Nani Widjaja had six children. Two of them entered the movie industry and are doing better in their field of work.
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Nani Widjaja was best known for her role in television, Bajaj Bajuri. She was part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.

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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. She was highly active in the 1970s and 1980s, often taking multiple roles in a single year.
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As of September 2013, Widjaja has acted in 111 films; in many of these, she played the mother of a grandmother. She has won two Citra Awards for Best Supporting Actress, one in 1978 for Yang Muda Yang Bercinta and one in 1983 for biopic R.A Kartini, out of five nominations.
In the latter, she portrayed Mas Agu Ngasirah, the mother of Kartini.


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