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Gertrude Astor was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.
Birth Name
Gertrude Irene Astor
Born
Wednesday, 09 November 1887
Died
Wednesday, 09 November 1977
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Mother the Car | Old Lady | 1965 |
| The Sound of Music | Party Guest | 1965 |
| My Fair Lady | Cockney | 1964 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Denver Party Guest | 1964 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Ingrid | 1963 |
| Hands of a Stranger | Nagging Wife | 1962 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Townswoman | 1962 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Woman at Auction / Restaurant Patron | 1962 |
| The Devil's Hand | The Elderly Cultist | 1961 |
| Twenty Plus Two | Julia Joliet | 1961 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Mother the Car | Old Lady | 1965 |
| The Sound of Music | Party Guest | 1965 |
| My Fair Lady | Cockney | 1964 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Denver Party Guest | 1964 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Ingrid | 1963 |
| Hands of a Stranger | Nagging Wife | 1962 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Townswoman | 1962 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Woman at Auction / Restaurant Patron | 1962 |
| The Devil's Hand | The Elderly Cultist | 1961 |
| Twenty Plus Two | Julia Joliet | 1961 |
| Two Rode Together | Mrs. Wringle | 1961 |
| All in a Night's Work | Shopper | 1961 |
| Thriller | Party Guest | 1960 |
| Sergeant Rutledge | Courtroom Spectator | 1960 |
| The Best of Everything | Leading Woman in Play | 1959 |
| The Tingler | Member of Silent Movie Audience | 1959 |
| The Horse Soldiers | Townswoman | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Juror | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Nurse | 1958 |
| The Female Animal | Actress on Movie Set | 1958 |
| My Man Godfrey | Party Guest | 1957 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Stockholder | 1957 |
| An Affair to Remember | Ballet Audience Member | 1957 |
| The Oklahoman | Townswoman Gossip | 1957 |
| Westward Ho, the Wagons! | Wagon Woman | 1956 |
| Everything But the Truth | Bit Part | 1956 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Extra | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Older Woman | 1956 |
| The Boss | Woman at Dedication | 1956 |
| The Searchers | Wedding Guest | 1956 |
| At Gunpoint | Mrs. Metcalfe | 1955 |
| Artists and Models | Dancer | 1955 |
| The Virgin Queen | Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group | 1955 |
| Wichita | Saloon Madam | 1955 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Dowager at Meeting | 1955 |
| Daddy Long Legs | Art Gallery Patron | 1955 |
| High Society | Piano Recital Guest | 1955 |
| Untamed | Ball Guest | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | 'Old Ironsides' - Dorothy's Nurse | 1954 |
| Athena | Party Guest | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Racetrack Spectator | 1954 |
| Paris Playboys | Party Guest | 1954 |
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms | Screaming Woman | 1953 |
| Loose in London | Lady Hightower | 1953 |
| Scared Stiff | Wife of Man with Spaghetti on Head | 1953 |
| Angel Face | Matron | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Matron | 1952 |
| The Merry Widow | Reception Guest | 1952 |
| The Rose Bowl Story | Minor Role | 1952 |
| Paula | Mrs. Brown | 1952 |
| Jet Job | Dance Partner | 1952 |
| Hoodlum Empire | Courtroom Spectator | 1952 |
| Scandal Sheet | Neighbor | 1952 |
| The Old West | Townswoman | 1952 |
| The Barefoot Mailman | Townswoman | 1951 |
| Elopement | Mother | 1951 |
| Crazy Over Horses | Elderly Woman | 1951 |
| Thunder on the Hill | Village Woman | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Chorus Girl | 1951 |
| Disc Jockey | Elderly Woman | 1951 |
| Havana Rose | Matron | 1951 |
| When Worlds Collide | Traveler | 1951 |
| Chain of Circumstance | Mrs. Sykes | 1951 |
| A Place in the Sun | Bit Part | 1951 |
| Apache Drums | Townswoman | 1951 |
| The Redhead and the Cowboy | Goldie | 1951 |
| Sierra Passage | Show Spectator | 1950 |
