[3] Nurnaningsih made her feature film debut in 1953 with Usmar Ismail's Krisis (Crisis) as leading lady Ros but only got paid for Rp.

This resulted in her being brought in for questioning by the Jakarta police in early October, while the prosecutor's office also expressed an interest in the case.

[8] The general populace was outraged at the pictures, which they considered to be against Eastern values, and Nurnaningsih's films were boycotted in East Kalimantan.

[4] Nurnaningsih wandered the Indonesian archipelago for twelve years, taking odd jobs as a sketch artist, stage performer, English and Dutch language teacher, seamstress, pianist, singer, and – for six years – a football goalkeeper.

[2] After the divorce, Nurnaningsih gave birth to her youngest son Yanto Ganggono, She is also had been gifted a house by President Sukarno.

[13] She died at her daughter's residence in Tebet, South Jakarta, on 21 March 2004, at the age of 78, and was buried at Menteng Pulo War Cemetery.

[13] Nurnaningsih remained as Marilyn Monroe of Indonesia and her popularity spread to the United States and Italy.