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Gale Sondergaard (1899–1985)

Actress

Sly, manipulative, dangerously cunning and sinister were the key words that best described the roles that Gale Sondergaard played in motion pictures, making her one of the most talented character actresses ever seen on the screen. She was educated at the University of Minnesota and later married director Herbert J. Biberman... See full bio »

Born:

Edith Holm Sondergaard
in Litchfield, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Woodland Hills, California, USA
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1983 Echoes
Mrs. Edmunds
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Mrs. Jackson
– The Human Torch (1981) … Mrs. Jackson
 
1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Aunt Agusta
– The Scream of Eagles (1979) … Aunt Agusta
 
1977 Visions (TV series)
Ora Drummond
– Pleasantville (1977) … Ora Drummond
 
1976 Pleasantville
Ora
 
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
Elk Woman
 
1976 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Marguerite Beaulac
– Episode #1.183 (1976) … Marguerite Beaulac
– Episode #1.174 (1976) … Marguerite Beaulac
– Episode #1.167 (1976) … Marguerite Beaulac
– Episode #1.166 (1976) … Marguerite Beaulac
– Episode #1.161 (1976) … Marguerite Beaulac
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1974 Police Story (TV series)
Marge White
– World Full of Hurt (1974) … Marge White
 
1974 Nakia (TV series)
– The Quarry (1974)
 
1974 Medical Center (TV series)
Myra
– Adults Only (1974) … Myra
 
1973 The Cat Creature (TV movie)
Hester Black
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Mrs. Marley
– The Letter of the Law (1971) … Mrs. Marley
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Abigail Moore (segment "The Dark Boy")
– The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch - We'll Think of Something (1971) … Abigail Moore (segment "The Dark Boy")
 
1970 The Best of Everything (TV series)
Amanda Key
 
1970 Tango (TV movie)
 
1970 Get Smart (TV series)
Hester Van Hooten
– Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm (1970) … Hester Van Hooten
 
1970 Savage Intruder
Leslie
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Madame Olga Millard
– The Scorpio Drop (1969) … Madame Olga Millard
 
1969 Slaves
New Orleans lady
 
1949 East Side, West Side
Nora Kernan
 
1947 Road to Rio
Catherine Vail
 
1947 Pirates of Monterey
Señorita de Sola
 
1946 The Time of Their Lives
Emily
 
1946 Anna and the King of Siam
Lady Thiang
 
1946 Night in Paradise
Attosa
 
1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Miss Zenobia Dollard
 
1944 Enter Arsene Lupin
Bessie Seagrave
 
1944 The Climax
Luise
 
1944 Gypsy Wildcat
Rhoda
 
1944 Christmas Holiday
Mrs. Manette
 
1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge
Irene - Lady Herrick
 
1944 Follow the Boys
Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
 
1944 The Spider Woman
Adrea Spedding
 
1943 Crazy House
Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
 
1943 The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
Anna Huber
 
1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins
Marge Willison
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin
Greta Van Leyden
 
1942 A Night to Remember
Mrs. Devoe
 
1942 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Mrs. Van Dorn
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
Madame Stephanie Runick
 
1941 Paris Calling
Colette
 
1941 The Black Cat
Abigail Doone
 
1940 The Letter
Mrs. Hammond
 
1940 The Mark of Zorro
Inez Quintero
 
1940 The Blue Bird
Tylette
 
1939 The Llano Kid
Lora Travers
 
1939 The Cat and the Canary
Miss Lu
 
1939 Sons of Liberty (short)
Rachel Salomon
 
1939 Juarez
Empress Eugenie
 
1939 Never Say Die
Juno Marko
 
1938 Dramatic School
Madame Charlot
 
1938 Lord Jeff
Doris Clandon
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Lucie Dreyfus
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
Nana, Diane's Sister
 
1937 Maid of Salem
Martha - His Wife
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Faith
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Herself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (documentary short)
Herself
 
1936 The Making of a Great Motion Picture (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (documentary)
Herself
 

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The Dark Boy/Keep In Touch: We'll Think Of Something: Season 2: Episode 10 -- A rural school haunted by a child's ghost and a man's search for the girl in his dreams are the themes of two segments of "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" starring Elizabeth Hartman, Gale Sondergaard, Alex Cord and Joanna Pettet. It Takes a Thief: Season 3: Episode 14 -- Al Mundy finds double trouble in the world of black candle, incense-burning mystics.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Anna") in "Doctor Monica" on Broadway (1933). Drama. Written by Maria Morozowicz-Szczepkowska. Adapted from the Polish by Laura Walker. Directed by Dmitri Oystrov. Playhouse Theatre: 6 Nov 1933-Nov 1933 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Beatrice De Neergaard, Alla Nazimova... See more »

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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My parents were both progressive people learning much from Henrik Ibsen. My mother believed that a woman should not be tied down to family with nothing else in her life. They were also progressive politically. My father, we thought, voted the Democratic ticket, but actually he voted the Socialist ticket; my mother was a suffragette and I marched in parades with her. See more »

Trivia:

She was blacklisted with her husband in 1948. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius