Maria Menado
Age: N/A | From: Manado, Indonesia
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Maria Menado , Dato' Maria Menado , Liesbet Dotulong
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Manado, Indonesia
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Maria Menado (born Liesbet Dotulong; 2 February 1932), also known as Liesje Mandagi, is an Indonesian-born Malay actress, model, and producer. She was known for her contributions to Malaysian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. At the height of her fame she was voted “Malaya’s Most Beautiful” by Times Magazine and the “Best Dressed Woman in South East Asia” by publisher United Press International. In addition to acting, she also sang and went on to direct and produce films under her own production company, Maria Menado Productions. Menado is Minahasan and was born in Manado, Dutch East Indies (present Indonesia)
Most Famous Work
Jewel in the Slum
(1952) Fatimah
The Rape of Malaya
(1959) Mata Hari
Singapore
(1960) Maria
Sultan Mahmood Mangkat Di-Julang
(1961) Wan Anum
Raja Bersiong
(1963) Chomel
Sumpah Pontianak
(1958) Chomel
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes
(2018) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Chomel | ||
| N/A | ||
| Noraini | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Wan Anum | |
| 1960 | Maria | |
| 1959 | Mata Hari | |
| Rohana | ||
| Rahimah | ||
| 1958 | Chomel | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| Fatimah | ||
| 1951 | Halima | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
