Title
Malay actor Shariff Dol and actress Normadiah on the set of a film
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore and Malaysia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 6.7 x 8.7 cm
Accession No.
2005-00987
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
Normadiah was born in Menado, Indonesia. Her foray into films began when she joined the Nusantara Film Company. But it was only when she started working at Shaw Brothers’ Malay Film Productions that her career as an actress, choreographer and singer took off. She passed away in August 2000. Shariff Dol had an extensive and successful acting career, starring in such films as ‘Bujang Lapok’ (1957) and ‘Lela Manja’ (1960).
