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Gale Sondergaard
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Gale Sondergaard (born Edith Holm Sondergaard) was an American actor who performed on stage, in television, and in film. Born in Litchfield, Minnesota, in 1899, she began her professional work period in 1936. She was married to Herbert Biberman.
Sondergaard received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was also nominated for the same category. She died of a stroke in Woodland Hills in 1985.
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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…
Known for
- Echoes — Mrs. Edmunds1982
- The Fall Guy1981
- The Return of a Man Called Horse — Elk Woman1976
- The Cat Creature — Hester Black1973
- Police Story1973
- Savage Intruder — Leslie1970
- Tango1970
- Night Gallery1970
- The Best Of Everything1970
- Slaves — New Orleans lady1969
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Key facts
- Born
- Edith Holm Sondergaard , ( 1899-02-15 ) February 15, 1899, Litchfield, Minnesota , U.S.
- Died
- August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14) (aged 86), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1936 – 1983
- Spouses
- Neill O'Malley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1922 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1930 ) Herbert J. Biberman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; died 1971 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gale
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Litchfield
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Spouse
- Herbert Biberman
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Studio publicity Gale Sondergaard 2.jpg
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- Gale Sondergaard
- date of birth
- 1899-02-15
- date of death
- 1985-08-14
- cause of death
- stroke
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Gale Sondergaard
- birth name
- Edith Holm Sondergaard
- name in native language
- Gale Sondergaard
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Gale Sondergaard (born Edith Holm Sondergaard; February 15, 1899 – August 14, 1985) was an American actress.
Sondergaard began her acting career in theater 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 regularly had supporting roles in films during the late 1930s and 1940s, including The Cat and the Canary (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Letter (1940). For her role in Anna and the King of Siam (1946), she was nominated for her second Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. After 1949, her screen work came to an abrupt end for 20 years, primarily due to the Hollywood blacklist.
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