Gertrude Messinger
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 1995 (aged 84)
Born in
Spokane, Washington, USA
Credits
View on IMDb62 acting credits
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.
Known For
Sunset Boulevard
10 Aug 1950
Anne of Green Gables
23 Nov 1934
Destroyer
19 Aug 1943
Slippery Silks
27 Dec 1936
Zenobia
21 Apr 1939
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
11 Oct 1917
The Woman Accused
17 Feb 1933
Sinister Hands
21 Feb 1932
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Filmography
1950
- Sunset Boulevardas Hairdresser (uncredited)
1949
- Joe Palooka in the Counterpunchas Nurse
1943
- Destroyeras Girl
- Redhead from Manhattanas Club Patron
1941
- The Miracle Kidas Marge
- Niagara Fallsas Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1940
- Ride, Tenderfoot, Rideas Ms. Robinson
1939
- Our Leading Citizenas Phone Operator
- Zenobiaas Party Guest
- Feud of the Rangeas Madge Allen
1937
- Secret Valleyas Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
1936
- Slippery Silksas Model's Assistant (uncredited)
- Aces Wildas Martha Worth
- The Champ's a Chumpas Gertie
- Blazing Justiceas Virginia Peterson
1935
- The Rider of the Lawas Ann Carver
- Melody Trailas Cowgirl Cuddles
- Adventurous Knightsas Princess Carmencita
- Rustler's Paradiseas Connie
- Social Erroras June Merton
- Roaring Roadsas Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell
- Wagon Trailas Joan Collins
- Wild Watersas Mary
- The Fighting Pilotas Jean Reynolds
1934
- Anne of Green Gablesas Diana
- Hat, Coat and Gloveas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Crack-Upas Mary
- Love Past Thirtyas Zelda Burt
1933
- The Woman Accusedas Evelyn Craig (uncredited)
1932
- Boy Oh Boy!
- Hidden Valleyas Joyce Lanners
- Madame Racketeeras Patsy Hicks
- Riders of the Desertas Barbara (as Gertie Messenger)
- Lawless Valleyas Rosita Huff
- Sinister Handsas Betty Lange
1931
- The Kick-Off!as Gertie
- Mama Loves Papaas Gertie Culpepper
- Call a Cop!as Gertie
- Let's Do Thingsas Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
- Air-Tightas Gertie
- Love Feveras Gertie
- High Gearas Gertie
- Blood and Thunderas Gertie Daniels (uncredited)
1930
- Ladies Lastas Gertie
- Bigger and Betteras Gertie
- Doctor's Ordersas Gertie
- The Rampant Ageas Julie
1929
- Two Weeks Offas Tessie McCann
- Whose Baby?as Betty
- The Jazz Ageas Marjorie
1923
- The Barefoot Boyas Mary Truesdale - as a Child
- Penrod and Samas Marjorie Jones
1921
- Rip Van Winkleas Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later
1920
- The Luck of the Irishas The Kid's Romance
1918
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thievesas Morgianna
- Fan Fan
- The Girl with the Champagne Eyesas Miner's Child
1917
- The Babes in the Woods
- Treasure Island
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lampas Yasmini
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- A Bit o' Heavenas A Raggedy Ruggles