Roekiah (19171945) was a kroncong singer and film actress from theDutch East Indies.

Born to two
actors, she began her career at the age of seven, and by 1932 had become well-known in Batavia. Around
this time she met her husband Kartolo. The two acted in the 1937 hit Terang Boelan, with Roekiah starring
alongside Rd Mochtar; after the film's commercial success, Roekiah, Kartolo, and most of the cast and crew
of Terang Boelan were signed to Tan's Film. They appeared in three films for the company, beginning
with Fatima in 1938, before Mochtar left in 1940; his departure ended a partnership which had spawned
numerous imitators. Mochtar's replacement, Djoemala, acted with Roekiah in four films, beginning
with Sorga Ka Toedjoe, although these were less successful. During the peak of her career, Roekiah was a
fashion and beauty icon, featuring in advertisements and drawing comparisons to Dorothy
Lamour and Janet Gaynor. After the Japanese invaded the Indies in 1942, Roekiah took only one more film
role before her death. Of her five children with Kartolo, one Rachmat Kartolo entered acting. Roekiah
has often been cited as one of Indonesia's film pioneers. (Full article...)
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