Nurbani Yusuf Kantjasungkana (December 25, 1939 – October 22, 2015)[1][2] was an Indonesian actress and model turned lawyer and politician. She entered the Indonesian film industry in 1958 by taking a role in Asrama Dara and soared to popularity with Usmar Ismail's directed film Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun (The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest).[2]

Nurbani Yusuf
Nurbani in c. 1991
Born	(1939-12-25)25 December 1939 Bengkulu, Dutch East Indies
Died	22 October 2015(2015-10-22) (aged 75) Singapore
Burial place	Karet Bivak Cemetery
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation	Actress model lawyer politician
Years active	1958–1964 (actress) 1977–1992 (lawyer)
Spouse	Kusumanegara ​ ​ (m. 1968, died)​
Children	2

Early life

Nurbani Yusuf was born on 25 December 1939 in Bengkulu, Dutch East Indies. She was the only daughter from the ten children of Muhammad Yusuf (1903–1961)[3] and Kalsum binti Syam (1917–1957).[4] Her brothers were Rusdy Yusuf (1933–1996) and Abdul Salihin Yusuf (1947–2022).[2]

Personal life

Yusuf married an entrepreneur named Kusumanegara in 1968, the couple had a two daughter:

• Irawaty Rusdy Yusuf
• Iin Yusuf

Their marriage lasted until Kusumanegara death.[4]

Notable cases

Sawito cases

Yusuf defended Sawito Kartowibowo, an agricultural department employee who was arrested on charges of treason.[5] She later say that Sawito's detention as an " arbitrary act of atrocity " and asserted that he was a victim of calumny on the part of some of Suharto opponents, whom she referred to as "hidden directors" of the trial.[5]

Arie Hanggara cases

Yusuf defended Santi, the wife of Machtino and the step mother of Arie Hanggara, a kid who was molested and beaten to death by his father on 8 November 1984.[1] Santi was then sentenced to two years in prison because it was considered that she only helped Machtino in torturing Hanggara.[6]

Death

Yusuf died at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, on 22 October 2015 at the age of 75.[7]

Her funeral was held at Karet Bivak Cemetery.

Filmography

During her six year acting career Yusuf acted in some five films.[8]

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