| Harvey | Party Guest | 1950 |
| Again... Pioneers | Mrs. Irma Jans | 1950 |
| Blues Busters | Nightclub Patron | 1950 |
| All About Eve | Sarah Siddons Awards Guest | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Member of the Jury | 1950 |
| Bunco Squad | Club Patron | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | Courtier | 1950 |
| Caged | Inmate | 1950 |
| Father Makes Good | Librarian | 1950 |
| Montana | Woman | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | Woman in Drugstore | 1950 |
| The Story of Seabiscuit | Oscar's Wife | 1949 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Juror / Juror (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| Mary Ryan, Detective | Party Guest | 1949 |
| Down Dakota Way | Bus Passenger | 1949 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Townswoman | 1949 |
| Impact | Note-Taking Reporter in Courtroom | 1949 |
| 3 Godfathers | Saloon Girl | 1948 |
| My Dear Secretary | Miss Gee | 1948 |
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Mrs. Howard | 1948 |
| Music Man | Mrs. Larkin | 1948 |
| Jinx Money | Bank Customer | 1948 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Woman with Dog | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Townswoman | 1948 |
| Monsieur Verdoux | Garden Party Guest | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Calcutta | Nightclub Patron | 1946 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Wedding Guest | 1946 |
| Sister Kenny | Doctor | 1946 |
| Crack-Up | Nagging Wife on Train / Nagging Wife on Train (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Dragonwyck | Nurse | 1946 |
| Leave Her to Heaven | Prison Matron | 1945 |
| Dick Tracy | Woman | 1945 |
| An Angel Comes to Brooklyn | Eva Tanguay | 1945 |
| Man Alive | Madam Zorada | 1945 |
| Allotment Wives | Marilyn | 1945 |
| Girls of the Big House | Railroad Matron | 1945 |
| Swingin' on a Rainbow | Bit | 1945 |
| Guest Wife | Outraged Woman in Night Club | 1945 |
| Rhapsody in Blue | Concert Spectator | 1945 |
| Wonder Man | Assistant District Attorney's Wife | 1945 |
| Can't Help Singing | Pioneer Woman - Warren's Mother | 1944 |
| Lights of Old Santa Fe | Medley Market Show Spectator | 1944 |
| The Climax | Woman in Audience Behind Franz / Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| The Scarlet Claw | Lady Lillian Gentry Penrose | 1944 |
| Weird Woman | Party Guest | 1944 |
| The Kansan | Blonde Townswoman | 1943 |
| Petticoat Larceny | Woman on Street | 1943 |
| The Avenging Rider | Martha | 1943 |
| Idaho | Party Guest | 1943 |
| Lost Canyon | Mrs. Anson | 1942 |
| Red River Robin Hood | Paul's Wife | 1942 |
| Moontide | Woman | 1942 |
| Reap the Wild Wind | Ball Guest | 1942 |
| Rings on Her Fingers | Tall Woman Exiting Ladies Lounge | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Wife | 1942 |
| Frisco Lil | Blackjack Kibitzer | 1942 |
| Lady for a Night | Woman | 1942 |
| The Wolf Man | Townswoman | 1941 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Bit Part | 1941 |
| Hold Back the Dawn | Young Woman in Bar | 1941 |
| Misbehaving Husbands | Gossiping Friend | 1940 |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | Extra | 1940 |
| Young Tom Edison | Train Passenger | 1940 |
| The Llano Kid | Saloon Hostess | 1939 |
| $1000 a Touchdown | McGlen Wife | 1939 |
| The Women | Mud Bath Nurse | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Dame | 1939 |
| Tassels in the Air | Louella Pindell | 1938 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Woman | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Pioneer Woman | 1937 |
| All Over Town | Mamie | 1937 |
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | Landlady | 1937 |
| Souls at Sea | Barmaid | 1937 |
| Easy Living | Saleswoman | 1937 |
| Rich Relations | 1937 | |
| Empty Saddles | Eloise Hayes | 1936 |
| Great Guy | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Our Relations | Pirate's Club Customer | 1936 |
| The Magnificent Brute | Townswoman | 1936 |
| Postal Inspector | Woman with Drumsticks | 1936 |
| His Brother's Wife | Minor Role | 1936 |
| San Francisco | Drunk's Girl | 1936 |
| The Great Ziegfeld | Sassy Blonde Anna Held Audience Member | 1936 |
