Sofia W.D.
Born: 1924-10-12
Place of Birth: 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 Lady
Christina
Arie Hanggara
Fatima
Wedding 83
Malam Pengantin
The White Crocodile
Pergaulan Metropolis
The Longest Dark
River of Love
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Greedy Appetite
Mystics in Bali
Behind the Mosquito Net
The Last Train
The Earth Gets Hotter
Badai Pasti Berlalu
The Queen of Black Magic
Queen of the South Coast
Roro Mendut
For You, I'll Give Everything
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Bulan Purnama
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Lady in a Trap
Lagu Untukmu
The Moon on the Graveyard
