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

  • Amalia, Bachelor of Law

    Amalia, Bachelor of Law

  • The Five Faces of Kadarwati

    The Five Faces of Kadarwati

  • Fatima

    Fatima

  • Christina

    Christina

  • Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

    Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

  • Arie Hanggara

    Arie Hanggara

  • Malam Pengantin

    Malam Pengantin

  • The Lady

    The Lady

  • The Moon on the Graveyard

    The Moon on the Graveyard

  • The Queen of Black Magic

    The Queen of Black Magic

  • Tjita-Tjita Ajah

    Tjita-Tjita Ajah

  • The Longest Dark

    The Longest Dark

  • Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)

    Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)

  • Badai Pasti Berlalu

    Badai Pasti Berlalu

  • Lady in a Trap

    Lady in a Trap

  • The White Crocodile

    The White Crocodile

  • Behind the Mosquito Net

    Behind the Mosquito Net

  • For You, I'll Give Everything

    For You, I'll Give Everything

  • Stain on a White Gown

    Stain on a White Gown

  • Samiun dan Dasima

    Samiun dan Dasima

  • Queen of the South Coast

    Queen of the South Coast

  • Treachery of G30S/PKI

    Treachery of G30S/PKI

  • The Last Train

    The Last Train

  • The Temptation of the Demon Woman

    The Temptation of the Demon Woman

  • Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

    Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

  • Mystics in Bali

    Mystics in Bali

  • Antidote for Witchcraft

    Antidote for Witchcraft

  • Wedding 83

    Wedding 83

  • Pergaulan Metropolis

    Pergaulan Metropolis

  • Hatiku dalam Hatimu

    Hatiku dalam Hatimu

  • Greedy Appetite

    Greedy Appetite

  • Yeah, Right...

    Yeah, Right...

  • The Midwife: Praji Magic

    The Midwife: Praji Magic

  • River of Love

    River of Love

  • Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)

    Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)

  • The Moments You Lie on My Chest

    The Moments You Lie on My Chest

  • Dilereng Gunung Kawi

    Dilereng Gunung Kawi

  • Romansa

    Romansa

  • Golden Queen

    Golden Queen

  • Lagu Untukmu

    Lagu Untukmu

  • Tikungan Maut

    Tikungan Maut

  • The Earth Gets Hotter

    The Earth Gets Hotter

  • Dendang Sajang

    Dendang Sajang

  • Roro Mendut

    Roro Mendut

  • Timang-timang Anakku Sayang

    Timang-timang Anakku Sayang

  • Bulan Purnama

    Bulan Purnama

  • Gending Sriwidjaja

    Gending Sriwidjaja

  • Djakarta di Waktu Malam

    Djakarta di Waktu Malam

  • Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)

    Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)

  • Teenage Idol

    Teenage Idol

  • Biola

    Biola