I am very happy to make something for the late Mrs. Suzzanna, a frigate for Mrs. Suzzanna, the greatest service in our history, thank you, Mrs. Suzzanna, we really miss the legendary Indonesian actress.

Suzzanna Martha Frederika van Osch Natalia, better known as Suzzanna, (October 13, 1942 – October 15, 2008) was an Indonesian actress. She was active in the silver screen from the 1950s to the 1990s. The woman with the title "Queen of Indonesian Horror Films" is famous for her hot and mystical films, such as Bernafas dalam kubur (1970), the legendary film Beranak Dalam Kubur (1971), Pulau Cinta (1978), and Ratu Ilmu Hitam (1981).

Her career began when she won the "Tiga Dara" contest and was auditioned by Usmar Ismail. Suzzanna, who was nicknamed The Next Indriati Iskak, won awards through Asrama Dara, including The Best Child Actress (Asian Film Festival, Tokyo, 1960), and the Golden Harvest Award. She also won the title of Most Popular Actress in Asia at the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Seoul in 1972. [citation needed]

Together with her husband, Dicky Suprapto and the music group Eka Sapta, Suzzanna released an album entitled Salah Sangka.[1]

Suzzanna's popularity was achieved from hot and mystical films, such as Bernafas dalam Lumpur (1970), Bumi Makin Panas (1973), Pulau Cinta (1978), Sundelbolong (1981), Ratu Ilmu Hitam (1981), and Malam Jumat Kliwon (1986). Some of them made her an FFI nominee for Best Female Lead.

Suzzanna stopped acting in films in the early 1990s. However, in 2003, Suzzanna played a role again in the soap opera Selma dan Ular Siluman which aired on RCTI and Misteri Sebuah Guci on SCTV. And in early 2008, Suzzanna played in the film Hantu Ambulance, which was her last film.

Suzzanna married actor Dicky Suprapto and was blessed with two children, Ari Adrianus and Kiki Maria. Kiki Maria also followed her mother into the world of stage. Meanwhile, Ari Adrianus had passed away in 1977.

After separating (never divorced because of the Catholic marriage), Suzzanna lived with Clift Sangra. They have an adopted son, Rama Yohanes.

After taking a break from acting in films in the 1990s, Suzzanna chose to live in Magelang, Central Java.

Family

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Despite living together for more than twenty years with Clift, there was almost no news or gossip. Until finally at the end of 2003, Kiki Maria, Suzzanna's daughter reported Clift Sangra who shot her husband, FX Abriyarso Prihanto Boyho.[2] The shooting case itself was reportedly triggered by news from Suzzanna's three household assistants that Clift told them to kill Suzzanna for the inheritance. To smooth the plan to take Suzzanna's life, Clift reportedly hired a hitman, who was hired for a reward of Rp50 million.[3] In addition to Clift who was charged with assault, Abriyarso was also charged with the same offense for assaulting Clift. Finally, the Panel of Judges at the Magelang City District Court sentenced action actor Clift Andre Natalia or Clift Sangra to four months in prison because he was proven to have abused his step-son-in-law, Abriyarso Priharto Boyoh, on November 14, 2005 by shooting Abriyarso using a rubber bullet pistol that hit him in the stomach.[4] Meanwhile, Abriyarso Priharto Boyoh was acquitted because he was not proven to have abused actor Clift Sangra.[5]

Suzzanna died on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, due to diabetes. The cause of her death was debated, because Clift Sangra buried her body secretly with religious leaders and the local RT head, and Suzzanna's family only found out about her death through information from the media and neighbors. However, according to Bambang Tjatur Iswanto, Suzzanna's family's legal advisor, Suzzanna had indeed made a will, that if she died she did not want it to be shown off and held in a large ceremony.[6]

Suzzanna was buried at Giriloyo TPU, Magelang. She was buried in the same grave as her son, Ari Adrianus, and her sister, Irene Beatrix van Osch.[7]