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Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 12, 1899
Died Aug 14, 1985 (86)
Birthplace Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

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Echoes

Echoes

1982

as Mrs. Edmunds

The Cat Creature

The Cat Creature

1973

as Hester Black

Hollywood Horror House

Hollywood Horror House

1970

as Leslie

Slaves

Slaves

1969

as New Orleans lady

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Nora Kernan

Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947

as Catherine Vail

Pirates of Monterey

Pirates of Monterey

1947

as Señorita de Sola

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

1946

as Zenobia Dollard

Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

1946

as Attosa

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

as Lady Thiang

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Emily

The Climax

The Climax

1944

as Luise

Enter Arsène Lupin

Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

as Bessie Seagrave

Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

1944

as Rhoda

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday

1944

as Mrs. Manette

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as Lady Irene Herrick

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944

as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)

Isle of Forgotten Sins

Isle of Forgotten Sins

1943

as Marge Willison

The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

1943

as Adrea Spedding

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

as Gretta Van Leyden

Crazy House

Crazy House

1943

as Cameo Appearance

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

as Madame Stephanie Runick

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942

as Mrs. Van Dorn

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942

as Mrs. Devoe

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

1941

as Colette

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1941

as Abigail Doone

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1940

as Inez Quintero

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

as Tylette (the cat)

The Letter

The Letter

1940

as Mrs. Hammond

The Llano Kid

The Llano Kid

1939

as Lora Travers

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

1939

as Rachel Salomon

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

as Juno Marko

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary

1939

as Miss Lu

Juarez

Juarez

1939

as Empress Eugenie

Lord Jeff

Lord Jeff

1938

as Doris Clandon

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

1938

as Madame Therese Charlot

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Lucie Dreyfus

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem

1937

as Martha Harding

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1937

as Nana, Diane's Sister

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Faith Paleologus

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The Best Of Everything

Episodes: 130

First Aired: Mar 30, 1970

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Night Gallery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Get Smart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

The Fall Guy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1981

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

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