Sofia W.D.
ActingDuring 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
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Inah
The Queen of Black Magic
Village Head's Wife
The Earth Gets Hotter
Badai Pasti Berlalu
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Fatima
Mystics in Bali
Old Leák Queen
The Longest Dark
The White Crocodile
Queen of the South Coast
Maryam
Filmography — Acting
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Inah
The Queen of Black Magic
Village Head's Wife
The Earth Gets Hotter
Badai Pasti Berlalu
Treachery of G30S/PKI
Fatima
Mystics in Bali
Old Leák Queen
The Longest Dark
The White Crocodile
Queen of the South Coast
Maryam
Stain on a White Gown
Samiun dan Dasima
Hayati
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Siluman
Antidote for Witchcraft
Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
Sunarti
Lady in a Trap
Mrs. Prawiro
Hatiku dalam Hatimu
The Moon on the Graveyard
Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Bu Slamet
Lagu Untukmu
The Lady
Greedy Appetite
Nenek
Romansa
Tikungan Maut
Sofie
Biola
The Midwife: Praji Magic
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
Arie Hanggara
Behind the Mosquito Net
Ibu Martini
Yeah, Right...
Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Sofia
Amalia, Bachelor of Law
Teenage Idol
Golden Queen
(as Sofia)
Malam Pengantin
Dendang Sajang
Halimah
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
River of Love
Gending Sriwidjaja
Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
Istri Budiman
The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Wedding 83
Dilereng Gunung Kawi
For You, I'll Give Everything
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Makiko
Roro Mendut
(as Sofia)
Bulan Purnama
Putri Amidra
Christina
The Last Train
