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Mieke Wijaya

Mieke Wijaya

Acting

Biography

Miecke Marie de Rijder (17 March 1940 – 3 May 2022), known as Mieke Widjaja , was an Indonesian actress, model, and singer. She was nominated and won the Indonesian Film Festival award for Best Actress in the films Gadis Kerudung Putih (White Veil Girl ) (1966) and Kembang Semusim (Semasa Flower) (1980). Role in television by starring in the series Rumah Masa Depan in 1984, then she starred in the series Losmen in 1986 which was an adaptation of the writings of Tatiek Maliyati and Wahyu Sihombing. The series re-popularized her name with the nickname Bu Broto, Mieke even received a call from one of her fans who had just returned from Bangkok to ask to tell her about one of the episodes of Losmen that he missed. Mieke took a break from the film world in 1987 and preferred to focus on acting in soap operas and managing her own clothing store business which she named Mieke Wijaya Jeans Collection, after which she returned by starring in the film Saat Kukatakan Cinta in 1991. After the Indonesian film industry declined in 1992, Mieke spent more time playing in soap operas Antara Jakarta-Perth (1995 – 1998), Doa dan Anugerah (2003), Bunga di Tepi Jalan (2005), Dewi (2009), etc. One of her soap operas, namely Antara Jakarta-Perth, managed to make her win the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Asian Soap Opera Festival. The last time she played a role in the miniseries Supir dan Majikan in 2019. In 1999, Mieke joined the United Development Party and accompanied Hamzah Haz in attending a mass meeting held at the Diponegoro Stadium, Semarang, on Sunday, February 28, 1999.

Known For

Wolf
5.5

People on an island are brutally murdered one by one by a mysterious stranger in this Indonesian Friday the 13th rip-off.

Wolf

1981
Verses of Love
5.9

Fahri attracted many women, including Maria, Nurul, and Naora. They hide their feelings until Fahri's marriage with Aisha which broke their hearts.

Verses of Love

2008
Where Are You, Mother?
8.0

Linda gives birth to an illegitimate child from a relationship with her boyfriend, Alex, who dies in an accident. To avoid a scandal, her father asks his younger sibling to take the baby to Cirebon. Linda is then told that the baby is dead. The baby, Yatim, is treated badly by the caregiver. The caregiver steals the money sent by Linda’s father to support the baby, so Linda’s father gets angry when more money is demanded. Linda overhears the conversation and is told the truth. So Linda goes to Cirebon to pick up her child but Yatim has already run away to Jakarta to look for her. He is aimless and homeless, and becomes a shoe polisher. A children’s toy seller hears a radio broadcast looking for the missing child and advises Yatim to go meet his parent. Yatim refuses, and instead gets hit by a car. Finally, they are reunited at the hospital.

Where Are You, Mother?

1973
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Set in the real event of the sinking of the KRI Macan Tutul in the Trikora area, Wahab Abdi is an officer of that boat. As he is pronounced dead, his girlfriend, Liliana, marries another man. But Wahab is not dead; he is hospitalised in the navy hospital. Later, his nurse, Shinta Dungga, falls in love and marries Wahab at the end.

Gita Taruna

1966
The Big Village
N/A

Partoyo, a big-time businessman, abandons his family because of work. A sociopolitical snapshot of Jakarta in the changing governance.

The Big Village

1969
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N/A

During the revolution, Japan is defeated but has yet to surrender so a 14-year-old boy insists on joining the army, to avenge his father, who is incarcerated in Nusa Kambangan for murder. His actions are brave yet extreme in every way. Recognising this, the commander promotes the boy to section head, even though all his men are older than he is. He takes the most dangerous missions and as a result, one of his men dies. The late man’s girlfriend then volunteers, and is also killed, after being just as reckless as the boy.

Anak-anak Revolusi

1964
Marriage in a Season
N/A

Shot in dark colours and with an atmospheric treatment, the narrative is sketchy but the plot revolves around Koswara, a driver for Kardiman. Koswara’s brothers and sisters-in-law trade his wife, Aisah, to Kardiman, until his wife goes insane and dies. Agus Herman, son of Kardiman, is as brutal as his father and Mrs. Kardiman, also has an impure background. Her daughter, Nana, who is born without knowledge of her biological father, is almost raped by her stepfather, Kardiman. It is also suggested that Mrs. Kardiman desires Koswara. An experiment from Indonesian directing legend, Teguh Karya, that was not entirely successful.

