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Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Known for: Acting

Born 12/02/1899
Died 1985-08-14
Place of birth 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

Get Smart Series ★ 7,9

Get Smart

Hester Van Hooten

1965

Medical Center Series ★ 6,4

Medical Center

1969

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,8

Night Gallery

1970

The Fall Guy Series ★ 7,6

The Fall Guy

1981

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

1973

Series

The Best Of Everything

1970

The Letter Film ★ 7,3

The Letter

Mrs. Hammond

1940

Juarez Film ★ 6,5

Juarez

Empress Eugenie

1939

The Climax Film ★ 5,5

The Climax

Luise

1944

Anthony Adverse Film ★ 5,8

Anthony Adverse

Faith Paleologus

1936

The Blue Bird Film ★ 5,8

The Blue Bird

Tylette (the cat)

1940

Gypsy Wildcat Film ★ 6,0

Gypsy Wildcat

Rhoda

1944

Crazy House Film ★ 6,0

Crazy House

Cameo Appearance

1943

Christmas Holiday Film ★ 6,5

Christmas Holiday

Mrs. Manette

1944

The Mark of Zorro Film ★ 7,1

The Mark of Zorro

Inez Quintero

1940

Slaves Film ★ 6,3

Slaves

New Orleans lady

1969

Road to Rio Film ★ 6,8

Road to Rio

Catherine Vail

1947

The Return of a Man Called Horse Film ★ 5,7

The Return of a Man Called Horse

Elk Woman

1976

Night in Paradise Film ★ 6,5

Night in Paradise

Attosa

1946

The Invisible Man's Revenge Film ★ 5,6

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Lady Irene Herrick

1944

The Life of Emile Zola Film ★ 6,7

The Life of Emile Zola

Lucie Dreyfus

1937

Follow the Boys Film ★ 5,7

Follow the Boys

Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)

1944

Paris Calling Film ★ 6,0

Paris Calling

Madame Colette

1941

Anna and the King of Siam Film ★ 6,2

Anna and the King of Siam

Lady Thiang

1946

The Spider Woman Film ★ 7,0

The Spider Woman

Adrea Spedding

1943

The Time of Their Lives Film ★ 7,1

The Time of Their Lives

Emily

1946

Seventh Heaven Film ★ 6,4

Seventh Heaven

Nana, Diane's Sister

1937

Never Say Die Film ★ 7,3

Never Say Die

Juno Marko

1939

Savage Intruder Film ★ 5,4

Savage Intruder

Leslie

1970

Maid of Salem Film ★ 6,2

Maid of Salem

Martha Harding

1937

The Cat and the Canary Film ★ 6,9

The Cat and the Canary

Miss Lu

1939

My Favorite Blonde Film ★ 6,4

My Favorite Blonde

Madame Stephanie Runick

1942

The Black Cat Film ★ 6,5

The Black Cat

Abigail Doone

1941

Lord Jeff Film ★ 7,3

Lord Jeff

Doris Clandon

1938

Appointment in Berlin Film ★ 7,1

Appointment in Berlin

Gretta Van Leyden

1943

East Side, West Side Film ★ 7,1

East Side, West Side

Nora Kernan

1949

A Night to Remember Film ★ 6,7

A Night to Remember

Mrs. Devoe

1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Film ★ 6,6

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Mrs. Van Dorn

1942

Enter Arsène Lupin Film ★ 6,2

Enter Arsène Lupin

Bessie Seagrave

1944

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler Film ★ 5,2

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

Anna Huber

1943

Echoes Film ★ 4,6

Echoes

Mrs. Edmunds

1982

The Cat Creature Film ★ 5,4

The Cat Creature

Hester Black

1973

Pirates of Monterey Film ★ 5,6

Pirates of Monterey

Señorita de Sola

1947

Dramatic School Film ★ 6,5

Dramatic School

Madame Therese Charlot

1938

The Spider Woman Strikes Back Film ★ 6,8

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

Zenobia Dollard

1946

Isle of Forgotten Sins Film ★ 5,0

Isle of Forgotten Sins

Marge Willison

1943

Sons of Liberty Film ★ 6,3

Sons of Liberty

Rachel Salomon

1939

Film ★ 8,0

Tango

1970

The Llano Kid Film ★ 7,0

The Llano Kid

Lora Travers

1939

The Making of a Great Motion Picture Film ★ 6,7

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

1936