
Gale Sondergaard
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1899-02-12
- Died
- 1985-08-14
- Place of birth
- Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Гейл Сондергаард · Гэйл Зондергаард · Edith Holm "Gale" Sondergaard · Edith Holm Sondergaard · Эдит Хольм Сондергард
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (44)

The Letter
1940
as Mrs. Hammond

The Climax
1944
as Luise

Slaves
1969
as New Orleans lady

The Mark of Zorro
1940
as Inez Quintero

The Spider Woman
1943
as Adrea Spedding

The Blue Bird
1940
as Tylette (the cat)

The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Emily

Juarez
1939
as Empress Eugenie

The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Lady Irene Herrick

Road to Rio
1947
as Catherine Vail

The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Lucie Dreyfus

The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976
as Elk Woman

Anna and the King of Siam
1946
as Lady Thiang

Night in Paradise
1946
as Attosa

The Black Cat
1941
as Abigail Doone

Christmas Holiday
1944
as Mrs. Manette

Anthony Adverse
1936
as Faith Paleologus

Follow the Boys
1944
as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)

Seventh Heaven
1937
as Nana, Diane's Sister

Never Say Die
1939
as Juno Marko

Crazy House
1943
as Cameo Appearance

Paris Calling
1941
as Madame Colette

East Side, West Side
1949
as Nora Kernan

The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Miss Lu

Lord Jeff
1938
as Doris Clandon

Gypsy Wildcat
1944
as Rhoda

My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Madame Stephanie Runick

Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Bessie Seagrave

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Mrs. Van Dorn

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
1943
as Anna Huber

A Night to Remember
1942
as Mrs. Devoe

Echoes
1982
as Mrs. Edmunds

The Cat Creature
1973
as Hester Black

Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Gretta Van Leyden

Maid of Salem
1937
as Martha Harding

The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
as Zenobia Dollard

Pirates of Monterey
1947
as Señorita de Sola

Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943
as Marge Willison

Sons of Liberty
1939
as Rachel Salomon

Dramatic School
1938
as Madame Therese Charlot

The Llano Kid
1939
as Lora Travers

Savage Intruder
1970
as Leslie

The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936
Tango
1970
About Gale Sondergaard
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 Actres… With 50 credits spanning from 1936 to 1982, Gale Sondergaard has appeared in 44 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gale Sondergaard Movies
- The Letter (1940) — as Mrs. Hammond
- The Climax (1944) — as Luise
- Slaves (1969) — as New Orleans lady
- The Mark of Zorro (1940) — as Inez Quintero
- The Spider Woman (1943) — as Adrea Spedding
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