Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1884-01-13
Deathday
1966-02-09
Place of Birth
Tulchyn, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]
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
The Joker is Wild
as Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Alice Clayton
Follow the Boys
as Sophie Tucker
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Mother Ralph
Sensations of 1945
as Sophie Tucker
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
as Self (archive footage)