
Acting
Joice Erna
Born 1955-09-27 · Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Joice Erna (born September 27th, 1955) is an Indonesian actress, active in the 80s. She is famous for the Suci Sang Primadona (1977) in which she acted alongside actor Rano Karno, which netted her a Best Actress award at the Indonesian Film Festival in 1978.
Acting credits
NRRosita is a girl from an disharmonious family who tries to find her identity. He falls in love with Bambang, but both of them come from families that are also messy. Rosita is involved in a covert prostitution office, which ruins her relationship with Bambang. When Bambang, who was again a delinquent, intended to commit suicide, Rosita rushed to wake him up. In her attempt, Rosita slipped, fell, and died.
Rosita
1977
Lana and Joko are childhood friends. Joko has moved away from his family and chooses to live on his own, even in poverty. Lana, on the other hand, is tired of living with her rich family. They both fall in love with each other. Joko tries to write songs and succeeds. He becomes a rich man but also very superficial. The thing that drove Lana away from her family has now become a part of her own life.
A Pair of Doves
1979
5.7After poisoning his wife, local gangster Bisman blames her death on the village cleric and instigates an outraged mob to burn down his hut, killing him in the process. The cleric’s wife Katemi escapes into the jungle, eventually meeting Nyi Angker, a half-crocodile half-witch who gives Katemi diabolical powers, thus allowing her to commence a bloody revenge.
Santet
1988
NRRhoma finds Camelia, a desperate girl attempting suicide, as she can no longer bear the physical and emotional torture from her stepmother, Joice, who accuses her of stealing a diamond. After being saved, she becomes good friends with Rhoma. Rhoma invites her to live with him by disguising her as a mute boy. But Rhoma’s mother sees through this disguise and throws her out of the house. Rhoma returns home after signing a contract for a show. He manages to convince his mother to accept her back. Then he searches everywhere for Camelia but he cannot find her. Sadly, Camelia has been tricked by Joice’s friends into being a prostitute. In the brothel, Camelia sees her stepmother. Rhoma reports Joice to Camelia’s father, who then informs the police. Joice is arrested and Camelia goes home with Rhoma’s mother.
Camelia
1979
NRThere is a local legend of a spirit known as Wewe Gombel, who can transform into a midwife to steal babies. Asih is pregnant and goes with her husband, Budi, a farming instructor, to a village. She is worried after hearing the local legend of Wewe Gombel. She wants to return to the city but Budi refuses... until a neighbor gives birth and the baby mysteriously vanishes. Will Asih be next?
Wewe Gombel
1988
6.3A beautiful model is possessed by her dead mother, an Indonesian female ghost, which takes revenge on the people who exposed her.
The Witch's Daughter
1988
Jealous Rudy spoils the wedding party of Hindun by using black magic to kill both her new husband and her father. Hindun seeks help from a Santet (black magic) Queen. Due to the Santet Queen’s influence, Hindun becomes possessed and goes on a vengeance-fueled killing spree.
Black Magic Annihilation
1989
NRNick and Arini finally marry despite their big age difference that leads to conflicts. Nick and Arini try to cope, and even decide to see a psychiatrist. Meanwhile, Ella, Arini’s child from Helmy, has a problem after a kidney transplant. She needs a new kidney. Her stepmother, Ira, offers to be the donor, with financial help from Arini. The operation is done in Germany. Upon returning home, Arini finds an upset Nick, who is jealous about a picture of Arini and Helmy together. In fact, Nick’s mother, who has always disapproved of his marriage, funded Helmy’s trip to Germany to set up the situation. Nick suspects that Arini is pregnant and refuses to go home. In frustration, he brings home a prostitute to his mother’s house. Then his mother goes to Arini’s house and finds out that Arini is struggling to give birth. She is then taken to the hospital and has a Caesarean. Meanwhile, Nick finds out the truth of the whole incident and goes to the hospital to apologise. The marriage survives.
Arini II (Biarkan Kereta Api Itu Lewat)
1988
NRTwins Arwin (Alex) and Irwan (Yacob) live separately for the sake of their respective careers. The two end up both falling in love with Maya (Joice Erna), who tries to play both sides and finds herself accidentally pregnant with no idea which of the twins is the actual father.
When the Twins Fall In Love
1977
NRMiranti is left a widow after her pilot husband dies in an accident. She forces herself to work independently, despite feeling alienated. She soon learns that her brother-in-law Dimas cares greatly for her. Miranti ultimately realises that his feelings are more than just pity, and the two can unite.
