Mieke wijaya biography definition

Indonesian actress, model, and politician (1940–2022)

Miecke Marie De Rijder (née Wijaya; 17 March 1940 – 3 May 2022) was an Indonesian actress, model, and politician who won three Citra Awards.

Mieke wijaya biography definition

She was crowned the best female antagonist in Indonesian film industry along with Suzzanna and Ruth Pelupessy.^[1] 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.^[2]

Biography

Mieke Wijaya was born Miecke Marie De Rijder on 17 March 1940, in Bandung, Dutch East Indies to De Rijder.

After graduating senior high school, she studied for some time at the National Theatre Academy of Indonesia in Jakarta. During this period she was active as a singer and actress; she had made her film debut in 1954 with Gagal.

In 1956 Wijaya rose to fame as one of the stars in Perfini's Tiga Da