Marjolein Tambayong, better known by her stage name Rima Melati or by her nickname Lientje, was an Indonesian actress, model, and singer.
20 Facts About Rima Melati
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Rima Melati appeared in close to one hundred feature films, including works by Wim Umboh, Sjumandjaja, and Teguh Karya.
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Rima Melati received multiple awards, including a PWI Award for Best Actress for Noda Tak Berampun, a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress for Intan Berduri, and five nominations for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Rima Melati moved to Jakarta and became a model, using the diminutive form of her name, "Lientje".
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Rima Melati was invited to meet President Sukarno and he said that her name was too Western.
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Rima Melati took her first leading role in the 1961 film Kasih Tak Sampai.
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Rima Melati married Nelson Tobing in 1963 and made several appearances on the newly established State television network, TVRI.
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Rima Melati returned to the screen in 1969 after marrying Ir.
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Rima Melati received multiple awards and nominations during this period, including a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress at the 1973 Indonesian Film Festival for Intan Berduri.
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Rima Melati organised one of the first formal fashion shows in the country.
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In 1989, shortly after shooting Sesaat dalam Pelukan, Rima Melati was diagnosed with Stage 3B breast cancer.
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Rima Melati underwent treatment for one and a half years, traveling to the Netherlands as Indonesian surgeons were unable to perform a partial mastectomy.
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Rima Melati did not return to cinema until 1994, when she appeared in Sesal.
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In 1997 Rima Melati directed the television serial Api Cinta Antonio Blanco, based on the life of Antonio Blanco, a Spanish-American painter who settled in Bali.
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Rima Melati remained active as a fashion designer, and campaigned for breast cancer awareness through the Jakarta Breast Health Foundation.
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Rima Melati died at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on 23 June 2022 at the age of 82.
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Rima Melati was admitted to the intensive care unit days before her death after suffering decubitus.
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Rima Melati directed Api Cinta Antonio Blanco, which was released in cinemas as two separate films: Blanco, the Colour of Love and Bali Forever.
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Rima Melati won Best Actress at the 1971 PWI Awards, held by the Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Journalists Association, for her role as Marina in Noda Tak Berampun ; she received three further nominations in that category, in 1972,1973, and 1974, but did not win again.
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At the 1973 Indonesian Film Festival, Rima Melati won a Citra Award for Best Leading Actress for her portrayal of Saleha in Intan Berduri.