Mieke Wijaya was crowned the best female antagonist in Indonesian film industry along with Suzzanna and Ruth Pelupessy.
11 Facts About Mieke Wijaya
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Mieke Wijaya began her career as a teenager and soared to popularity by partaking a role in Usmar Ismail's commercially successful Tiga Dara, her name became increasingly popular after starring in the soap opera Losmen in 1987.
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Mieke Wijaya was born Miecke Marie De Rijder on 17 March 1940, in Bandung, Dutch East Indies to De Rijder.
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In 1956 Mieke Wijaya rose to fame as one of the stars in Perfini's Tiga Dara.
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Mieke Wijaya won two Citra Awards for Best Leading Actress, one in 1967 for Gadis Kerudung Putih and one in 1981 for Kembang Semusim.
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Mieke Wijaya received a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1975 for her role in Ranjang Pengantin.
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Mieke Wijaya was married to fellow actor Dicky Zulkarnaen until his death of a stroke.
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Mieke Wijaya died at her residence in Kemang, South Jakarta, on 3 May 2022, around 12:30.
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Mieke Wijaya was suffered from diabetes and later discovered cancer after being hospitalized for a month in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital at the age of 82.
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Mieke Wijaya's funeral was held at Tanah Kusir Cemetery, Kebayoran Lama, on 4 May 2022.
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Mieke Wijaya acted in over seventy films during her fifty-year career.