Actor

Sofia W.D.

Birthday: October 12, 1924

Born 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.

Movie Credits

Pergaulan Metropolis (1994)
Age: 69
Arie Hanggara (1985)
Age: 60
For You, I'll Give Everything (1984)
Age: 60
The Moments You Lie on My Chest (1984)
Age: 60
Treachery of G30S/PKI (1984)
Age: 60
The Five Faces of Kadarwati (1983) as Makiko
Age: 58
Fatima (1983)
Age: 58
Behind the Mosquito Net (1983) as Ibu Martini
Age: 58
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan) (1983)
Age: 58
Wedding 83 (1982)
Age: 58
The White Crocodile (1982)
Age: 57
Roro Mendut (1982) as (as Sofia)
Age: 57
Amalia, Bachelor of Law (1981)
Age: 57
Stain on a White Gown (1981)
Age: 56
The Last Train (1981)
Age: 56
The Queen of Black Magic (1981) as Village Head's Wife
Age: 56
Mystics in Bali (1981) as Old Leák Queen
Age: 56
Queen of the South Coast (1980) as Maryam
Age: 55
Lady in a Trap (1980) as Mrs. Prawiro
Age: 55
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient (1979)
Age: 55
Teenage Idol (1979)
Age: 55
Yeah, Right... (1979)
Age: 54
Antidote for Witchcraft (1979)
Age: 54
The Temptation of the Demon Woman (1978) as Siluman
Age: 53
Badai Pasti Berlalu (1977)
Age: 53
The Midwife: Praji Magic (1977)
Age: 52
Greedy Appetite (1977) as Nenek
Age: 52
Christina (1977)
Age: 52
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1976) as Inah
Age: 51
Malam Pengantin (1975)
Age: 50
Hatiku dalam Hatimu (1973)
Age: 48
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang (1973) as Sofia
Age: 48
The Moon on the Graveyard (1973)
Age: 48
Lagu Untukmu (1973)
Age: 48
The Lady (1973)
Age: 48
The Earth Gets Hotter (1973)
Age: 48
River of Love (1971)
Age: 46
Romansa (1970)
Age: 45
Samiun dan Dasima (1970) as Hayati
Age: 45
The Longest Dark (1970)
Age: 45
Tikungan Maut (1966) as Sofie
Age: 41
Dilereng Gunung Kawi (1961)
Age: 37
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila) (1961) as Istri Budiman
Age: 36
Tjita-Tjita Ajah (1960) as Bu Slamet
Age: 35
Gending Sriwidjaja (1958)
Age: 33
Biola (1957)
Age: 32
Golden Queen (1955) as (as Sofia)
Age: 30
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas) (1954) as Sunarti
Age: 30
Djakarta di Waktu Malam (1954)
Age: 29
Dendang Sajang (1953) as Halimah
Age: 29
Bulan Purnama (1953) as Putri Amidra
Age: 28