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