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Jody Gilbert (I) (1916–1979)

Actress

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One time concert singer, Gilbert gave a recital at Carnegie Hall at the age of 19. By 1934, she was attending the Pasadena Playhouse and her first big screen appearance was in Ninotchka with Greta Garbo.

Born:

in Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1978 Switch (TV series)
Kustrinski
– Coronado Circle (1978) … Kustrinski
 
1977 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Maid
– Murder Ward (1977) … Maid
 
1976/I Lifeguard
Frantic Woman on Beach
 
1974-1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Fat Lady / Matronly Woman
– Generation of Evil (1976) … Matronly Woman
– Seven Eleven (1974) … Fat Lady
 
1973 Jarrett (TV movie)
Sawyer
 
1973 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Matron Wilson
– Lucy Goes to Prison (1973) … Matron Wilson
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Sadie (segment "Love and the Sexpert")
– Love and the Cryptic Gift/Love and the Family Hour/Love and the Legend/Love and the Sexpert (1973) … Sadie (segment "Love and the Sexpert")
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Fat Lady
– House - With Ghost/A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank/Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator/Hell's Bells (1971) … Fat Lady
 
1971 Willard
Charlotte Stassen
 
1970 Julia (TV series)
Molly Green
– Charlie's Chance (1970) … Molly Green
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Large Woman
 
1969 Dragnet 1966 (TV movie)
Woman at Dance (uncredited)
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
Litty
– You Can Get Killed Out There (1968) … Litty
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Mrs. Putney
– Flop Goes the Joker (1967) … Mrs. Putney
– Pop Goes the Joker (1967) … Mrs. Putney (uncredited)
 
1967 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Mrs. Hilliard
– The Fur Job (1967) … Mrs. Hilliard
 
1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Matron
– Lucy Meets the Law (1967) … Matron
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Agnes
– Draw Me a Pear (1965) … Agnes
 
1965 Valentine's Day (TV series)
Agnes Partridge
– Farrow's Fling (1965) … Agnes Partridge
 
1953 Houdini
Fat Girl (uncredited)
 
1952 Jumping Jacks
Mr. White's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
Mrs. Egelhofer (Woman of Sin sequence) (uncredited)
 
1952 Something to Live For
Woman in Telephone Booth (uncredited)
 
1952 Rebound (TV series)
Marge
– The Treasure (1952) … Marge
 
1952 Life with Luigi (TV series)
Rosa
– The Phone Booth (1952) … Rosa
 
1951 Slaughter Trail
Fat Woman at Dance (uncredited)
 
1951 Gene Autry and The Mounties
Squaw (uncredited)
 
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West
Fat Woman (uncredited)
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Cecil's Mother (uncredited)
 
1950 House by the River
Flora Bantam
 
1950 Blonde Dynamite
Sarah Dumbrowski
 
1950 The Blonde Bandit
Bertha Fannon
 
1949 The Doctor and the Girl
Mrs. Vlacsek (uncredited)
 
1949 Brimstone
Fat Lady on Stage (uncredited)
 
1949 One Last Fling
Amy Dearing
 
1949 Hellfire
Full Moon
 
1949 The Lovable Cheat
Madame Violette
 
1949 The Lost Tribe
Zulta, the Barmaid (uncredited)
 
1949 Knock on Any Door
Gussie (uncredited)
 
1948 The Paleface
Woman in Bathhouse (uncredited)
 
1948 Bungalow 13
Mrs. Martha Barton
 
1948 My Dear Secretary
Hilda Sneebacher (uncredited)
 
1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Lady (uncredited)
 
1948 Shaggy
Tessie
 
1948 Casbah
American Woman (uncredited)
 
1948 Are You with It?
Mrs. Minerva Henkle
 
1948 Albuquerque
Pearl Eager
 
1947 Heading for Heaven
Mable Foster (uncredited)
 
1947 Roses Are Red
Jill's Landlady (uncredited)
 
1947 Second Chance
Policewoman (uncredited)
 
1947 'Fun on a Week-End'
Customer in Clothing Shop (uncredited)
 
