Gertrude Messinger

Gertrude Messinger

Known for

Acting

Born

April 28, 1911

Birthplace

Spokane, Washington, USA

Died

November 8, 1995 (aged 84)

Biography

From Wikipedia (The Free Encyclopedia) Gertrude Dolores Messinger was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of the 1930s. During her career she appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, with particular success in westerns.

Best known work

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

Slippery Silks

Slippery Silks

1936

Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1917

The Woman Accused

The Woman Accused

1933

Sinister Hands

Sinister Hands

1932

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

1932

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

Filmography

1950
Sunset Boulevard
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Nurse
1943
Destroyer
as Girl
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
as Club Patron
1941
The Miracle Kid
as Marge
1941
Niagara Falls
as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Ms. Robinson
1939
Our Leading Citizen
as Phone Operator
1939
Zenobia
as Party Guest
1939
Feud of the Range
as Madge Allen
1937
Secret Valley
as Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
1936
Slippery Silks
as Model's Assistant (uncredited)
1936
Aces Wild
as Martha Worth
1936
The Champ's a Chump
as Gertie
1936
Blazing Justice
as Virginia Peterson
1935
The Rider of the Law
as Ann Carver
1935
Melody Trail
as Cowgirl Cuddles
1935
Adventurous Knights
as Princess Carmencita
1935
Rustler's Paradise
as Connie
1935
Social Error
as June Merton
1935
Roaring Roads
as Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
1935
Wagon Trail
as Joan Collins
1935
Wild Waters
as Mary
1935
The Fighting Pilot
as Jean Reynolds
1934
Anne of Green Gables
as Diana