Mariani

Actor Apr 20 (died age 82) Singapore, Straits Settlements (now Singapore) 1953–2015 (62 year career)

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Biography

Siti Mariam binti Ismail (Jawi: سيتي مريم اسماعيل ; 20 April 1933 – 1 December 2015), better known by her stage name as Mariani was a Malaysian-Singaporean Malay actress, singer and model popular during the 1950s and 1960s. She was the older sister of Biduanda Saloma and sister-in-law of P. Ramlee. Mariani was considered one of the most popular actresses at Jalan Ampas Studios in Singapore, dubbed the "Golden Age of Malay Cinema" at the time. She starred in more than 30 films over her 63-year c…