Sophie Tucker
- Acting
- January 13, 1884 · Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
- February 9, 1966
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
Filmography
- The Outrageous Sophie Tucker · Self
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women · Self
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · Self
- Ain't Misbehavin' · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Joker is Wild · Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
- What's My Line? · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- Sensations of 1945 · Sophie Tucker
- Follow the Boys · Sophie Tucker
- Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · Mother Ralph
- Broadway Melody of 1938 · Alice Clayton
- Gay Love · Sophie Tucker - Singer
- Honky Tonk · Sophie Leonard