Sofia Djohana Madjoindo or Sofia Djohana Madjolabih (22 June 1930 or 22 June 1932 â 25 April 2005), better known as Nana Mayo, was an Indonesian film actress. She is known for her role in Inspektur Rachman (1950), her debut film in which she portrayed an educated girl. She was the first Minangkabau woman to star in a film. She starred in Gadis Olahraga (1951). Mayo continued to starred in films until she retired in 1955 because of her marriage. She was then active as a member of various Indonesian women's organizations and delegations.
Mayo was born Sofia Djohana Madjoindo or Sofia Djohana Madjolabih on 22 June 1930 or 22 June 1932 in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. She completed her second grade high school education and an academy education.
Mayo started her career working at the Ministry of Information and debuted as a film actress starring in Inspektur Rachman (1950). She earned stardom after starring in Gadis Olahraga (1951).
When Mayo entered the film industry in 1950, a Hollywood actress named Virginia Mayo had preceded her. She later shortened her last name from Madjolabih to Mayo. However, according to Audie Nuriman Kurwet, one of Mayo's children, the name Nana Mayo was chosen as a shortening of Johanna and Madjolabih.
She later continued to starred in a few films, such as Saputangan (1952), Rodrigo de Villa (1952), Solo Diwaktu Malam (1952), Senen Raja (1953), Mertua Sinting (1954), Djaja Merana (1954) and Krisis Achlak (1954). Mayo retired from the film industry in 1955 due to being married. After her retirement, she was active in various Indonesian women's organizations, such as the Association of Indonesian Journalists' Wives and was a delegate at the 1963 World Women's Conference in Moscow and as a delegate to the 1964 New York World Fair in the United States.
Mayo married Kurwet Kartaadiredja, a man who later served as Minister of State Head of the Aviation Industry Project Implementation Command Project with Omar Dhani and Nurtanio, on 4 March 1951. They had four children, Audie Nuriman (died 2021), Rudy Nurhayat (born 1956), a cinematographer who won the best cinematographer awards at the Indonesian Soap Opera Festival from 1994 to 1997, Ronnie Nurjaman (1957âÂÂ2004), and Bobby Nurjaya Kurwet (born 1962).
As of 1979, she reside at Halmahera Number 12 Street in Jakarta.
Mayo died on 25 April 2005 at 72 or 74 and was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery on 26 April.