Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 12, 1924
Died
Jul 23, 1986
Place of Birth
Bandung, Indonesia
Credits
57 titles
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
Filmography
Hunting the Corpse Broker
Producer
Arie Hanggara
For You, I'll Give Everything
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Fatima
Behind the Mosquito Net
Ibu Martini
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Makiko
Wedding 83
The White Crocodile
Roro Mendut
(as Sofia)
Amalia, Bachelor of Law
Stain on a White Gown
The Last Train
Mystics in Bali
Old Leák Queen
The Queen of Black Magic
Village Head's Wife
Queen of the South Coast
Maryam
Lady in a Trap
Mrs. Prawiro
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Teenage Idol
Yeah, Right...
Antidote for Witchcraft
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Siluman
Badai Pasti Berlalu
Greedy Appetite
Nenek
The Midwife: Praji Magic
Christina
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Inah
Malam Pengantin
Fighting the Storm
Director
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Sofia
The Moon on the Graveyard
Lagu Untukmu
The Earth Gets Hotter
The Lady
River of Love
Lioness from Marunda
Director
Teenage Bride
Romansa
Samiun dan Dasima
Hayati
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
Screenplay
The Longest Dark
Tikungan Maut
Sofie
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
Istri Budiman
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Bu Slamet
Southern Storm
Director
Gending Sriwidjaja