Matulessy started her career at the age of 12 by partaking a minor role in Terang Boelan (1937).[1] She took a nine year hiatus from film and began her career as a singer and stage actress.[1] Matulessy returned to film by starred in Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitarum (1948) followed by Sepiring Nasi (1951), Bintang Surabaya (1951), Sehidup Semati (1952), Dendang Sayang (1953), Malu-Malu Kucing (1954), Singa Betina Dari Marunda (1961), and etc.[1] She then became active as a singer and comedian, and appeared in Perkawinan Dalam Semusim (1977), Widuri Kekasihku (1977), Kekasih (1977), Donat Pahlawan Pandir (1978), and etc.[1]
Death
Matulessy died at a nursing home in Bintaro, Pesanggrahan, on 1 December 2009 at the age of 84.[citation needed] She was buried at Tanah Kusir Cemetery.[citation needed]
Filmography
During her fifty-four year career Matulessy acted in some thirty-five films.
During her career Matulessy was nominated for two Citra Awards. Her first nomination, in 1982, was for the film Bawalah Aku Pergi; she received a nomination for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1987 she won the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress, for the films Nagabonar, which then makes her as the oldest actress to receive a Citra Award on Indonesian Film Festival.[2]
Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978 [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978]. Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC6655859.
