Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Acting
Born Feb 12, 1899
From Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Died Aug 14, 1985

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gale Sondergaard (February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress. Sondergaard began her acting career in theatre, and progressed to films in 1936. She was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse (1936). She played supporting roles in various films during the late 1930s and early 1940s, including The Cat and the Canary (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Letter (1940). She was nominated for a second Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Anna and the King of Siam (1946) but by the end of the decade her film appearances were fewer. Married to the director Herbert Biberman, Sondergaard supported him when he was accused of communism and named as one of the Hollywood Ten in the early 1950s, and her film career was destroyed as a result. She moved with Biberman to New York City and worked in theatre, and acted in film and television occasionally from late 1960s. She moved back to Los Angeles where she died from cerebrovascular thrombosis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gale Sondergaard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Mark of Zorro
7.1
1940

The Mark of Zorro

Inez Quintero

Paris Calling
5.4
1941

Paris Calling

Madame Colette

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7
1937

The Life of Emile Zola

Lucie Dreyfus

The Time of Their Lives
7.1
1946

The Time of Their Lives

Emily

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6
1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Lady Irene Herrick

Anthony Adverse
5.7
1936

Anthony Adverse

Faith Paleologus

The Return of a Man Called Horse
5.7
1976

The Return of a Man Called Horse

Elk Woman

The Letter
7.3
1940

The Letter

Mrs. Hammond

The Spider Woman
7.0
1943

The Spider Woman

Adrea Spedding

Crazy House
5.0
1943

Crazy House

Cameo Appearance

Road to Rio
6.8
1947

Road to Rio

Catherine Vail

Anna and the King of Siam
6.0
1946

Anna and the King of Siam

Lady Thiang

Juarez
6.5
1939

Juarez

Empress Eugenie

The Blue Bird
5.7
1940

The Blue Bird

Tylette (the cat)

The Black Cat
6.4
1941

The Black Cat

Abigail Doone

Lord Jeff
6.9
1938

Lord Jeff

Doris Clandon

Seventh Heaven
6.3
1937

Seventh Heaven

Nana, Diane's Sister

The Climax
5.5
1944

The Climax

Luise

Christmas Holiday
6.4
1944

Christmas Holiday

Mrs. Manette

Sons of Liberty
6.2
1939

Sons of Liberty

Rachel Salomon

The Cat and the Canary
6.9
1939

The Cat and the Canary

Miss Lu

The Spider Woman Strikes Back
6.5
1946

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

Zenobia Dollard

Follow the Boys
5.3
1944

Follow the Boys

Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)

A Night to Remember
6.6
1942

A Night to Remember

Mrs. Devoe

Dramatic School
6.4
1938

Dramatic School

Madame Therese Charlot

East Side, West Side
7.0
1949

East Side, West Side

Nora Kernan

Gypsy Wildcat
5.5
1944

Gypsy Wildcat

Rhoda

Slaves
5.7
1969

Slaves

New Orleans lady

Echoes
3.5
1982

Echoes

Mrs. Edmunds

Never Say Die
6.8
1939

Never Say Die

Juno Marko

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
4.6
1943

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

Anna Huber

The Cat Creature
5.0
1973

The Cat Creature

Hester Black

My Favorite Blonde
6.4
1942

My Favorite Blonde

Madame Stephanie Runick

Appointment in Berlin
6.7
1943

Appointment in Berlin

Gretta Van Leyden

The Making of a Great Motion Picture
5.0
1936

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

Maid of Salem
5.9
1937

Maid of Salem

Martha Harding

Enter Arsène Lupin
6.0
1944

Enter Arsène Lupin

Bessie Seagrave

Savage Intruder
5.3
1970

Savage Intruder

Leslie

Isle of Forgotten Sins
4.6
1943

Isle of Forgotten Sins

Marge Willison

Pirates of Monterey
5.2
1947

Pirates of Monterey

Señorita de Sola

Night in Paradise
4.0
1946

Night in Paradise

Attosa

1970

Tango

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
5.5
1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Mrs. Van Dorn

The Llano Kid
1939

The Llano Kid

Lora Travers