Maria Menado
Actor
- Born
- February 2, 1932 (age 94) · Manado, Indonesia
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)
Known for
Singapore
January 1, 1960
Victim of Slander
January 1, 1959
Son of the Vampire
January 1, 1958
Dendam Pontianak
August 31, 1957
Tun Fatimah
January 1, 1962
Sumpah Pontianak
January 1, 1958
Woman Vampire
April 28, 1957
Siti Zubaidah
January 1, 1962
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes
December 1, 2018
Raja Bersiong
January 1, 1963
Darah Ku
January 1, 1963
Sultan Mahmood Mangkat Di-Julang
January 1, 1961
Acting20
- 2018Singapore Cinema: Between Takes as Self (archive footage)
- 1963The Pontianak Returns
- 1963Raja Bersiong as Chomel
- 1963Darah Ku
- 1963Bunga Tanjong as Noraini
- 1962Tun Fatimah
- 1962Siti Zubaidah as Siti Zubaidah
- 1961Sultan Mahmood Mangkat Di-Julang as Wan Anum
- 1960Singapore as Maria
- 1959Mata Hari as Mata Hari
- 1959