Sofia W.D.

Acting Oct 12, 1924 Jul 23, 1986 (aged 62) Bandung, Indonesia

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.

51 Acting Credits

8 Crew Credits

Sofia W.D.

Acting

Mystics in Bali

The Queen of Black Magic

Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

Treachery of G30S/PKI

Roro Mendut

Behind the Mosquito Net

Badai Pasti Berlalu

The Five Faces of Kadarwati

The Longest Dark

The Temptation of the Demon Woman

The White Crocodile

Lady in a Trap

Amalia, Bachelor of Law

Wedding 83

Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

Yeah, Right...

For You, I'll Give Everything

Stain on a White Gown

Teenage Idol

The Moments You Lie on My Chest

Malam Pengantin

Romansa

Samiun dan Dasima

Lagu Untukmu

Crew

Southern Storm

Hunting the Corpse Broker

Lioness from Marunda

Fighting the Storm

River of Love

Senen Raja

Djakarta di Waktu Malam

Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam