Acting
Gale Sondergaard
EN, FR cinema · 44 credits
Born
12 February 1899
Died
14 August 1985 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Гейл Сондергаард · Гэйл Зондергаард · Edith Holm "Gale" Sondergaard · Edith Holm Sondergaard · Эдит Хольм Сондергард
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gale Sondergaard (February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress. Sondergaard began her acting career in theatre, and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse (1936). She played supporting roles in various films during the late 1930s and early 1940s, including The Cat and the Canary (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Letter (1940). She was nominated for a second Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Anna and the King of Siam (1946) but by the end of the decade her film appearances were fewer. Married to the director Herbert Biberman, Sondergaard supported him when he was accused of communism and named as one of the Hollywood Ten in the early 1950s, and her film career was destroyed as a result. She moved with Biberman to New York City and worked in theatre, and acted in film and television occasionally from late 1960s. She moved back to Los Angeles where she died from cerebrovascular thrombosis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gale Sondergaard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Filmography
Echoes
as Mrs. Edmunds
The Return of a Man Called Horse
as Elk Woman
The Cat Creature
as Hester Black
Savage Intruder
as Leslie
Slaves
as New Orleans lady
East Side, West Side
as Nora Kernan
Road to Rio
as Catherine Vail
Pirates of Monterey
as Señorita de Sola
Anna and the King of Siam
as Lady Thiang
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as Zenobia Dollard
Night in Paradise
as Attosa
Christmas Holiday
as Mrs. Manette
Follow the Boys
as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Lady Irene Herrick
The Climax
as Luise
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Bessie Seagrave
Gypsy Wildcat
as Rhoda
The Spider Woman
as Adrea Spedding
Crazy House
as Cameo Appearance
Appointment in Berlin
as Gretta Van Leyden
Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Marge Willison
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
as Anna Huber
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Mrs. Van Dorn
A Night to Remember
as Mrs. Devoe
My Favorite Blonde
as Madame Stephanie Runick
The Black Cat
as Abigail Doone
Paris Calling
as Colette
The Mark of Zorro
as Inez Quintero
The Blue Bird
as Tylette
The Letter
as Mrs. Hammond
The Cat and the Canary
as Miss Lu
Juarez
as Empress Eugenie
Never Say Die
as Juno Marko
The Llano Kid
as Lora Travers
Sons of Liberty
as Rachel Salomon
Lord Jeff
as Doris Clandon
Dramatic School
as Madame Therese Charlot
The Life of Emile Zola
as Lucie Dreyfus
Maid of Salem
as Martha Harding
Seventh Heaven
as Nana, Diane's Sister
Anthony Adverse
as Faith Paleologus
