She retired from acting and, after a period as a florist, subsequently founded Les Sphinx Promotion, an agency for artistic talent, in 1972.

Roosilawaty was born Surayi Pendidikan, on April 15, 1936, in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies, and was raised in a relatively affluent family.

[1] She demonstrated a talent for acting at a young age and attended the Indonesian National Theater Academy (ATNI) following her formal education at a local school.

This was the beginning of a successful career, with her next appearance a supporting role in the film Delapan Pendjuru Angin (Eight Corners of the Wind) the following year.

She retired and opened a florists in Jakarta the following year but later returned to the acting profession, setting up a talent agency named Les Sphinx Promotion in 1972.