Sofia W.D.
During the Japanese occupation, she attended Andjar Asmara's theater school. In 1948, she made her film debut in Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitaroem, using the name Sofia Waldy. After a divorce from first husband S. Waldy, she married actor W.D. Mochtar and began professionally using the name Sofia W.D., starting in 1964. Not just an award-winning actress of both stage and screen who appeared in well over 100 films, Sofia also became one of Indonesia's first female directors with 1962's Badai-Selatan ("Southern Storm"), a horror tale that was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. She produced, wrote and even operated the camera on a number of films, and was the director of the production companies Film Capital, Libra Film and Dirgahayu Jaya Film over the course of her busy and prolific career.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 12, 1924Deathday
July 23, 1986Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
51Place of birth
Bandung, IndonesiaAlso known as
Sofia Waldi, Sofia Waldy, Sofia WD, Sofia, Sofia (Sofia WD)
Cast credits
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Makiko
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
For You, I'll Give Everything
The Queen of Black Magic
The Longest Dark
Malam Pengantin
Lagu Untukmu
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Bu Slamet
Pergaulan Metropolis
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Siluman
The Lady
The White Crocodile
Queen of the South Coast
MaryamCrew credits
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