Mist of Purple Silk
1979
NRAfter her husband passes away, Dameria is forced to give up her daughter, Sari, to be adopted by her aunt, the spinster/lawyer, Purwanti. Dameria remarries to Zainal and lives a good life. Later, she yearns for Sari who is now a grown up. Sari knows about her intention. Dameria visits her at school, takes her for walks and lunches. Ten years later, when Purwanti is overseas for business, Sari leaves for Medan to meet her biological mother. When she returns, Purwanti goes straight to Medan. A confrontation ensues but Purwanti lets Sari decide. The girl eventually chooses to stay with her biological mother. But as time goes by, Sari feels uncomfortable with the new atmosphere and finally returns to her aunt’s home.
Neraca Kasih
1982
Basically, a courtroom drama, the marriage of Wisnu and Shinta starts having problems when Shinta becomes disabled. Dian, the caregiver they hire, turns out to be an ex-lover of Wisnu and she wants him back, enough to want to kill Shinta. Instead, Dian is the one killed and the scissor that Dian was planning to use ends up in Shinta’s hands. Through the court proceeding, Shinta’s innocence is proven.
White Sorrow Grey Joy
1989
7.0Suci’s performance is exaggerated when she is with Oom Kapten, Mr. Dawud and Mr. Condro. The three men are her clients and she is mistress to them. But Suci, the prima donna of the people’s theatre (a srimulat troupe, a traditional theatre style from East Java), who performs in a squalid village area, has her own dreams.
Suci Sang Primadona
1977
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Bercanda dalam Duka
1981
NRSnake Queen Nyi Blorong (a paranormal being) saves Basuki from the mob and makes him rich in the process, but instead of making offerings to her, which is his duty as her follower, he falls in love with another woman named Warsih. Warsih, on the other hand, is not at all interested in Basuki as she is in love with Kuncoro. Both Warsih and Kuncoro are suspicious of how Basuki became rich. Then they ask a psychic about Basuki. This makes Nyi Blorong even more furious. When she seeks advice from her “superior”, she is told to return to the “spirit” world she belongs to. But then, Ki Sanca, a psychic who has a vendetta against Nyi Blorong, tries to attack her.
Snake Queen's Love Story
1989
NRIntertwined stories of Joko, a boxer, and Rum, the daughter of a general.
Opera Jakarta
1985
Herman and Mira are young lovers who have premarital sex. Mira becoming pregnant but Herman's family disapproves. Herman's father, aunt and some others try to stop the impending marriage and end up accidentally killing Mira. The unjustly slain girl doesn't find peace in death and her spirit rises up for vengeance. One by one, she kills her murderers.
Satan's Revenge
1989
NRGendon wants to take revenge on Ms. Hilman who has fired him, using a power to become invisible.
The Vanishing of Mystery Science
1988
3.0About seven womans for secret mission.
7 Women on Secret Assignment
1983
NRBased on the true story of a victim of child abuse in Jakarta, 1984.
Arie Hanggara
1985
NRArini is "misled" by a close friend, Ira, who wants to marry her husband, Helmi. Eventually she finds out this plan, so she asks for a divorce and leaves her son, who later is discovered to have kidney failure. She leaves for the U.S. where she meets Nick, a student who wants to escape from his conservative, and troubled family. Nick really loves Arini, but the latter is still involved in many matters related to her ex-husband. The director, Sophan Sophiaan, who has a political activist family background, always uses his films to criticise social and political issues. Only this time, he does it in a more subtle way.
Arini (There are Still Trains Passing By)
1987
NRAfter her graduation as a doctor, Siti Pertiwi is sent to the Menggala area in Lampung. She has to deal with many problems, such as the corrupt paramedics who assist her and the villagers’ fear of the shaman – Atuk Raja – and his men. These problems have complicated her role as the local doctor. Then she receives help from a student who interns in the area. Unfortunately, the assistance invites gossip.
Doctor Siti Pertiwi Returns to the Village
1979
A vengeance-seeking spirit possesses the elderly Rusmini. When she catches a man trying to rape her grand daughter, the “Nenek Lampir” (possessed granny) kills the rapist by sucking blood from his neck. A journalist investigates the case as more bodies pile up.
The Possessed Grandmother
1987
7.0Kadarwati, a young Javanese student in 1940s Singapore, is forced to become a 'comfort woman' by the occupying Japanese military
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
1983