Sofia W.D.
Acting
- Born:
- 1924-10-12
- Died:
- 1986-07-23
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Arie Hanggara
For You, I'll Give Everything
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Treachery of G30S/PKI
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Fatima
Behind the Mosquito Net
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
Wedding 83
The White Crocodile
Roro Mendut
Amalia, Bachelor of Law
Stain on a White Gown
The Last Train
The Queen of Black Magic
Mystics in Bali
Queen of the South Coast
Lady in a Trap
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Teenage Idol
Yeah, Right...
Antidote for Witchcraft
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Badai Pasti Berlalu
The Midwife: Praji Magic
Greedy Appetite
Christina
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Malam Pengantin
Ratapan dan Rintihan
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
The Moon on the Graveyard
Lagu Untukmu
The Lady
The Earth Gets Hotter
River of Love
Teenage Bride
Romansa
Samiun dan Dasima
The Longest Dark
Tikungan Maut
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Gending Sriwidjaja
Biola
Golden Queen
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Dendang Sajang
Bulan Purnama