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Gertrude Short (1902–1968)

Actress

Married to director/writer Scott Pembroke, daughter of actor Lew Short and sister of actress Florence Short. Gertrude was in vaudeville for five years then moved to the legit stage and onto Hollywood in 1922. From 1924 to 1925, Short played in a series of "Telephone Girl" comedies, directed by her husband... See full bio »

Born:

Carmen Gertrude Short
in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 66) in Hollywood, California, USA

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1946 Gettin' Glamour (short)
Gussie (uncredited)
 
1945 Man Alive
Mrs. Fogarty (uncredited)
 
1945 Guest Pests (short)
 
1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
 
1945 Sheriff of Cimarron
Portly Woman (uncredited)
 
1942 Two for the Money (short)
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Hotel Telephone Operator (uncredited)
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry
Bridge Matron (scenes deleted)
 
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Mother (scenes deleted)
 
1940 Spots Before Your Eyes (short)
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
2nd 5&10 Salesgirl (uncredited)
 
1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
Peg - Madge's Friend (uncredited)
 
1939 Dog-Gone (short)
Hilda, the Maid
 
1938 Tip-Off Girls
'Boots' Milburn
 
1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Danny's Nightclub Date (uncredited)
 
1937 Stella Dallas
Carrie Jenkins (uncredited)
 
1937 Wild Money
Miss Green
 
1937 The Singing Marine
Mamie - Mike's Girl (uncredited)
 
1937 Penny Wisdom (short)
Chloe Smudge (uncredited)
 
1937 Park Avenue Logger
Margy MacLean
 
1936 The Big Broadcast of 1937
Suzie
 
1936 Thirteen Hours by Air
Waitress in Omaha (uncredited)
 
1936 Follow the Fleet
Cashier in Paradise Ballroom (uncredited)
 
1935 The Affair of Susan
Girl in Candy Shop (uncredited)
 
1935 Woman Wanted
Gertie
 
1935 Front Page Woman
Miss Dunn (uncredited)
 
1935 'G' Men
Collins' Moll (uncredited)
 
