Sofia W.D.
Acting
Born: 1924-10-12 in Bandung, Indonesia
Biography
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
The White Crocodile
Malam Pengantin
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Inah
Wedding 83
Biola
Lagu Untukmu
Golden Queen
(as Sofia)
Teenage Bride
Greedy Appetite
Nenek
River of Love
Bulan Purnama
Putri Amidra
Mystics in Bali
Old Leák Queen
Fatima
Djakarta di Waktu Malam
The Queen of Black Magic
Village Head's Wife
The Midwife: Praji Magic
Roro Mendut
(as Sofia)
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Gending Sriwidjaja
The Earth Gets Hotter
Queen of the South Coast
Maryam
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Siluman
Behind the Mosquito Net
Ibu Martini
Yeah, Right...
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Sofia
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
Badai Pasti Berlalu
The Last Train
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
Antidote for Witchcraft
The Longest Dark
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
For You, I'll Give Everything
Samiun dan Dasima
Hayati
