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Gloria Holden (1903–1991)

Actress

Hollywood leading lady in B-movies, and supporting actress in big budget films. Although remembered for her portrayal of "Mme. Zola" in The Life of Emile Zola, she is most memorable for her chilling-yet-beauteous performance as Dracula's Daughter. She had another memorable role in director Tod Browning's Miracles for Sale. See full bio »

Born:

Gloria Anna Holden
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 87) in Redlands, California, USA
Still of Gloria Holden and Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola
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1958 Auntie Mame
Guest at Garden Party (uncredited)
 
1958 This Happy Feeling
Mrs. Dover
 
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story
Mrs. Duchin
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Alexandrine Zola
– The Life of Emile Zola (1955) … Alexandrine Zola
 
1953 Dream Wife
Mrs. Jean Landwell
 
1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal
Mrs. Pennock
 
1950 The Marionette Mystery (TV movie)
 
1949 A Kiss for Corliss
Mrs. Janet Archer
 
1949 The Sickle or the Cross
Louise Cannon
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
– Birthday of the Infants (1949)
 
1948 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Wife
– A Study in Triangles (1948) … Wife
 
1948 Perilous Waters
Mrs. Ferris
 
1947 Killer McCoy
Mrs. Laura McCoy
 
1947 The Hucksters
Mrs. Kimberly
 
1947 Undercover Maisie
Mrs. Guy Canford
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)
 
1945 Hit the Hay
Mimi Valdez
 
1945 The Girl of the Limberlost
Miss Nelson
 
1945 Adventures of Rusty
Louise Hover
 
1945 Having Wonderful Crime
Phyllis Gray (as Anje Berens)
 
1945 Strange Holiday
Mrs. Jean Stevenson
 
1943 Behind the Rising Sun
Sara Braden
 
1942 Apache Trail
Mrs. James V. Thorne
 
1942 Miss Annie Rooney
Mrs. White
 
1942 A Gentleman After Dark
Miss Clark
 
1942 Don't Talk (short)
Beulah Anderson
 
1941 The Corsican Brothers
Countess Franchi
 
1941 Passage from Hong Kong
Madame Wrangell
 
1940 This Thing Called Love
Genevieve Hooper
 
1939 A Child Is Born
Mrs. Kempner
 
1939 Miracles for Sale
Madame Rapport
 
1939 Dodge City
Mrs. Cole
 
1938 Girls' School
Miss Laurel
 
1938 Test Pilot
Mrs. Benson
 
1938 Hawaii Calls
Mrs. Milburn
 
1937 The Man Without a Country (short)
Marian Morgan
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Alexandrine Zola
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter
Contessa Marya Zeleska
 
1936 Wife vs. Secretary
Joan Carstairs
 
1934/I The Return of Chandu
Party Guest [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
 
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1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Countess Marya Zaleska (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1940) Radio: Appeared (as "Julie La Verne", non-singing role) in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of "Show Boat". See more »

Alternate Names:

Anje Berens
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Shortly before her death, a fan demanding an autograph mentions Dracula's Daughter] Oh, that awful thing. See more »

Trivia:

Contrary to some reports, Holden died at age 88, not 73. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo