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Gertrude Hoffman (1871–1966)

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German-born Gertrude Hoffman began her film career in Germany in 1918, but she didn't start her Hollywood career until she was past 60 years of age, making her American film debut in 1933. She worked steadily and made quite a few films over the next 20 years, though many of her parts were unbilled. She is probably best remembered as Mrs... See full bio »

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in Heidelberg, Germany

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(age 95) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– I Shot a Prowler (1958)
 
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Margaret Stoddard
– The Long Shot (1955) … Margaret Stoddard
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Mrs. Payton (uncredited)
 
1952-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mrs. Odetts / Miss Odetts
– Make Up Your Mind (1955) … Mrs. Odetts
– Operation Rescue (1954) … Mrs. Odetts
– Big Chief Vern (1954) … Mrs. Odetts
– Star of Khyber (1954) … Mrs. Odetts
– Honeyboy Honeywell (1954) … Mrs. Odetts
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1953 The War of the Worlds
Elderly Woman News Vendor (uncredited)
 
1951 The Company She Keeps
Mrs. Kaufman (uncredited)
 
1951 Close to My Heart
Mrs. Madison (uncredited)
 
1950 Caged
Millie Lewis (uncredited)
 
1950 The File on Thelma Jordon
Aunt Vera Edwards (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy
Old Woman at Campfire (uncredited)
 
1947 Welcome Stranger
Miss Wendy (uncredited)
 
1947 California
Old Woman (uncredited)
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Mrs. Harvey - Mason-Dixon Dames Club Woman (uncredited)
 
1945 The Clock
Old Woman Painter (uncredited)
 
1944 The Heavenly Body
Mrs. Potter's Mother (uncredited)
 
1943 What a Woman!
Night Maid (uncredited)
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe
Old Woman (uncredited)
 
1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Grandmother (uncredited)
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Villager (uncredited)
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
Elderly Village Woman (uncredited)
 
1942 Tish
Spinster (uncredited)
 
1942 I Married an Angel
Lady Gimcrack (uncredited)
 
1942 Texas Trouble Shooters
Grannie Wilson (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
 
1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer
Mrs. Gruyson (uncredited)
 
1942 North of the Rockies
Grandma Bailey
 
1941 No Hands on the Clock
Pre-Title Bit (uncredited)
 
1941 Suspicion
Mrs. Wetherby (uncredited)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
 
1941 Lydia
Mrs. Fairfield (uncredited)
 
1940 The Ape
Jane - Adrian's Housekeeper (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Mrs. Benson
 
1940 Untamed
Miss Rhine
 
1940 East Side Kids
Old Lady in Montage (uncredited)
 
1939 Laugh It Off
Carrie (uncredited)
 
1938 Cassidy of Bar 20
Ma Caffrey (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
 
1937 Mountain Justice
Granny Burnside (uncredited)
 
1936 The Gentleman from Louisiana
Miss Langley
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
Effie Wimple
 
1935 Les Misérables
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1934 6 Day Bike Rider
Old Lady (uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady (uncredited)
 
1934 I'll Tell the World
Aunt Louise (uncredited)
 
1933 Hell and High Water
Mom Wealin
 
1933 Before Dawn
Mattie (as Gertrude W. Hoffman)
 
1923 Cage of Death (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1922 Der Fall Gembalsky
 
1922 Louise de Lavallière
Marquise François Athenais von Montespan
 
1921 Das Handicap der Liebe
Regina Walpole (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1921 Das Gewissen der Welt, 1. Teil - Schattenpflanzen der Großstadt
Dama
 
1921 Die Ratten
 
1921 Kaschemmenadel
 
1920 Auri Sacra Fames, 2. Teil - Das Testament eines Exzentrischen (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1920 Die entfesselte Menschheit
Rita, Clarenbachs Frau (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1920 Auri Sacra Fames, 1. Teil - An der Liebe Narrenseil (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1920 Tagebuch meiner Frau (as Trude Hoffman)
 
1920 Das Geheimnis der Mitternachtsstunde
 
1920 Der Schrecken der Millionäre
 
1920 Lepain, der König der Verbrecher - 4. Teil
 
1920 Lepain, der König der Verbrecher - 3. Teil
 
1920 Lepain - 6. Teil
 
1920 Lepain - 5. Teil
 
1920 Rafaello - Das Rätsel von Kopenhagen 1 (as Trude Hoffman)
 
1920 Der Spitzel (as Trude Hoffmann)
 
1919 Prostitution II (as Gertrude Hoffmann)
 
1919 Heddas Rache
 
1919 Die ums Leben spielen
Ilona
 
1918 Die blaue Laterne
Hilde
 
1918 Der Rubin-Salamander (short)
Freundin der Nelly Sand
 
1917 Ein nasses Abenteuer
 
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1986 Youngblood (music: "On San Francisco Bay")
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me (music: "On San Francisco Bay")
 
1945 Nob Hill (music: "On San Francisco Bay" - uncredited)
 
1943 Hello Frisco, Hello (music: "On San Francisco Bay" - uncredited)
 
1940 'Til We Meet Again (music: "On San Francisco Bay" 1906 - uncredited)
 
1934 He Was Her Man (music: "On San Francisco Bay" - uncredited)
 
1933 Blood Money (music: "On San Francisco Bay" 1906 - uncredited)
 
1932 Frisco Jenny (music: "On San Francisco Bay" - uncredited)
 
1932 One Way Passage (music: "On San Francisco Bay" 1906 - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

When We Were Forty-one (1905). Musical/burlesque. Book by Robert B. Smith; Lyrics by Robert B. Smith. Music by Gus Edwards. Burlesque inspired by the farce "When We Were Twenty One" by H.V. Esmond. Orchestra under the direction of Robert Hood Bowers. Featuring songs by Gertrude Hoffman. Featuring... See more »

Alternate Names:

Gertrude V. Hoffman | Gertrude W. Hoffman | Trude Hoffman | Gertrude Hoffmann | Getrude Hoffmann | Trude Hoffmann
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Went to Hollywood at age 60 (after raising two daughters and a son) to begin a film career. See more »

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