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Gertrude W. Hoffmann was a German-born American character actress who began her Hollywood career as she was entering her later years.
Born
Wednesday, 17 May 1871
Died
Tuesday, 13 February 1968
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margaret Stoddard | 1955 |
| Not as a Stranger | Mrs. Payton | 1955 |
| The War of the Worlds | Elderly News Vendor | 1953 |
| My Little Margie | Mrs. Odetts / Miss Odetts | 1952 |
| Close to My Heart | Mrs. Madison | 1951 |
| The Company She Keeps | Mrs. Kaufman | 1951 |
| Caged | Millie Lewis | 1950 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Aunt Vera Edwards | 1949 |
| Roseanna McCoy | Old Woman at Campfire | 1949 |
| Welcome Stranger | Miss Wendy | 1947 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margaret Stoddard | 1955 |
| Not as a Stranger | Mrs. Payton | 1955 |
| The War of the Worlds | Elderly News Vendor | 1953 |
| My Little Margie | Mrs. Odetts / Miss Odetts | 1952 |
| Close to My Heart | Mrs. Madison | 1951 |
| The Company She Keeps | Mrs. Kaufman | 1951 |
| Caged | Millie Lewis | 1950 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Aunt Vera Edwards | 1949 |
| Roseanna McCoy | Old Woman at Campfire | 1949 |
| Welcome Stranger | Miss Wendy | 1947 |
| California | Old Woman | 1947 |
| The Bride Wore Boots | Mrs. Harvey / Mrs. Harvey - Mason-Dixon Dames Club Woman | 1946 |
| The Clock | Old Woman Painter | 1945 |
| The Heavenly Body | Mrs. Potter's Mother | 1944 |
| What a Woman! | Night Maid | 1943 |
| A Guy Named Joe | Old Woman | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Grandmother | 1943 |
| The Moon Is Down | Villager | 1943 |
| Commandos Strike at Dawn | Elderly Village Woman | 1942 |
| Tish | Spinster | 1942 |
| I Married an Angel | Lady Gimcrack | 1942 |
| Texas Trouble Shooters | Grannie Wilson / Granny Wilson | 1942 |
| The Wife Takes a Flyer | Mrs. Gruyson | 1942 |
| North of the Rockies | Flora Bailey / Grandma Bailey | 1942 |
| No Hands on the Clock | Passerby Below Clock | 1941 |
| Suspicion | Mrs. Wetherby | 1941 |
| One Foot in Heaven | Elderly Woman | 1941 |
| Lydia | Mrs. Fairfield | 1941 |
| The Ape | Jane - Adrian's Housekeeper / Jane the Housekeeper | 1940 |
| Foreign Correspondent | Mrs. Benson | 1940 |
| Untamed | Miss Rhine | 1940 |
| East Side Kids | Old Lady in Montage | 1940 |
| Laugh It Off | Carrie | 1939 |
| Cassidy of Bar 20 | Ma Caffrey | 1938 |
| Mountain Justice | Granny Burnside | 1937 |
| The Gentleman from Louisiana | Miss Langley | 1936 |
| A Son Comes Home | Effie Wimple | 1936 |
| Les Misérables | Nurse | 1935 |
| 6 Day Bike Rider | Old Lady | 1934 |
| The Cat's-Paw | Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady | 1934 |
| I'll Tell the World | Aunt Louise | 1934 |
| Before Dawn | Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman) / Mattie | 1933 |
| Cage of Death | Countess Gabriela | 1923 |
| Das Handicap der Liebe | Regina Walpole | 1922 |
| Das Gewissen der Welt, 1. Teil - Schattenpflanzen der Großstadt | Dama | 1921 |
| Kaschemmenadel | 1921 | |
| Die entfesselte Menschheit | Rita, Clarenbachs Frau | 1920 |
| Der Spitzel | (as Trude Hoffmann) | 1920 |
| Der Schrecken der Millionäre | 1920 | |
| Das Geheimnis der Mitternachtsstunde | 1920 | |
| Die Prostitution, 2. Teil - Die sich verkaufen | (as Gertrude Hoffmann) | 1919 |
