Baby Constance Irene Theresia Huwae (22 November 1939 â€" 5 June 1989)
was an Indonesian film actress and singer. Born in Rotterdam, she had
moved to Indonesia by the 1950s and taken up modelling. She entered
the film industry in 1958, and gained popularity following the success
of Asrama Dara (Dormitory for Girls). Over the next several years she
acted in a further five films and established a girl group, the Baby
Dolls. However, after she married in 1960, Huwae focused on modelling.
In the 1970s she worked as a fortune teller.Huwae was born in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 22 November 1939. She was of mixed
Indonesian and German heritage. By the late 1950s, she had taken up
modelling in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. She was drawn into
film in 1958. That year, she appeared in two films. The first, Asrama
Dara (Dormitory for Girls), was a Usmar Ismail-directed comedy which
followed a group of young women who lived together in a dormitory.
Huwae played Maria, a flight attendant caught in a love triangle with
a pilot and a merchant; this became her most famous role. The second
film, Djuara Sepatu Roda (Roller-Skating Champion), followed a
competition between schoolmates to be crowned roller-skating
champion.With Rima Melati, Gaby Mambo, and Indriati Iskak, Huwae
formed a girl group named the Baby Dolls in 1959; they had all
appeared together in Djuara Sepatu Roda. That year Huwae acted in
three films, Gembira Ria (Joyful), Serba Salah (Gone Awry), and Tiga
Mawar (Three Roses). She also participated in tours of Singapore
during this time, including holding a fashion show. She was rumored to
be romantically involved with President Sukarno, though she denied
these claims.
was an Indonesian film actress and singer. Born in Rotterdam, she had
moved to Indonesia by the 1950s and taken up modelling. She entered
the film industry in 1958, and gained popularity following the success
of Asrama Dara (Dormitory for Girls). Over the next several years she
acted in a further five films and established a girl group, the Baby
Dolls. However, after she married in 1960, Huwae focused on modelling.
In the 1970s she worked as a fortune teller.Huwae was born in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 22 November 1939. She was of mixed
Indonesian and German heritage. By the late 1950s, she had taken up
modelling in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. She was drawn into
film in 1958. That year, she appeared in two films. The first, Asrama
Dara (Dormitory for Girls), was a Usmar Ismail-directed comedy which
followed a group of young women who lived together in a dormitory.
Huwae played Maria, a flight attendant caught in a love triangle with
a pilot and a merchant; this became her most famous role. The second
film, Djuara Sepatu Roda (Roller-Skating Champion), followed a
competition between schoolmates to be crowned roller-skating
champion.With Rima Melati, Gaby Mambo, and Indriati Iskak, Huwae
formed a girl group named the Baby Dolls in 1959; they had all
appeared together in Djuara Sepatu Roda. That year Huwae acted in
three films, Gembira Ria (Joyful), Serba Salah (Gone Awry), and Tiga
Mawar (Three Roses). She also participated in tours of Singapore
during this time, including holding a fashion show. She was rumored to
be romantically involved with President Sukarno, though she denied
these claims.
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