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Gale Sondergaard
Actor

Gale Sondergaard

12 Feb 1899Born
14 Aug 1985Died
86Age at death
50Credits

Biography

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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).

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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.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1982EchoesFilm: Mrs. Edmunds
  2. 1981The Fall GuySeries (1 episode)
  3. 1976The Return of a Man Called HorseFilm: Elk Woman
  4. 1973The Cat CreatureFilm: Hester Black
  5. 1973Police StorySeries (1 episode)
  6. 1970Night GallerySeries (1 episode)
  7. 1970TangoFilm
  8. 1970The Best Of EverythingSeries (130 episodes)
  9. 1970Savage IntruderFilm: Leslie
  10. 1969Medical CenterSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1969SlavesFilm: New Orleans lady
  12. 1965Get SmartSeries: Hester Van Hooten (1 episode)
  13. 1949East Side, West SideFilm: Nora Kernan
  14. 1947Road to RioFilm: Catherine Vail
  15. 1947Pirates of MontereyFilm: Señorita de Sola
  16. 1946The Time of Their LivesFilm: Emily
  17. 1946Anna and the King of SiamFilm: Lady Thiang
  18. 1946Night in ParadiseFilm: Attosa
  19. 1946The Spider Woman Strikes BackFilm: Zenobia Dollard
  20. 1944Enter Arsène LupinFilm: Bessie Seagrave
  21. 1944The ClimaxFilm: Luise
  22. 1944Gypsy WildcatFilm: Rhoda
  23. 1944Christmas HolidayFilm: Mrs. Manette
  24. 1944The Invisible Man's RevengeFilm: Lady Irene Herrick
  25. 1944Follow the BoysFilm: Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
  26. 1943The Spider WomanFilm: Adrea Spedding
  27. 1943Crazy HouseFilm: Cameo Appearance
  28. 1943The Strange Death of Adolf HitlerFilm: Anna Huber
  29. 1943Isle of Forgotten SinsFilm: Marge Willison
  30. 1943Appointment in BerlinFilm: Gretta Van Leyden
  31. 1942A Night to RememberFilm: Mrs. Devoe
  32. 1942Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenFilm: Mrs. Van Dorn
  33. 1942My Favorite BlondeFilm: Madame Stephanie Runick
  34. 1941Paris CallingFilm: Colette
  35. 1941The Black CatFilm: Abigail Doone
  36. 1940The LetterFilm: Mrs. Hammond
  37. 1940The Mark of ZorroFilm: Inez Quintero
  38. 1940The Blue BirdFilm: Tylette
  39. 1939The Llano KidFilm: Lora Travers
  40. 1939The Cat and the CanaryFilm: Miss Lu
  41. 1939JuarezFilm: Empress Eugenie
  42. 1939Sons of LibertyFilm: Rachel Salomon
  43. 1939Never Say DieFilm: Juno Marko
  44. 1938Dramatic SchoolFilm: Madame Therese Charlot
  45. 1938Lord JeffFilm: Doris Clandon
  46. 1937The Life of Emile ZolaFilm: Lucie Dreyfus
  47. 1937Seventh HeavenFilm: Nana, Diane's Sister
  48. 1937Maid of SalemFilm: Martha Harding
  49. 1936Anthony AdverseFilm: Faith Paleologus
  50. 1936The Making of a Great Motion PictureFilm

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