Sofia W.D.
Acting
Born: 1924-10-12 in Bandung, Indonesia
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
The White Crocodile
Golden Queen
(as Sofia)
Lagu Untukmu
Malam Pengantin
River of Love
Greedy Appetite
Nenek
Mystics in Bali
Old Leák Queen
Biola
Wedding 83
Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Bulan Purnama
Putri Amidra
The Queen of Black Magic
Village Head's Wife
Fatima
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Teenage Bride
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Inah
Roro Mendut
(as Sofia)
The Midwife: Praji Magic
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Siluman
Badai Pasti Berlalu
Yeah, Right...
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Queen of the South Coast
Maryam
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Sofia
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
The Longest Dark
Antidote for Witchcraft
Behind the Mosquito Net
Ibu Martini
The Earth Gets Hotter
Gending Sriwidjaja
For You, I'll Give Everything
The Last Train
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
Samiun dan Dasima
Hayati