Acting
Sofia W.D.
ID, NL, EN cinema · 58 credits
Born
12 October 1924
Died
23 July 1986 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Bandung, Indonesia
Also known as Sofia Waldi · Sofia Waldy · Sofia WD · Sofia · Sofia (Sofia WD)
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
Behind the Mosquito Net
as Ibu Martini
Roro Mendut
as (as Sofia)
The Queen of Black Magic
as Village Head's Wife
Mystics in Bali
as Old Leák Queen
Lady in a Trap
as Mrs. Prawiro
Fighting the Storm
Producer, Director
The Moon on the Graveyard
as Sahat's Sister in Jakarta
River of Love
Actor, Director
Samiun dan Dasima
as Hayati
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
1970
Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam
Screenplay, Producer
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
as Bu Slamet
Golden Queen
as (as Sofia)
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
1954
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
as Sunarti
Senen Raja
Screenplay
Bulan Purnama
as Putri Amidra