Background
Baharum was born in 1935 in Singapore.
Baharum was born in 1935 in Singapore.
She was nicknamed Mariam Tahi Lalat by her fans. Baharum"s career reached its zenith during the 1950s as an actress signed to Malay Film Productions Limited. (MFP) in Jalan Ampas, Singapore.
Her most well known movie is perhaps the 1952 film, Anjuran Nasib, which was directed B. South. Rajhans and co-starred P. Ramlee.
In 1953, Baharum was named the "Second Favorite Female Artiste Malaya" by Filem Raya Magazine for her role in Anjuran Nasib. Baharum other film credits included Aloha, Dewi Murni and Kembar, all of which were released in 1950.
She appeared in the 1952 film, Aladdin, Kipas Hikmat in 1955, Abu Hassan Penchuri in 1955 and Antara Dua Darjat 1960. Baharum co-starred in her films with most of the major Malaysian film stars of the era, including Kasma Booty, Aziz Sattar, South. Shamsuddin, Osman Gumanti and Datuk Mustapha Maarof.
Baharum was nominated for the Veteran Actress Award at both the 15th Malaysian Film Festival in 2001 and the 22nd Kota Kinabalu Film Festival in 2009.
Mariam Baharum died at 5:50 a.m. on August 9, 2010, at her condo in Yishun, Singapore, at the age of 75. The Malaysian Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Rais Yatim paid tribute to Baharum, calling her death a major loss to the Malay film industry.