Siti Zainab

Born: 1935-12-31

Siti Zainab binti Kimpal (31 December 1935 – 21 August 2014) was a Malaysian-born Indonesian actress, singer, and dancer. She was born in Sabak Bernam, Selangor, as the eldest daughter and child of the three children of Siti Khadijah (d. 1983) and Kimpal (1911 – 2 September 1993). She had a younger sister, Hindun binti Kimpal (1939–2014), a housewife, and a younger brother, Kamaruddin bin Kimpal (b. 1949), a farmer. She completed her education at junior school and religious school, and started to taking a course at cooking school in West Sumatera. She later graduated from Sekolah Kepandaian Putri (SKP). Zainab started her career by joined Dardanella troupe as an actress, she also joined Bintang Berlian troupe in Palembang, South Sumatra, in 1947 as an actress and dancer. She later joined Sri Budaya troupe in Lubuklinggau and moved to Jambi during Operation Product and joined Dian troupe. She later moved to Singapore and signed a contract with Shaw Brothers Studio, and later made her film debut in Nasib (1949) as a singer and dancer. She later starred in Nilam (1949) as a child actress which also starred P. Ramlee and Siput Sarawak. Zainab appeared in numerous Singapore production films as a singer and dancer along with several actress such as: Kasma Booty, Siput Sarawak, and etc. She appeared in four more films such as: Rachun Dunia (1950), Bakti (1950), Takdir Ilahi (1950), and Dewi Murni (1950). She returned to Palembang in 1950 along with her parents and later joined Ratu Asia troupe as a dancer and singer before later moved to Jakarta. She released two songs titled "Sayang di Sayang" and "Hari Raya", and later received a positive response from music fans in Jakarta. Zainab then made her Indonesian film debut by starring in Taufan (1952). Apart from dancing, she started to work as a cooking teacher in the early 1950s. Zainab was an active dancer who was known for her role in drama film, such as Timuriana (1953) and Belenggu Masjarakat (1953). She made her last appearance in Asrama Dara (1958) as a dancer and later retired to became a housewife. Zainab was married to Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, an ulama, in Bengkalis, Riau, in 1956. They had seven children: Zulkarnain (b. 17 August 1957), a civil servant, Nukman, a civil servant, Rinie Yuslina Fairuz, a civil servant, Gamal Abdul Nasir, a lecturer and writer, Rita Puspa, a civil servant, Nida Suryani, a Biology teacher, and Sri Purnama, an English teacher. Their marriage lasted until Zakaria's death in 2006. She died at her residence in Kelapapati, Bengkalis, on 21 August 2014 at 8.00 WIB (UTC+07:00), due to heart attack at the age of 78, and was buried at Taman Makam Islam Harapan.


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Poison of the World

as Girl Playing Badminton (uncredited)
Released: 1950-02-11

Jamal the son of Kamal a woodsman owner is married to Aminah. Their marriage is blessed even...

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Sapphire

as The Child (uncredited)
Released: 1949-09-28

The film tells the story of a young Javanese man, Ahmad, who leaves his village with a magic...

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Light of Love

as (uncredited)
Released: 1949-04-09

Omar, a music teacher, teaches Rokiah to play the violin. He falls in love with Rokiah’s sister...

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Fate

as Maid
Released: 1949-07-23

Kassim is living with his brother and sister-in-law when he finds out he is about to inherit all...

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Faithfulness

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1950-04-01

Ibrahim, a rich man, has a spoilt son, Hassan, who is a thief and a liar. When the family adopts...

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Three Maidens

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1956-08-25

Three sisters—Nunung, Nana and Nenny—are being raised by their grandmother in Jakarta after...

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Goddess of Purity

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1950-07-15

The film Dewi Murni is an adaptation of Kalidasa’s Shakuntala. This is established through the...

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The Will of God

as Young Fatimah (uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-16

Khatijah is a greedy and insecure stepmother who hates her stepdaughter, Fatimah. While her...

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Pembalasan

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1951-01-14

This film tell a story about a evil step mother that put a spell at her own children until he...

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CHIPS Dalam Kejutan

as (uncredited)
Released: 1983-03-17

A comedy about a group of Komar and friends who become procrastinators of the member of CHIPS in...

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The Independence Pioneers

as (as Zainab)
Released: 1980-01-02

The arrest of Haji Jalaluddin during his sermon leaves a strong impression on the hearts of...

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Amor dan Humor

as Trade Hall Visitor (uncredited)
Released: 1961-09-21

A rich man (Rendra Karno) comes to the Gelanggang Dagang to woo the pretty sales promotion girl...

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Shadows at Dawn

as (credited as Zainab)
Released: 1962-05-15

Revolves around a conflict between two step -siblings Omar and Salim. Salim who lives in the...

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