Lely Sulastri

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Lely Sulastri
Lely Sulastri Varia April 1960 back cover.jpg
Lely in 1960
Born(1934-12-18)18 December 1934
Banyumas Regency, Dutch East Indies
Nationality Indonesian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1953–1964
Relatives Lies Permana Lestari (sister)
Rini S. Bono (niece)

Lely Sulastri (born 18 December 1934) is an Indonesian actress and dancer who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the sister of actress Lies Permana Lestari and is the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.

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Career

Lely started her career as a Srimpi dancer and made her film debut in Gara-Gara Mobil Baru (1953), followed by Putri dari Medan (1954). [1] She appeared in five more films such as: Manusia Sutji (1955), Terang Bulan Terang Dikali (1956), Dibalik Dinding (1956), Sendja Indah (1957), and Desa Yang Dilupakan (1960) before leaving the film industry during the Indonesian film industry crisis in the early 1960s. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1953Gara-Gara Mobil Baru
1954Putri dari Medan
1955Manusia Sutji
1955Karena si Dia
1955Dibalik Dinding
1955Bapak Bersalah
1956Terang Bulan Terang Dikali
1956Radja Karet dari Singapura
1957Sendja Indah
1960Tak Terduga
1960Desa yang Dilupakan
1964Njanjian Dilereng Dieng

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References

  1. 1 2 Biran 1979, p. 271.