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Gale Sondergaard
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Gale Sondergaard

1899 – 1985 · Litchfield, Minnesota, USA · Active 1936–1982

Gale Sondergaard, born in 1899, began her film career with a notable role in The Spider Woman (1943), where she showcased her talent for embodying complex characters. With a background in theater, she transitioned to film and made appearances in cult classics like Savage Intruder (1970) and The Cat Creature (1973). Despite facing challenges in her career due to her husband's political affiliations, Sondergaard's contributions to genre cinema remain significant, particularly in the realm of horror and thriller.

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Living Nightmare

Living Nightmare

1982 ★ 3.7
as Mrs. Edmunds

It all began with what seemed a simple nightmare but it kept recurring and soon it became too terrifying to ignore, as much as Micheal (Richard Alfieri) tries to push ft to one side, it will not leave him...the more he dreams the more the fear grows and the more his personality changes. The dream takes over his world, completely making him become blind to what is a dream and what is reality.

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Filmography

50 credits
1980s 2 credits
1982
Echoes as Mrs. Edmunds
Movie ★ 4.6
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1970s 7 credits
1976
Movie ★ 5.7
1973
The Cat Creature as Hester Black
Movie ★ 5.4
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1970
Movie ★ 5.4
1970
Movie ★ 8.0
1970
TV ★ 7.8
1960s 3 credits
1969
Slaves as New Orleans lady
Movie ★ 6.3
1969
TV ★ 6.4
1965
Get Smart as Hester Van Hooten
TV ★ 7.9
1940s 26 credits
1949
East Side, West Side as Nora Kernan
Movie ★ 7.1
1947
Road to Rio as Catherine Vail
Movie ★ 6.8
1947
Pirates of Monterey as Señorita de Sola
Movie ★ 5.6
1946
Movie ★ 7.1
1946
Movie ★ 6.2
1946
Movie ★ 6.8
1946
Movie ★ 6.5
1944
Christmas Holiday as Mrs. Manette
Movie ★ 6.5
1944
Follow the Boys as Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge as Lady Irene Herrick
Movie ★ 5.6
1944
The Climax as Luise
Movie ★ 5.5
1944
Enter Arsène Lupin as Bessie Seagrave
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
The Spider Woman as Adrea Spedding
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Crazy House as Cameo Appearance
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
Appointment in Berlin as Gretta Van Leyden
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
Isle of Forgotten Sins as Marge Willison
Movie ★ 5.0
1943
Movie ★ 5.2
1942
Movie ★ 6.6
1942
A Night to Remember as Mrs. Devoe
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
My Favorite Blonde as Madame Stephanie Runick
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
The Black Cat as Abigail Doone
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Paris Calling as Madame Colette
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
The Mark of Zorro as Inez Quintero
Movie ★ 7.1
1940
The Blue Bird as Tylette (the cat)
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
The Letter as Mrs. Hammond
Movie ★ 7.3
1930s 12 credits
1939
Movie ★ 6.9
1939
Juarez as Empress Eugenie
Movie ★ 6.5
1939
Never Say Die as Juno Marko
Movie ★ 7.3
1939
The Llano Kid as Lora Travers
Movie ★ 7.0
1939
Sons of Liberty as Rachel Salomon
Movie ★ 6.3
1938
Lord Jeff as Doris Clandon
Movie ★ 7.3
1938
Dramatic School as Madame Therese Charlot
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
The Life of Emile Zola as Lucie Dreyfus
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Maid of Salem as Martha Harding
Movie ★ 6.2
1937
Seventh Heaven as Nana, Diane's Sister
Movie ★ 6.4
1936
Anthony Adverse as Faith Paleologus
Movie ★ 5.8