Nani Widjaja
Nani Widjaja Nani Widjaja is an Indonesian actress who has won two Citra Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Widjaja was born in Cirebon, East Java, on 10 November 1943. During the late 1950s she became interested in acting. She made her film debut in a bit part in Lilik Sudjio's Darah Tinggi in 1960. During the 1960s she appeared mostly in supporting roles, though she did have some leading roles, such as in Rd Ariffien's Di Balik Dinding Sekolah and Misbach Yusa Biran's Menjusuri Djedjak Berdarah (1967). Widjaja took a university education in criminology from the University of Indonesia, and in 1973 she graduated from an acting workshop from Parfi and the Jakarta Art Institute. During the 1970s and 1980s she was highly active, often taking multiple roles in a single year. All of her Citra Award-nominated work was completed during this time. After the Indonesian film industry collapsed in 1993, Widjaja migrated to television. She acted in such soap operas as Gara-Gara, B...