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Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker

Born: 1884-01-13 • 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
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker poster
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014 • Self (archive footage)
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women poster
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ain't Misbehavin' poster
Ain't Misbehavin'
1974 • Self (archive footage)
The Joker is Wild poster
The Joker is Wild
1957 • Sophie Tucker (uncredited)
Sensations of 1945 poster
Sensations of 1945
1944 • Sophie Tucker
Follow the Boys poster
Follow the Boys
1944 • Sophie Tucker
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry poster
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 • Mother Ralph
Broadway Melody of 1938 poster
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 • Alice Clayton
Gay Love poster
Gay Love
1934 • Sophie Tucker - Singer
Honky Tonk poster
Honky Tonk
1929 • Sophie Leonard