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Blanche Yurka was an American stage and film actress and director. She was an opera singer with minor roles at the Metropolitan Opera and later became a stage actress, making her Broadway debut in 1906 and established herself as a character actor of the classical stage, also appearing in several films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Birth Name
Blanche Jurka
Born
Saturday, 18 June 1887
Died
Thursday, 06 June 1974
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actress 'Song of Bernadette' | 1997 |
| Witchcraft | Madame Tirelou | 1961 |
| Thunder in the Sun | Louise Dauphin | 1959 |
| Climax! | Margaret | 1954 |
| Taxi | Mrs. Nielson | 1953 |
| At Sword's Point | Madame Michom | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mother-in-Law | 1950 |
| The Furies | Herrera Mother | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Flame | Aunt Margaret | 1947 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actress 'Song of Bernadette' | 1997 |
| Witchcraft | Madame Tirelou | 1961 |
| Thunder in the Sun | Louise Dauphin | 1959 |
| Climax! | Margaret | 1954 |
| Taxi | Mrs. Nielson | 1953 |
| At Sword's Point | Madame Michom | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mother-in-Law | 1950 |
| The Furies | Herrera Mother | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Flame | Aunt Margaret | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Queen of Hearts | 1947 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | Madame Thillot | 1947 |
| The Southerner | Mama / Mama Tucker | 1945 |
| One Body Too Many | Matthews | 1944 |
| Cry of the Werewolf | Bianca | 1944 |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey | The Abbess | 1944 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Aunt Bernarde Casterot | 1943 |
| Hitler's Madman | Frau Anna Hanka | 1943 |
| Tonight We Raid Calais | Widow Grelieu | 1943 |
| Keeper of the Flame | Mrs. Anna Taylor | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Mrs. Salter | 1943 |
| Pacific Rendezvous | Mrs. Savarina | 1942 |
| Lady for a Night | Julia Alderson / Julia Anderson | 1942 |
| Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Mrs. Augusta Stack | 1941 |
| Escape | Nurse | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Mrs. Nash | 1940 |
| Queen of the Mob | Ma Webster | 1940 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Madame Therese De Farge / Madame De Farge | 1935 |
| National Red Cross Pageant | Truth - Final episode | 1917 |
