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