Titien Sumarni

Titien Sumarni was an Indonesian actress and producer who was active in the 1950s. She was called the most beautiful actress in the 1950s. Born in Surabaya, she moved to Tasikmalaya as a child and developed an interest in stage acting, trained by her uncle and future husband Mustari, later acting for republican troops during the Indonesian National Revolution. Sumarni began acting in film in 1951, making her debut with Seruni Laju. Over her five-year career Sumarni acted in thirty films, established her own film production company, and became one of the most popular Indonesian actresses of her time. Following her final film, Djandjiku, Sumarni fell out of the spotlight, eventually dying at very young age. Sumarni was married twice, first to her uncle Mustari, and then to a rich entrepreneur Laurens Saerang. She also had affairs with several men, resulting in five children. She died in 1966 from poisoning, according to her doctor. She was buried in Bandung, West Java.