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

Get Smart

Medical Center

The Fall Guy

Night Gallery

Police Story

The Time of Their Lives

The Mark of Zorro

The Letter

All Movies (44)

• Echoes1982 · as Mrs. Edmunds
• The Return of a Man Called Horse1976 · as Elk Woman
• The Cat Creature1973 · as Hester Black
• Tango1970
• Savage Intruder1970 · as Leslie
• Slaves1969 · as New Orleans lady
• East Side, West Side1949 · as Nora Kernan
• Road to Rio1947 · as Catherine Vail
• Pirates of Monterey1947 · as Señorita de Sola
• The Time of Their Lives1946 · as Emily
• Anna and the King of Siam1946 · as Lady Thiang
• Night in Paradise1946 · as Attosa
• The Spider Woman Strikes Back1946 · as Zenobia Dollard
• Enter Arsène Lupin1944 · as Bessie Seagrave
• The Climax1944 · as Luise
• Gypsy Wildcat1944 · as Rhoda
• Christmas Holiday1944 · as Mrs. Manette
• The Invisible Man's Revenge1944 · as Lady Irene Herrick
• Follow the Boys1944 · as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
• The Spider Woman1943 · as Adrea Spedding
• Crazy House1943 · as Cameo Appearance
• The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler1943 · as Anna Huber
• Isle of Forgotten Sins1943 · as Marge Willison
• Appointment in Berlin1943 · as Gretta Van Leyden
• A Night to Remember1942 · as Mrs. Devoe
• Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen1942 · as Mrs. Van Dorn
• My Favorite Blonde1942 · as Madame Stephanie Runick
• Paris Calling1941 · as Madame Colette
• The Black Cat1941 · as Abigail Doone
• The Letter1940 · as Mrs. Hammond
• The Mark of Zorro1940 · as Inez Quintero
• The Blue Bird1940 · as Tylette (the cat)
• The Llano Kid1939 · as Lora Travers
• The Cat and the Canary1939 · as Miss Lu
• Juarez1939 · as Empress Eugenie
• Sons of Liberty1939 · as Rachel Salomon
• Never Say Die1939 · as Juno Marko
• Dramatic School1938 · as Madame Therese Charlot
• Lord Jeff1938 · as Doris Clandon
• The Life of Emile Zola1937 · as Lucie Dreyfus
• Seventh Heaven1937 · as Nana, Diane's Sister
• Maid of Salem1937 · as Martha Harding
• Anthony Adverse1936 · as Faith Paleologus
• The Making of a Great Motion Picture1936

All TV Shows (6)

• The Fall Guy1981
• Police Story1973
• Night Gallery1970
• The Best Of Everything1970
• Medical Center1969
• Get Smart1965 · as Hester Van Hooten