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.
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Also Known As
Movies (50)
Pergaulan Metropolis
1994
Hunting the Corpse Broker
Producer (Production)
1986
Arie Hanggara
1985
For You, I'll Give Everything
1984
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
1984
Treachery of G30S/PKI
1984
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
as Makiko
1983
Fatima
1983
Behind the Mosquito Net
as Ibu Martini
1983
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
1983
Wedding 83
1982
The White Crocodile
1982
Roro Mendut
as (as Sofia)
1982
Amalia, Bachelor of Law
1981
Stain on a White Gown
1981
The Last Train
1981
The Queen of Black Magic
as Village Head's Wife
1981
Mystics in Bali
as Old Leák Queen
1981
Queen of the South Coast
as Maryam
1980
Lady in a Trap
as Mrs. Prawiro
1980
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
1979
Teenage Idol
1979
Yeah, Right...
1979
Antidote for Witchcraft
1979
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
as Siluman
1978
Badai Pasti Berlalu
1977
The Midwife: Praji Magic
1977
Greedy Appetite
as Nenek
1977
Christina
1977
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
as Inah
1976
Malam Pengantin
1975
Fighting the Storm
Director (Directing)
1974
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
1973
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
as Sofia
1973
The Moon on the Graveyard
1973
Lagu Untukmu
1973
The Lady
1973
The Earth Gets Hotter
1973
River of Love
1971
Lioness from Marunda
Director (Directing)
1971
Romansa
1970
Samiun dan Dasima
as Hayati
1970
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
Screenplay (Writing)
1970
The Longest Dark
1970
Tikungan Maut
as Sofie
1966
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
1961
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
as Istri Budiman
1961
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
as Bu Slamet
1960
Southern Storm
Director (Directing)
1960
Gending Sriwidjaja
1958