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Birth Name
Gertrude Dolores Messinger
Born
Friday, 28 April 1911
Died
Wednesday, 08 November 1995
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Gertrude | 1952 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Hairdresser | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Nurse | 1949 |
| Destroyer | Girl | 1943 |
| Redhead from Manhattan | Club Patron | 1943 |
| Syncopation | Bride | 1942 |
| Pardon My Stripes | Telephone Operator | 1942 |
| The Miracle Kid | Marge | 1941 |
| Niagara Falls | Telephone Operator | 1941 |
| Gambling Daughters | Jane | 1941 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Gertrude | 1952 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Hairdresser | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Nurse | 1949 |
| Destroyer | Girl | 1943 |
| Redhead from Manhattan | Club Patron | 1943 |
| Syncopation | Bride | 1942 |
| Pardon My Stripes | Telephone Operator | 1942 |
| The Miracle Kid | Marge | 1941 |
| Niagara Falls | Telephone Operator | 1941 |
| Gambling Daughters | Jane | 1941 |
| Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Ms. Robinson / Miss Robinson | 1940 |
| The Great Victor Herbert | Barney's Secretary | 1939 |
| Our Leading Citizen | Phone Operator | 1939 |
| Zenobia | Party Guest | 1939 |
| Feud of the Range | Madge Allen | 1939 |
| Carnival Queen | Small Young Woman | 1937 |
| Atlantic Flight | Mary | 1937 |
| They Won't Forget | Girl in crowd | 1937 |
| King of Gamblers | Telephone Operator | 1937 |
| Dizzy Doctors | Nurse in Corridor | 1937 |
| Secret Valley | Martin's Secretary | 1937 |
| Slippery Silks | Model's Assistant | 1936 |
| Wild Brian Kent | Operator | 1936 |
| Our Relations | Pirate's Club Customer | 1936 |
| Rose Bowl | Girl | 1936 |
| Aces Wild | Martha Worth | 1936 |
| The Border Patrolman | Telephone Operator | 1936 |
| The Drag-Net | Switchboard Operator | 1936 |
| The Return of Jimmy Valentine | Blonde | 1936 |
| Blazing Justice | Virginia Peterson | 1936 |
| The Rider of the Law | Ann Carver | 1935 |
| Melody Trail | Cowgirl Cuddles | 1935 |
| Adventurous Knights | Princess Carmencita | 1935 |
| Social Error | June Merton | 1935 |
| Rustler's Paradise | Connie | 1935 |
| Roaring Roads | Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell | 1935 |
| Wagon Trail | Joan Collins | 1935 |
| The Fighting Pilot | Jean Reynolds | 1935 |
| Anne of Green Gables | Diana | 1934 |
| The Age of Innocence | Ship Passenger | 1934 |
| Hat, Coat, and Glove | Elevator Operator | 1934 |
| Love Past Thirty | Zelda Burt | 1934 |
| Diamond Trail | Blonde Secretary | 1933 |
| He Learned About Women | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1933 |
| The Woman Accused | Evelyn Craig | 1933 |
| Hidden Valley | Joyce Lanners | 1932 |
| Madame Racketeer | Patsy Hicks | 1932 |
| Riders of the Desert | Barbara (as Gertie Messenger) / Barbara | 1932 |
| Lawless Valley | Rosita Huff / Rosita | 1932 |
| Sinister Hands | Betty Lang | 1932 |
| Call a Cop! | Gertie | 1931 |
| Let's Do Things | Nightclub Dancer | 1931 |
| Air-Tight | Gertie | 1931 |
| Love Fever | Gertie | 1931 |
| High Gear | Gertie | 1931 |
| Ladies Last | Gertie | 1930 |
| Bigger and Better | Gertie | 1930 |
| Doctor's Orders | Gertie | 1930 |
| The Rampant Age | Julie | 1930 |
| Two Weeks Off | Tessie McCann | 1929 |
| The Duke Steps Out | College Girl | 1929 |
| The Barefoot Boy | Mary Truesdale - as a Child | 1923 |
| Rip Van Winkle | Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later / Meenie Van Winkle, as a child | 1921 |
| The Luck of the Irish | The Kid's Romance | 1920 |
| Miss Adventure | Jane, as a child | 1919 |
| Fan Fan | (as Gertie Messinger) | 1918 |
| The Girl with the Champagne Eyes | Miner's Child | 1918 |
| The Babes in the Woods | 1917 | |
| Treasure Island | 1917 | |
| Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp | Yasmini | 1917 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 1917 | |
| A Bit o' Heaven | A Raggedy Ruggles | 1917 |
