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Published Fri, May 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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April 1951

Siput Sarawak, mother of actress-singer Anita Sarawak, appeared in more than 50 Malay films in her lifetime. Born Ramlah binte Dollah in Kuching, Sarawak, she was 12 when her father put her onstage as a chorus girl in an opera. She would soon win over talent scouts who put her on a film career path. She made her debut in Singapura Diwaktu Malam (Night Time in Singapore), based on a play by Bachtiar Effendi, in 1947. It led her to other…

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