1947 Blondie's Holiday
Cynthia Thompson (Class of '32)
 
1946 The Show-Off
Woman (scenes deleted)
 
1946 Cross My Heart
Miss Stewart (uncredited)
 
1946 Decoy
Fat Woman (uncredited)
 
1946 Singing on the Trail
Casey (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Big Woman (uncredited)
 
1946 Deadline for Murder
Tiny
 
1946 Partners in Time
The Bad Cook (uncredited)
 
1945 Texas Panhandle
Millicent (uncredited)
 
1945 Life with Blondie
Buxom Woman (uncredited)
 
1945 Hold That Blonde
Matron (uncredited)
 
1945 Strange Confession
Mrs. Todd (uncredited)
 
1945 That Night with You
Masseuse (uncredited)
 
1945 Christmas in Connecticut
Mrs. Gerseg (uncredited)
 
1945 Roughly Speaking
Woman in Store (uncredited)
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Bath House Attendant (uncredited)
 
1944 Together Again
Fat Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
 
1944 Music for Millions
Burly Woman Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1944 Lost in a Harem
Native Laundress (uncredited)
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
Girl Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1944 Ladies of Washington
Nurse's Aide (uncredited)
 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell
Head Nurse (uncredited)
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Woman Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1943 The Unknown Guest
Mrs. Green (uncredited)
 
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor
Plump Hostess (uncredited)
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
Agitated Wife (uncredited)
 
1943 Wings Over the Pacific
Native woman with Black Eye
 
1943 Hers to Hold
Babe (uncredited)
 
1943 The Hard Way
Anderson - Masseuse (uncredited)
 
1942 Reunion in France
Brunhilde - Stout Customer (uncredited)
 
1942 Journey for Margaret
Madame Bornholm (uncredited)
 
1942 The Black Swan
Flossy Woman with Tommy (uncredited)
 
1942 Wrecking Crew
Hefty Girl (uncredited)
 
1942 Iceland
Fat Girl (uncredited)
 
1942 The Affairs of Martha
Hadwig (uncredited)
 
1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti
Effie
 
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
Moonbeam (uncredited)
 
1941 Remember the Day
Mrs. Martha Avery
 
1941 Hellzapoppin'
Louie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
 
1941 Shadow of the Thin Man
Lana, Spider Webb's Girl (uncredited)
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Waitress
 
1941 Wild Geese Calling
Swede (uncredited)
 
1941 Sergeant York
Fat Woman (uncredited)
 
1941 Pot o' Gold
Helga Svenson (uncredited)
 
1941 Maisie Was a Lady
Curly the Bearded Lady (uncredited)
 
1941 Hudson's Bay
Germaine
 
1940 Hit Parade of 1941 (uncredited)
 
1940 Flowing Gold
Tillie/Mrs. Harris
 
1940 Brigham Young
Stout Woman Who Can't Swim (uncredited)
 
1940 Sunk by the Census (short)
 
1940 Grand Ole Opry
Women's Club President (uncredited)
 
1940 Ski Patrol
Fanni Nerkuu (as Jodi Gilbert)
 
1940 Star Dust
Swedish Maid
 
1940 Seventeen
Ethel Boke (uncredited)
 
1940 Little Old New York
Hilda
 
1939 Everything Happens at Night
Hilda
 
1939 Ninotchka
Streetcar Conductress - Moscow Roommate (uncredited)
 
1939 No Place to Go
Mrs. Hazelhurst (uncredited)
 
1939 New Frontier
Rusty's Dance Partner (uncredited)
 
1939 Chasing Danger
The Veiled Girl ("Fatima")
 
1937 Confession
Actress (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Herself/Rosa
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Jodi Gilbert

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

One time concert singer, Gilbert gave a recital at Carnegie Hall at the age of 19. By 1934, she was attending the Pasadena Playhouse and her first big screen appearance was in Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. See more »

Trademark:

Archetypal blustering large lady roles See more »

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