Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 13, 1884
Died
Feb 09, 1966
Place of Birth
Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
Credits
14 titles
Sophie Tucker
Biography
Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas".
Known For
Filmography
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Self (archive footage)
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ain't Misbehavin'
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Joker is Wild
Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Sensations of 1945
Sophie Tucker
Follow the Boys
Sophie Tucker
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Mother Ralph
Broadway Melody of 1938
Alice Clayton
Gay Love
Sophie Tucker - Singer
Honky Tonk
Sophie Leonard