Gale Sondergaard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1899
- Died
- August 14, 1985
- Birthplace
- Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
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
Filmography
Echoes 1982
as Mrs. Edmunds
The Return of a Man Called Horse 1976
as Elk Woman
The Cat Creature 1973
as Hester Black
- Tango
Tango 1970
Actor
Savage Intruder 1970
as Leslie
Slaves 1969
as New Orleans lady
East Side, West Side 1949
as Nora Kernan
Road to Rio 1947
as Catherine Vail
Pirates of Monterey 1947
as Señorita de Sola
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Emily
Anna and the King of Siam 1946
as Lady Thiang
Night in Paradise 1946
as Attosa
The Spider Woman Strikes Back 1946
as Zenobia Dollard
Enter Arsène Lupin 1944
as Bessie Seagrave
The Climax 1944
as Luise
Gypsy Wildcat 1944
as Rhoda
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Mrs. Manette
The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944
as Lady Irene Herrick
Follow the Boys 1944
as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
The Spider Woman 1943
as Adrea Spedding
Crazy House 1943
as Cameo Appearance
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler 1943
as Anna Huber
Isle of Forgotten Sins 1943
as Marge Willison
Appointment in Berlin 1943
as Gretta Van Leyden
A Night to Remember 1942
as Mrs. Devoe
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen 1942
as Mrs. Van Dorn
My Favorite Blonde 1942
as Madame Stephanie Runick
Paris Calling 1941
as Colette
The Black Cat 1941
as Abigail Doone
The Letter 1940
as Mrs. Hammond
The Mark of Zorro 1940
as Inez Quintero
The Blue Bird 1940
as Tylette
The Llano Kid 1939
as Lora Travers
The Cat and the Canary 1939
as Miss Lu
Juarez 1939
as Empress Eugenie
Sons of Liberty 1939
as Rachel Salomon
Never Say Die 1939
as Juno Marko
Dramatic School 1938
as Madame Therese Charlot
Lord Jeff 1938
as Doris Clandon
The Life of Emile Zola 1937
as Lucie Dreyfus
Seventh Heaven 1937
as Nana, Diane's Sister
Maid of Salem 1937
as Martha Harding
Anthony Adverse 1936
as Faith Paleologus
The Making of a Great Motion Picture 1936
Actor
Credits from TMDB.