Sophie Tucker

Known for: Acting

Born: 1884-01-13 – 1966-02-09 (aged 82)

From: 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 (14)

MOVIE★ 7.0
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ain't Misbehavin'
1974
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Sensations of 1945
1944
as Sophie Tucker
MOVIE★ 5.7
Follow the Boys
1944
as Sophie Tucker
MOVIE★ 5.9
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Mother Ralph
MOVIE★ 6.6
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Alice Clayton
MOVIE★ 8.0
Gay Love
1934
as Sophie Tucker - Singer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Honky Tonk
1929
as Sophie Leonard