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 (51)
Arie Hanggara
Treachery of G30S/PKI
For You, I'll Give Everything- The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Behind the Mosquito Net
The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Fatima
Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
The White Crocodile
Roro Mendut
Wedding 83
The Queen of Black Magic
Mystics in Bali- Amalia, Bachelor of Law
- Stain on a White Gown
The Last Train
Lady in a Trap
Queen of the South Coast
Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient- Yeah, Right...
Teenage Idol- Antidote for Witchcraft
The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Badai Pasti Berlalu- The Midwife: Praji Magic
Greedy Appetite
Christina
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Malam Pengantin
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
The Longest Dark- Samiun dan Dasima
- Romansa
- Tikungan Maut
- Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
- Dilereng Gunung Kawi
Tjita-Tjita Ajah- Gending Sriwidjaja
- Biola
Golden Queen- Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
- Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Bulan Purnama- Dendang Sajang