Gale Sondergaard

AKA:
Edith Holm Sondergaard
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
02/15/1899
Birthplace:
Litchfield, Minnesota
Death Date:
08/14/1985
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biography
Gifted, successful NY stage actress in Hollywood from 1934, primarily as Hollywood's premiere scene-stealing exotic villainess. A tall, dark-haired performer capable of displaying the haughty disdain of a New England Puritan ("Maid of Salem" 1937), the suspicious sneer of a haunted mansion's housekeeper ("The Cat and the Canary" 1939) or the feline deception of a cat-turned-human ("The Bluebird" 1940) with equal ease, Sondergaard also performed very well in such occasional sympathetic parts as Mrs. Dreyfus in "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937). She was memorable as one of Sherlock Holmes's most Continued
Credits
New Orleans Lady
Actor
Mrs Edmonds
Actor
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Enjoyed success onstage in such dramas as the Broadway play, "Dr. Monica" (1933)
1936 
Made screen debut in "Anthony Adverse"
1949 
Last film before being blacklisted, "East Side, West Side"
1969 
Returned to screen after blacklisting in "Slaves" (written and directed by husband)
1970 
Played Amanda Key on the ABC serial drama, "The Best of Everything"
Continued
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