Lely Sulastri

Lely Sulastri (born 18 December 1934) is an Indonesian actress and dancer who was active in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the sister of actress Lies Permana Lestari and is the part of Classical Indonesian Cinema.

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lely.

Lely Sulastri
Lely in 1960
Born	(1934-12-18)18 December 1934 Banyumas Regency, Dutch East Indies
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	1953–1964
Relatives	Lies Permana Lestari (sister) Rini S. Bono (niece)

Career

Lely started her career as a Srimpi dancer and made her film debut in Gara-Gara Mobil Baru (1953), followed by Putri dari Medan (1954).^[1] She appeared in five more films such as: Manusia Sutji (1955), Terang Bulan Terang Dikali (1956), Dibalik Dinding (1956), Sendja Indah (1957), and Desa Yang Dilupakan (1960) before leaving the film industry during the Indonesian film industry crisis in the early 1960s.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1953	Gara-Gara Mobil Baru
1954	Putri dari Medan
1955	Manusia Sutji
1955	Karena si Dia
1955	Dibalik Dinding
1955	Bapak Bersalah
1956	Terang Bulan Terang Dikali
1956	Radja Karet dari Singapura
1957	Sendja Indah
1960	Tak Terduga
1960	Desa yang Dilupakan
1964	Njanjian Dilereng Dieng

Works cited

• Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978 [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978]. Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC 6655859.