Devi Dja

Devi Dja (1914 –1989), known as Miss Dja, was an Indonesian dancer, playwright and film actor in the 1940s. A member of the Dardanella Opera group, founded by her husband, Willy A. Piedro (Willy Klimanoff), which toured the Dutch East Indies, she moved with her husband to the US around 1940, remaining there for the rest of her life as a professional entertainer and taking on American citizenship.

Devi Dja
Born
Misri Dja

(1914-08-01)1 August 1914
East Java, Indonesia
Died19 January 1989(1989-01-19) (aged 74)
Los Angeles
CitizenshipIndonesian; United States
OccupationJavanese dancer
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