Sofia W.D.
Actor
- Born
- October 12, 1924 · Bandung, Indonesia
- Died
- July 23, 1986 (age 61)
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
Mystics in Bali
January 1, 1981
The Queen of Black Magic
January 1, 1981
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
September 9, 1976
Treachery of G30S/PKI
November 1, 1984
Roro Mendut
January 2, 1982
Behind the Mosquito Net
January 1, 1983
Badai Pasti Berlalu
November 28, 1977
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
January 1, 1983
The Longest Dark
January 1, 1970
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
March 31, 1978
The White Crocodile
February 1, 1982
Lady in a Trap
January 1, 1980
Acting52
- 1985Arie Hanggara
- 1984For You, I'll Give Everything
- 1984The Moments You Lie on My Chest
- 1984Treachery of G30S/PKI
- 1983The Five Faces of Kadarwati as Makiko
- 1983Fatima
- 1983Behind the Mosquito Net as Ibu Martini
- 1983Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
- 1982Wedding 83
- 1982The White Crocodile
- 1982Roro Mendut as (as Sofia)