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Ilka Grüning(1876-1964)

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Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning was born on 4 September 1876 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Peer Gynt (1919), Words and Music (1948) and Figaros Hochzeit (1920). She died on 11 November 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1876
DiedNovember 11, 1964(88)
BornSeptember 4, 1876
DiedNovember 11, 1964(88)
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Known for

Peer Gynt
7.3
  • Aase
  • 1919
Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
Words and Music
6.4
  • Mrs. Rogers(as Ilka Gruning)
  • 1948
Alexander Moissi in Figaros Hochzeit (1920)
Figaros Hochzeit
  • Marcelline
  • 1920
Jeffrey Lynn in Underground (1941)
Underground
7.2
  • Frau Franken(as Ilka Gruning)
  • 1941

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  • Bruno Rehak in Die Venus vom Tivoli (1953)
    Die Venus vom Tivoli
    5.7
    • Frau Stransky
    • 1953
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Chevron Theatre (1952)
    Chevron Theatre
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • Passage West (1951)
    Passage West
    6.1
    • Mama Ludwig (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1951
  • Bette Davis, Frances Dee, and Barry Sullivan in Payment on Demand (1951)
    Payment on Demand
    6.9
    • Mrs. Polanski (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford in Convicted (1950)
    Convicted
    6.8
    • Martha Lorry (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • John Payne in Captain China (1950)
    Captain China
    6.1
    • Mrs. Haasvelt (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1950
  • Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes in Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
    Mr. Soft Touch
    6.6
    • Old Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in The Great Sinner (1949)
    The Great Sinner
    6.6
    • Pauline's Duenna (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Caught (1949)
    Caught
    7.0
    • Grandmother Rudetzki (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
    Words and Music
    6.4
    • Mrs. Rogers (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1948
  • Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, and John Lund in A Foreign Affair (1948)
    A Foreign Affair
    7.3
    • German Wife (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • 1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
    Raw Deal
    7.2
    • Fran - Oscar's Housekeeper (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
    Letter from an Unknown Woman
    7.8
    • Ticket-Taker (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
    Desperate
    6.7
    • Aunt Klara (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1947

Additional Crew



  • Das Kalte Herz (2016)
    Das Kalte Herz
    6.3
    • advisor
    • 2016

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ilka Gruning
  • Born
    • September 4, 1876
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • November 11, 1964
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Before WW2 she headed a major drama school in Berlin.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Grüning died on November 11, 1964, in Los Angeles, at the age of 88. She was cremated and her ashes rest in Columbarium of Faith in Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, California. Actors Paul Henreid and George Bancroft are also buried here.

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