Sofia W.D.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-10-12

Day of death

1986-07-23 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Bandung, Indonesia

Sofia W.D.

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

  • Romansa

    Romansa

  • Max Havelaar

    Max Havelaar

  • Christina

    Christina

  • The Lady

    The Lady

  • Malam Pengantin

    Malam Pengantin

  • Tjita-Tjita Ajah

    Tjita-Tjita Ajah

  • Arie Hanggara

    Arie Hanggara

  • Amalia, Bachelor of Law

    Amalia, Bachelor of Law

  • Badai Pasti Berlalu

    Badai Pasti Berlalu

  • Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)

    Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)

  • Teenage Idol

    Teenage Idol

  • Fatima

    Fatima

  • Pergaulan Metropolis

    Pergaulan Metropolis

  • The Queen of Black Magic

    The Queen of Black Magic

  • The Five Faces of Kadarwati

    The Five Faces of Kadarwati

  • The Longest Dark

    The Longest Dark

  • Wedding 83

    Wedding 83

  • For You, I'll Give Everything

    For You, I'll Give Everything

  • Behind the Mosquito Net

    Behind the Mosquito Net

  • Dilereng Gunung Kawi

    Dilereng Gunung Kawi

  • The Temptation of the Demon Woman

    The Temptation of the Demon Woman

  • The White Crocodile

    The White Crocodile

  • Stain on a White Gown

    Stain on a White Gown

  • Tikungan Maut

    Tikungan Maut

  • Treachery of G30S/PKI

    Treachery of G30S/PKI

  • The Midwife: Praji Magic

    The Midwife: Praji Magic

  • River of Love

    River of Love

  • Greedy Appetite

    Greedy Appetite

  • Samiun dan Dasima

    Samiun dan Dasima

  • Yeah, Right...

    Yeah, Right...

  • Mystics in Bali

    Mystics in Bali

  • The Moon on the Graveyard

    The Moon on the Graveyard

  • The Last Train

    The Last Train

  • Antidote for Witchcraft

    Antidote for Witchcraft

  • Lady in a Trap

    Lady in a Trap

  • The Earth Gets Hotter

    The Earth Gets Hotter

  • Lagu Untukmu

    Lagu Untukmu

  • Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)

    Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)

  • Queen of the South Coast

    Queen of the South Coast

  • The Moments You Lie on My Chest

    The Moments You Lie on My Chest

  • Timang-timang Anakku Sayang

    Timang-timang Anakku Sayang

  • Golden Queen

    Golden Queen

  • Roro Mendut

    Roro Mendut

  • Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

    Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

  • Biola

    Biola

  • Dendang Sajang

    Dendang Sajang

  • Gending Sriwidjaja

    Gending Sriwidjaja

  • Hatiku dalam Hatimu

    Hatiku dalam Hatimu

  • Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)

    Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)

  • Bulan Purnama

    Bulan Purnama

  • Djakarta di Waktu Malam

    Djakarta di Waktu Malam