Gale Sondergaard
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gale Sondergaard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Adrea Spedding
The Spider Woman
Catherine Vail
Road to Rio
Inez Quintero
The Mark of Zorro
Emily
The Time of Their Lives
Mrs. Manette
Christmas Holiday
Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Lady Irene Herrick
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Elk Woman
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Mrs. Edmunds
Echoes
Leslie
Hollywood Horror House
Abigail Doone
The Black Cat
Cameo Appearance
Crazy House
Tylette (the cat)
The Blue Bird
Lucie Dreyfus
The Life of Emile Zola
Lady Thiang
Anna and the King of Siam
Faith Paleologus
Anthony Adverse
Luise
The Climax
Mrs. Hammond
The Letter
Gretta Van Leyden
Appointment in Berlin
Miss Lu
The Cat and the Canary
Mrs. Van Dorn
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Zenobia Dollard
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Martha Harding
Maid of Salem
Mrs. Devoe
A Night to Remember
Empress Eugenie
Juarez
Colette
Paris Calling
Madame Stephanie Runick
My Favorite Blonde
Nora Kernan
East Side, West Side
Doris Clandon
Lord Jeff
Hester Black
The Cat Creature
Juno Marko
Never Say Die
Marge Willison
Isle of Forgotten Sins
Attosa
Night in Paradise
Bessie Seagrave
Enter Arsène Lupin
Nana, Diane's Sister
Seventh Heaven
Madame Therese Charlot
Dramatic School
Anna Huber
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
Rhoda
Gypsy Wildcat
Lora Travers
The Llano Kid
Rachel Salomon
Sons of Liberty
Señorita de Sola
Pirates of Monterey
New Orleans lady
Slaves
Tango
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Female
Birthday
1899-02-12
Place of Birth
Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Гейл Сондергаард