Portrait of Gale Sondergaard

Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Career

Active from 1937 to 1982, with a break from 1950 to 1968, busiest in 1944 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gale Sondergaard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 7
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Crime 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Vintage Hollywood 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 73
Echoes
Echoes (1982)

as Mrs. Edmunds

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

1970s

6 titles · average score 63
The Return of a Man Called Horse
The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
GoodWatch score 53

as Elk Woman

The Cat Creature
The Cat Creature (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hester Black

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Savage Intruder
Savage Intruder (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Leslie

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

The Best Of Everything
The Best Of Everything (1970)

TV show

1960s

3 titles · average score 69
Slaves
Slaves (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as New Orleans lady

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Hester Van Hooten

1940s

26 titles · average score 64
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

as Zenobia Dollard

Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lady Thiang

The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 73

as Emily

The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
GoodWatch score 38

as Lady Irene Herrick

Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Manette

The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Adrea Spedding

Isle of Forgotten Sins
Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
GoodWatch score 48

as Marge Willison

The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)

as Anna Huber

My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Madame Stephanie Runick

The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Abigail Doone

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Inez Quintero

The Letter
The Letter (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mrs. Hammond

1930s

11 titles · average score 61
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rachel Salomon

The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Miss Lu

The Llano Kid
The Llano Kid (1939)

as Lora Travers

Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Juno Marko

Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Empress Eugenie

Lord Jeff
Lord Jeff (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

as Doris Clandon

Dramatic School
Dramatic School (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madame Therese Charlot

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lucie Dreyfus

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nana, Diane's Sister

Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem (1937)
GoodWatch score 42

as Martha Harding

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse (1936)
GoodWatch score 36

as Faith Paleologus