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.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 46
Director 4
Screenplay 1
Producer 1
Pergaulan Metropolis (1994)
Arie Hanggara (1985)
For You, I'll Give Everything (1984)
The Moments You Lie on My Chest (1984)
Treachery of G30S/PKI (1984)
Behind the Mosquito Net (1983)
The Five Faces of Kadarwati (1983)
Fatima (1983)
Wedding 83 (1982)
The White Crocodile (1982)
Roro Mendut (1982)
Amalia, Bachelor of Law (1981)
Mystics in Bali (1981)
The Queen of Black Magic (1981)
Queen of the South Coast (1980)
Lady in a Trap (1980)
Yeah, Right... (1979)
Antidote for Witchcraft (1979)
The Temptation of the Demon Woman (1978)
The Midwife: Praji Magic (1977)
Christina (1977)
Badai Pasti Berlalu (1977)
Greedy Appetite (1977)
Max Havelaar (1976)
Malam Pengantin (1975)
Fighting the Storm (1974)
The Moon on the Graveyard (1973)
Lagu Untukmu (1973)
The Earth Gets Hotter (1973)
Pengantin Remaja (1971)
River of Love (1971)
Lioness from Marunda (1971)
Romansa (1970)
Samiun dan Dasima (1970)
The Longest Dark (1970)
Tjita-Tjita Ajah (1960)
Southern Storm (1960)
Gending Sriwidjaja (1958)
Biola (1957)
Golden Queen (1955)
Senen Raja (1954)
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas) (1954)
Djakarta di Waktu Malam (1954)
Dendang Sajang (1953)
Bulan Purnama (1953)
Hunting the Corpse Broker
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1924-10-12
Deathday1986-07-22 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceBandung City, Indonesia
CitizenshipsIndonesia
Also Known AsSofia Waldi, Sofia Waldy, Sofia WD, Sofia, Sofia (Sofia WD)
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