Sofia W.D.
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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
Credits
Mystics in Bali (1981)
as Old Leák Queen
Fatima (1983)
Actor
Wedding 83 (1982)
Actor
Treachery of G30S/PKI (1984)
Actor
The Queen of Black Magic (1981)
as Village Head's Wife
River of Love (1971)
Actor
Ratapan dan Rintihan (1974)
as Mak Zaenab
Lagu Untukmu (1973)
Actor
Tikungan Maut (1966)
as Sofie
Behind the Mosquito Net (1983)
as Ibu Martini
The White Crocodile (1982)
Actor
Badai Pasti Berlalu (1977)
Actor
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang (1973)
as Sofia
Biola (1957)
Actor
Greedy Appetite (1977)
as Nenek
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient (1979)
Actor
Djakarta di Waktu Malam (1954)
Actor
Golden Queen (1955)
as (as Sofia)
The Midwife: Praji Magic (1977)
Actor
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1976)
as Inah
The Moments You Lie on My Chest (1984)
Actor
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas) (1954)
as Sunarti
Dendang Sajang (1953)
as Halimah
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan) (1983)
Actor
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila) (1961)
as Istri Budiman
Antidote for Witchcraft (1979)
Actor
Malam Pengantin (1975)
Actor
Teenage Bride (1971)
Actor
The Temptation of the Demon Woman (1978)
as Siluman
Roro Mendut (1982)
as (as Sofia)
The Earth Gets Hotter (1973)
Actor
Samiun dan Dasima (1970)
as Hayati
The Moon on the Graveyard (1973)
as Sahat's Sister in Jakarta
Yeah, Right... (1979)
Actor
The Last Train (1981)
Actor
Dilereng Gunung Kawi (1961)
Actor
Hatiku dalam Hatimu (1973)
Actor
For You, I'll Give Everything (1984)
Actor
Bulan Purnama (1953)
as Putri Amidra
The Five Faces of Kadarwati (1983)
as Makiko
Stain on a White Gown (1981)
Actor
Gending Sriwidjaja (1958)
Actor
Queen of the South Coast (1980)
as Maryam
The Longest Dark (1970)
Actor
Tjita-Tjita Ajah (1960)
as Bu Slamet
Christina (1977)
Actor
Arie Hanggara (1985)
Actor
Amalia, Bachelor of Law (1981)
Actor
Teenage Idol (1979)
Actor
The Lady (1973)
Actor
Romansa (1970)
Actor
Lady in a Trap (1980)
as Mrs. Prawiro