Group photograph with Latifah Omar

Title
Group photograph with Latifah Omar
Year/Period
1963
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 8 x 10.2 cm
Accession No.
2005-01064

Latifah Omar was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1939. She received her big break in the film ‘Panggilan Pulau’ (1954), acting alongside film legend P. Ramlee. The film made her into a household name and started her immensely successful career as an actress at Malay Film Productions and later at Cathay-Keris Productions. Her other films include ‘Bawang Putih Bawang Merah’ (1959), ‘Hang Jebat’ (1961) and ‘Laila Majnun’ (1962).