Birthname: Edith Holm Sondergaard
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 15, 1899 Litchfield, MN |
| Died | Aug 14, 1985 Woodland Hills, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Gale Sondergaard | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1936-1983 |
| Known for | Sinister housekeepers, domineering mothers, femme fatales |
| Top Roles | Catherine Vail, Irene, Madame Stephanie Runick, Mrs. Manette, Mrs. Hammond |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Horror |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Ghosts |
| Top Collaborators | Ford Beebe (Director), Walter Kingsford, Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Henry Blanke (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | John Barrymore, Claire Bloom, Cesar Romero see more.. |
Gale Sondergaard Overview:
Legendary character actress, Gale Sondergaard, was born Edith Holm Sondergaard on Feb 15, 1899 in Litchfield, MN. Sondergaard died at the age of 86 on Aug 14, 1985 in Woodland Hills, CA and was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.
MINI BIO:
Stern-looking Gale Sondergaard was an American actress who, after winning an Academy Award in her first feature, "Anthony Adverse" (she was nominated again for Anna and the King of Siam), went on to corner the market, with Dame Judith Anderson, in sinister housekeepers, domineering mothers and femmes very fatale. Her career was wrecked by the McCarthy witch-hunts, her second husband being writer-director Herbert Biberman who was one of the "Hollywood 10.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Gale Sondergaard was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Anthony Adverse (as Faith Paleologue) in 1936.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1936 | Best Supporting Actress | Anthony Adverse (1936) | Faith Paleologue | Won |
| 1946 | Best Supporting Actress | Anna and the King of Siam (1946) | Lady Thiang | Nominated |
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Gale Sondergaard Quotes:
Brandon Bourne: She has you to thank for her looks, darling.
Nora Kernan: And you! When a woman gets more beautiful after she's married, it means her man is making her very happy or verry unhappy.
Marge Willison: Now remember, I want a lot of costumers around those roulette tables tonight. You girls didn't do so well last time. So keep the wheel spinning and the ivories rolling and remember - all rough stuff is taboo.
Marge Willison: Cut it! I said cut it or I'll throw you both out! If you want to maul each other, do it when there's no boat in port. Understand?
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