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Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Born
Feb 12, 1899 · Aged 86
Died
Aug 14, 1985
Place of birth
Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
44
TV credits
6
Also known as (5)
  • Гейл Сондергаард
  • Гэйл Зондергаард
  • Edith Holm "Gale" Sondergaard
  • Edith Holm Sondergaard
  • Эдит Хольм Сондергард

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…