1935 Helldorado
Mae (uncredited)
 
1934 The St. Louis Kid
Babe Smith - the Girl Buck Picks Up
 
1934 Happiness Ahead
Party Reveller (uncredited)
 
1934 Death on the Diamond
Player's Wife (uncredited)
 
1934 The Key
Evie a Barmaid
 
1934 The Thin Man
Marion (uncredited)
 
1934 Love Birds
Burlesque Girl
 
1933 The Son of Kong
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1933 Secret Sinners
Chorus Girl
 
1933 The Girl in 419
Lucy - Housekeeper
 
1933 Scandals of 1933
 
1932 Blonde Venus
Receptionist (uncredited)
 
1932 Make Me a Star
Girl with the Pattersons (uncredited)
 
1932 Niagara Falls (short)
 
1932 What Price Hollywood?
Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)
 
1932 Gigolettes (short)
 
1932 Only Men Wanted (short)
 
1931 Easy to Get (short)
Gertrude
 
1931 Take 'em and Shake 'em (short)
 
1931 June First (short)
Gertrude
 
1931 Laughing Sinners
Edna
 
1931 A Butter 'n' Yeggman (short)
 
1930 Once a Gentleman
Dolly
 
1930 The Little Accident
Miss Clark
 
1930 The Last Dance
Sybil Kelly
 
1929 The Broadway Hoofer
Annabelle
 
1929 In Old California
 
1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway
Topsy
 
1929 The Girl Who Wouldn't Wait
Maizie
 
1929 Bulldog Drummond
Barmaid
 
1929 The Three Outcasts
June
 
1929 Trial Marriage
Prudence
 
1928 None But the Brave (unconfirmed)
 
1927 Polly of the Movies
Polly Primrose
 
1927 Women's Wares
Maisie Duncan
 
1927 Ladies at Ease
Mabel
 
1927 Adam and Evil
Dora Dell
 
1927 Tillie the Toiler
Bubbles
 
1927 The Show
Lena - the Merchant's daughter
 
1927 The Masked Woman
Mimi
 
1926 Dangerous Friends
Linda Betts
 
1926 The Lily
Lucie Plock
 
1926 A Poor Girl's Romance
Anne Beaudeau
 
1926 Ladies of Leisure
Marian Forrest
 
1926/I Sweet Adeline
Cabaret Dancer
 
1925 The Other Woman's Story
Gertie Van
 
1925 The People vs. Nancy Preston
Agnes
 
1925 Tessie
Mame McQuire
 
1925 My Lady's Lips
Crook girl
 
1925 Beggar on Horseback
Gladys Cady
 
1925 The Talker
Maud Fells
 
1925 Code of the West
Mollie Thurman
 
1925 Her Market Value
Kitty
 
1925 The Narrow Street
Nell Mangan
 
1924 Barbara Frietchie
Sue Rogers
 
1924 Love and Learn (short)
Hazel
 
1924 The Square Sex (short)
Hazel
 
1924 For the Love of Mike (short)
Sadie
 
1924 Sherlock's Home (short)
Sadie
 
1924 William Tells (short)
Sadie
 
1924 King Leary (short)
Sadie
 
1924 Leap Year
Molly Morris
 
1924 Money to Burns (short)
Sadie
 
1924 When Knighthood Was in Tower (short)
Sadie
 
1924 Julius Sees Her (short)
Sadie
 
1923 The Man Life Passed By
Paula
 
1923 Rent Free
 
1923 Breaking Into Society
Sally
 
1923 The Gold Diggers
Topsy St. John
 
1923 The Prisoner
Lady Jane
 
1923 Crinoline and Romance
Sibil Vane
 
1922 Youth to Youth
Luella
 
1922 Boy Crazy
Evelina Skinner
 
1922 Headin' West
 
1921 Fool's Paradise
Child (uncredited)
 
1921 The Blot
Neighbor Olsen's Daughter (uncredited)
 
1920 She Couldn't Help It
Mag Monahan
 
1920 Cinderella's Twin
Marcia Valentine
 
1920 You Never Can Tell
Vera
 
1919 In Mizzoura
Lisbeth Vernon
 
1919 The Heart of Youth
Cora
 
1919 Blackie's Redemption
Baby Doll
 
1918 Riddle Gawne
Jane Gawne
 
1918 The Only Road
Bianca
 
1918 Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Gossip (uncredited)
 
1917 The Little Princess
Ermigarde
 
1917 The Hostage
Sophia (her sister)
 
1917 A Bit o' Heaven
A Raggedy Ruggles
 
1916 The Purple Mask
Mary MacLean
 
1916 Luke's Movie Muddle (short)
 
1915 The Cowboy and the Lady
 
1914 The Little Angel of Canyon Creek
Olaf Tryggvesson
 
1914 The Fruit of Evil (short)
 
1914 Thieves (short)
Billy Barr
 
1914 Captain Junior (short)
 
1914/I The Test (short)
 
1914/I The Embezzler (short)
 
1914 Her Father's Guilt (short)
Marie
 
1914 Jess
One of the Children
 
1914 The Honor of the Mounted (short)
 
1914 Secret of the Bulb (short)
Little Nellie
 
1913 A Cracksman Santa Claus (short)
Dot's Sister
 
1913/I Playmates (short)
Dorothy
 
1913 The Kid (short)
Gertrude
 
1913 The Echo of a Song (short)
Fagin's Younger Daughter
 
1913 Chivalry Days (short)
 
1913 In the Coils of the Python (short)
Oswald Bainbridge - the Child
 
1913/I Uncle Tom's Cabin (short)
Eva
 
1913 The Sea Urchin (short)
 
1913 Campaigning with Custer (short)
Gertrude (Gen. Custer's niece)
 
1913 When Sherman Marched to the Sea (short)
Gertie
 
1913 Why Rags Left Home (short)
Maggie
 
1913 Cinders (short)
Katy, a Child
 
1913 The Darling of the Regiment (short)
Gertrude - the Darling of the Regiment
 
1912 The Driver of the Deadwood Coach (short)
Myrtle Nelson - John's Little Girl
 
1912 Early's Awakening (short)
Gertie - Poor Little Girl
 
1912 Hearts in Conflict (short)
Jeanne
 
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Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Trivia:

Sister of actress Florence Short and actor Antrim Short. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries