the couple relocated from Magelang to Jakarta.[10] The marriage ended in divorce in 1956, after which Marlia retained the stage name Marlia Hardi, derived from her husband's surname.[11] She married Zaenal Arifin in 1958.[10] This second marriage lasted until 1964, when Zaenal, disapproving of her continued involvement in film acting, left for Japan without issuing a formal divorce certificate, later remarrying there.[10] Marlia did not remarry afterward.[11] Marlia Hardi had two children, born during her first marriage.[11] Limited details are available about her children or their later lives, though one daughter was referenced in her will.[11]Death
Final years and passing
In her final years, Marlia Hardi remained active in acting, particularly on television, where she continued to portray maternal figures that had defined her public image. [12] She was reportedly at the peak of her career when financial difficulties arose from debts related to her involvement as a bandar in arisan groups, leading to threatening letters from creditors demanding repayment. [12] On 18 June 1984, Marlia Hardi was found dead in her home in the Setiabudi area of Jakarta at the age of 57, having committed suicide by hanging. [2] [12] She left seven farewell letters addressed to friends and organizations, including one to the Persatuan Artis Film Indonesia (PARFI) and actor Ratno Timoer, in which she described suicide as "the best road" for her. [12] The death shocked the public and industry, given her longstanding reputation for embodying wise and nurturing characters. [4]Legacy
Influence and recognition
Marlia Hardi earned a reputation as a reliable character actress in Indonesian cinema, specializing in maternal roles that resonated with audiences across several decades of film and television production. Her portrayals of nurturing yet complex mother figures became a hallmark of her career, contributing to her status as a staple supporting performer in classic Indonesian films from the 1950s through the 1980s.[13] She received formal recognition at the Pekan Apresiasi Film Nasional, winning Best Supporting Actress in 1967 for her performance in Petir Sepandjang Malam.[13][8] She later received a nomination for Best Leading Actress at the 1981 Festival Film Indonesia for Busana dalam Mimpi.[1] Posthumously, her legacy has been acknowledged in Indonesian media retrospectives, with commemorative articles highlighting her as a prominent artist of the 1970s era and a memorable presence in both cinema and television drama. Her starring role in the long-running TVRI sitcom Keluarga Marlia Hardi (1973–1984) further cemented her status as a beloved matriarchal figure in popular culture. Her work remains referenced in discussions of Indonesian film history, though her recognition remains largely domestic with no significant international impact documented.[13][1]Selected filmography
Marlia Hardi's film career encompassed numerous roles in Indonesian cinema from the 1950s through the 1980s, often portraying maternal or supporting characters across various genres.[2] The following is a selection of her key film credits, with roles indicated where documented:[2]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tenang menanti | Hartini |
| 1971 | Tuan Tanah Kedawung | Nyi Londe |
| 1971 | Brandal-Brandal Metropolitan | — |
| 1977 | Para Perintis Kemerdekaan | Ibu Halimah |
| 1978 | Raja dangdut | — |
| 1979 | Puspa Indah Taman Hati | — |
| 1980 | Busana dalam mimpi | Marlia Hardi |
| 1981 | Sundelbolong | Bi Ijah |
| 1982 | Aladin dan Lampu Wasiat | — |
| 1982 | Buaya Putih | Mrs. Kadir |
| 1982 | Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh | Maimunah |
| 1982 | Seputih Hatinya, Semerah Bibirnya | — |
References
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marlia_Hardi_receiving_award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_on_1967_Indonesian_Film_Festival.jpg