Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 13, 1884
Place of Birth
Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
Also Known As
- Sonya Kalish
- Sofia Kalish
- Соня Калиш
Sophie Tucker
Biography
Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century. She was known by the nickname "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas".
Known For - Movies
The Joker is Wild
as Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Alice Clayton
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Mother Ralph
Sensations of 1945
as Sophie Tucker
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
as Self (archive footage)
Follow the Boys
as Sophie Tucker
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
as Self (archive footage)
Gay Love
as Sophie Tucker - Singer
Honky Tonk
as Sophie Leonard
