Grand Duchess Sofia — The King Steps Out Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Elisabeth Risdon

Appears in

The King Steps Out (1936)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Grand Duchess Sofia — Family Mother — Emperor Franz Josef (Franchot Tone)

  Controlling mother of the emperor

• Grand Duchess Sofia — Family Mother-in-law — Princess Elizabeth / Cissy (Grace Moore)

  Critical of the young empress

• Grand Duchess Sofia — Family Son Mother — Emperor Franz Josef (Franchot Tone)

  Mother-son relationship, influential in his life

• Grand Duchess Sofia — Family Mother-in-law Daughter-in-law — Princess Elizabeth / Cissy (Grace Moore)

  Complex relationship between Empress and her mother-in-law

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