- Films
- 29
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 1939’40
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gale by the numbers
Average
6.71
20 rated films
Vote weighted
6.74
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
41y
1936 to 1976
Total votes
89.7K
across every film
Best
7.5
The Letter
Worst
7.0
The Spider Woman
Newest first
Filmography
| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | Elk Woman | 6.1 | 2,283 |
| 1970 | Hollywood Horror House | Leslie | · | 707 |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side | Nora Kernan | 6.9 | 2,893 |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Catherine Vail | 6.9 | 3,746 |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of Siam | Lady Thiang | 7.0 | 2,870 |
| 1946 | The Spider Woman Strikes Back | Zenobia Dollard | · | 525 |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | Emily | 7.5 | 4,179 |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Mrs. Manette | 6.4 | 1,883 |
| 1944 | The Climax | Luise | 5.4 | 1,187 |
| 1944 | Enter Arsene Lupin | Bessie Seagrave | · | 280 |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Irene, Lady Herrick | 5.7 | 3,214 |
| 1943 | Appointment in Berlin | Greta Van Leyden | · | 310 |
| 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sins | Marge | · | 384 |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman | Adrea Spedding | 7.0 | 5,820 |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Madame Stephanie Runick | 7.0 | 1,775 |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Mrs. Devoe | 6.7 | 1,632 |
| 1941 | The Black Cat | Abigail Doone | 6.1 | 2,456 |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird | Tylette | 6.2 | 2,250 |
| 1940 |  The Letter | Mrs. Hammond | 7.5 | 16,100 |
| 1940 |  The Mark of Zorro | Inez Quintero | 7.5 | 12,191 |
Better together?
Gale Sondergaard's regulars
- Bob HopeCo-star · 4 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.39
- Elliott NugentDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.39
- Ford BeebeDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.70 avg▼−0.71
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Gale Sondergaard
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1947Gale Sondergaard
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1937Gale Sondergaard
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.