Marriage in a Season

1976
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Herman, a customs officer assigned to eradicate smuggling, often loses his temper. When a smuggler’s ship is reported, he immediately orders a search-and-destroy but it’s a reckless act that results in the easy escape of other ships. Then Herman is posted to the mainland as punishment. Here, he reunites with an old friend, Rusli, who offers him a bribe. Herman is now a suspect as several of smuggling ships are able to escape. But it is Herman’s strategy to gain Rusli’s trust so that he can eradicate smuggling at its root. He is reposted back to sea.

Langkah-langkah Dipersimpangan

1965
Zig Zag (Anak Jalanan)
N/A

Egi has to work in a garage to help his family. Silvy (Dian Nitami), a rocker, and Nanang, a band member, are both children of wealthy parents that pay very little attention to them. These three friends struggle to stay together despite the problems and challenges that come their way.

Zig Zag (Anak Jalanan)

1991
Gadis Hitam Putih
N/A

The story begins with a commotion in court during the trial session of a wild girl who was involved with pornographic photos when a former nurse appeared to reveal that the girl was the daughter of a famous tycoon in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter who had just gotten married was the biological child of the wild girl's mother, who was a prostitute. The two were exchanged when their newborns were in the hospital.

Gadis Hitam Putih

1986
Akibat Godaan
N/A

In a university campus, most of the rich kids are driving sedans, except for the lovely Narti, who rides a rickshaw. Iwan, a friendly and sympathetic guy, rides his motorcycle, and they soon develop an intimate and playful relationship. There are also others such as the shy Hendro, and the disheveled and free-spirited Tari. The drama concerns some conflict between Iwan and his father, and also Narti’s parents’ attitude toward Iwan. The film highlights the young social life on campus and the appeal is in the fresh dialogue, which is sometimes critical.

Akibat Godaan

1978
Birth in the Grave
10.0

The story of two sisters, one evil, one good. The evil sister will go to any lengths to inherit the family wealth

Birth in the Grave

1972
Greedy Appetite
N/A

After Tini catches her boyfriend Narno trying to seduce her sister Tina and ends their relationship, she mysteriously dies from a snakebite. Narno's mother then visits a shaman to place a curse on one of Tina's potential suitors. As all of that is going on, a mysterious murderer is lurking around bumping off other members of both Tina and Narno's families.

Greedy Appetite

1977
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5.0

Some rich gangster creep rapes a gal. He's imbued with black magic powers by some other guy. Stuff happens leading up to the greatest endgame of all time.

Karma Punishment

1982
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6.5

The story of Indonesian paratroopers during the fighting for the island of Kalimantan.

Akce Kalimantan

1962
Badai Pasti Berlalu
7.5

Siska, a young woman was heartbroken after her fiancé broke off their engagement. Unwilling to see his sister depressed, her brother Johnny introduced her to his friend Leo, who is known as a womanizer.

Badai Pasti Berlalu

1977
Season in Flowers
N/A

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Season in Flowers

1980
Gerhana
N/A

Tells the story of Fandy's life journey, whose life has been bleak since childhood. Being considered an unlucky child by his parents was a blow to him. When defending his friends, he was accused of killing his opponent, even though he didn't. He went to prison. After getting out, he fell in love with a woman, but then the woman was murdered and he was slandered again. He escaped from prison to then take revenge for the death of his girlfriend.

Gerhana

1985
The Artist's Holiday
N/A

After hearing the mandate of Sukarno during the Second Asian-African Conference, an author named Suromo searches an art form to express the people’s hardship. Together with a failed painter named Rutaf and a film director named Kadjiman, these artists meet a man who works at the National Trade Bank. Interested in the arts, he helps to promote their activities.

The Artist's Holiday

1965
The World Has Not Ended
N/A

A simple and rather clichéd story about a poor mechanic who experiences love at first sight with a rich girl. After enduring many obstacles, the couple finally realise their dream of having a family together.

The World Has Not Ended

1971