Sofia W.D.

Known for ActingBorn 1924-10-12Died 1986-07-23Bandung, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The White Crocodile

Lady in a Trap

Roro Mendut

The Longest Dark

Badai Pasti Berlalu

Behind the Mosquito Net

The Five Faces of Kadarwati

Southern Storm

The Queen of Black Magic

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

Treachery of G30S/PKI

Mystics in Bali

The Temptation of the Demon Woman

Hunting the Corpse Broker

Arie Hanggara

For You, I'll Give Everything

The Moments You Lie on My Chest

Fatima

Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)

Wedding 83

Amalia, Bachelor of Law

Stain on a White Gown

The Last Train

Queen of the South Coast

Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient

Yeah, Right...

Teenage Idol

Antidote for Witchcraft

The Midwife: Praji Magic

Greedy Appetite

Christina

Malam Pengantin

Fighting the Storm

Lagu Untukmu

The Lady

The Moon on the Graveyard

The Earth Gets Hotter

Hatiku dalam Hatimu

Timang-timang Anakku Sayang

River of Love

Teenage Bride

Lioness from Marunda

Romansa

Samiun dan Dasima

Si Bego Menumpas Kutjing Hitam

Tikungan Maut

Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)

Dilereng Gunung Kawi