Sofia W.D.
1924-10-12 ( 100 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Arie Hanggara 1985-04-15
Fatima 1983-01-01
Wedding 83 1982-12-30
Roro Mendut 1982-01-02
The Last Train 1981-02-28
Lady in a Trap 1980-01-01
Teenage Idol 1979-11-01
Yeah, Right... 1979-03-01
Christina 1977-01-01
Max Havelaar 1976-09-09
Lagu Untukmu 1973-03-22
The Lady 1973-01-01
River of Love 1971-01-01
Romansa 1970-08-04
Tikungan Maut 1966-06-09
Biola 1957-08-12
Golden Queen 1955-01-01
Dendang Sajang 1953-10-14
Bulan Purnama 1953-02-04