Sophie Tucker
Known for Acting
Born January 12, 1884
Died February 9, 1966
Place of Birth Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
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".
Filmography
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Alice Clayton
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Mother Ralph
Follow the Boys
1944
as Sophie Tucker
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Honky Tonk
1929
as Sophie Leonard
Sensations of 1945
1944
as Sophie Tucker
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Gay Love
1934
as Sophie Tucker - Singer
Ain't Misbehavin'
1974
as Self (archive footage)