- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1884
- Place of Birth
- Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
- Died
- February 9, 1966
Sophie Tucker
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
movieThe Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieMaking Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAin't Misbehavin'
1974 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieThe Joker is Wild
1957 · Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieSensations of 1945
1944 · Sophie Tucker
movieFollow the Boys
1944 · Sophie Tucker
movieThoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 · Mother Ralph
movieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Alice Clayton
movieGay Love
1934 · Sophie Tucker - Singer
movieHonky Tonk
1929 · Sophie Leonard