| The Milky Way | Party Guest | 1936 |
| The Mysterious Avenger | Townswoman | 1936 |
| I Don't Remember | Sophie Glick | 1935 |
| Bad Boy | Minor Role | 1935 |
| It's in the Air | Minor Role | 1935 |
| Cappy Ricks Returns | Speaker | 1935 |
| Here Comes the Band | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1935 |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | Actress in Bob Gordon's Waiting Room | 1935 |
| Dante's Inferno | Concessionaire's Wife | 1935 |
| Honeymoon Limited | Lady Devonshire | 1935 |
| No More Ladies | Nightclub Extra | 1935 |
| Border Brigands | Big Six -Saloon Girl | 1935 |
| Four Hours to Kill! | Little Girl's Mother | 1935 |
| Northern Frontier | Mae | 1935 |
| Sweet Adeline | Minor Role | 1934 |
| The Mighty Barnum | Woman in Museum | 1934 |
| The Chases of Pimple Street | Gertrude Astor - Lucas' Fiancee | 1934 |
| Tailspin Tommy | Fake Office Nurse / Taggart's Date - Chs. 7, 9 | 1934 |
| Washee Ironee | Woman Hit in Back with Ice Cream | 1934 |
| Now I'll Tell | Freddie's Wife | 1934 |
| Guilty Parents | Marie | 1934 |
| Carnival Lady | Zandra, Fortune Teller | 1933 |
| Ship of Wanted Men | Vera | 1933 |
| I Have Lived | Harriet Naisson | 1933 |
| Frisco Jenny | Miss Beulah | 1933 |
| Flaming Gold | Escort Service Madam | 1932 |
| The Western Limited | Mrs. Winters | 1932 |
| High Hats and Low Brows | Mrs. Billingsgate | 1932 |
| They Never Come Back | Kate | 1932 |
| While Paris Sleeps | 1932 | |
| Running Hollywood | Gertrude Astor | 1932 |
| Come Clean | Mrs. Hardy | 1931 |
| Hell Bound | Rosie | 1931 |
| Finger Prints | Jane Madden | 1931 |
| Dames Ahoy | The Blonde | 1930 |
| Be Yourself! | Lillian | 1930 |
| Untamed | Mrs. Mason | 1929 |
| Frozen Justice | Moosehide Kate | 1929 |
| Two Weeks Off | Agnes | 1929 |
| The Fatal Warning | 1929 | |
| Synthetic Sin | Sheila Kelly | 1929 |
| A Woman of Affairs | Party Guest / Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1928 |
| The Naughty Duchess | Ninon | 1928 |
| The Butter and Egg Man | Fanny Lehman | 1928 |
| Hit of the Show | Trece | 1928 |
| Five and Ten Cent Annie | Blonde | 1928 |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Mrs. St. Clare | 1928 |
| Oh, What a Man! | The Bandit | 1927 |
| Ginsberg the Great | Sappho | 1927 |
| The Small Bachelor | Fanny | 1927 |
| The Irresistible Lover | Dolly Carleton | 1927 |
| Shanghaied | Bessie | 1927 |
| Pretty Clothes | Rose Dunbar | 1927 |
| The Cat and the Canary | Cecily / Cecily Young | 1927 |
| The Taxi Dancer | Kitty Lane | 1927 |
| Lightning Lariats | Girl | 1927 |
| The Cheerful Fraud | Rose | 1927 |
| Sin Cargo | Mary Wickham | 1926 |
| Tell 'Em Nothing | Mrs. Gladstone | 1926 |
| Dame Chance | Nina Carrington | 1926 |
| The Strong Man | Lily de Broadway / 'Lily' of Broadway | 1926 |
| Don Juan's 3 Nights | Baroness von Minden | 1926 |
| Borrowed Finery | Maisie | 1926 |
| The Boy Friend | Mrs. White | 1926 |
| Kiki | Paulette / Paulette Mascar | 1926 |
| Wife Tamers | Mrs. Barry | 1926 |
| Behind the Front | French barmaid | 1926 |
| Ship of Souls | Doris Barnes | 1925 |
| Stage Struck | Lillian Lyons | 1925 |
| Satan in Sables | Dolores Sierra | 1925 |
| The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted | Greta | 1925 |
| Kentucky Pride | Mrs. Beaumont | 1925 |
| Pursued | Madame La Grande | 1925 |
| The Charmer | Bertha Sedgwick | 1925 |
| Folly of Youth | Evelyn Cartwright | 1925 |
| Easy Money | Ellen Hale | 1925 |
| Robes of Sin | Adelaide Thomas | 1924 |
| The Silent Watcher | Mrs. Steele | 1924 |
| Daring Love | Mrs. John Stedman | 1924 |
| Secrets | Mrs. Manwaring | 1924 |
| The Wanters | Mrs. Van Pelt | 1923 |
| Flaming Youth | Annie | 1923 |
| The Six-Fifty | Christine Palmer | 1923 |
| Hollywood | Gertrude Astor | 1923 |
| Rupert of Hentzau | Paula | 1923 |
| The Ninety and Nine | Kate Van Dyke | 1922 |
| The Kentucky Derby | Helen Gordon | 1922 |
| The Impossible Mrs. Bellew | Alice Granville | 1922 |
| Lorna Doone | Countess of Brandir | 1922 |
| Skin Deep | Mrs. Carlson | 1922 |
| Beyond the Rocks | Morella Winmarleigh | 1922 |
| Seeing's Believing | Aunt Sue | 1922 |
| Lucky Carson | Madame Marinoff | 1921 |
| Her Mad Bargain | Ruth Beresford | 1921 |
| Through the Back Door | Louise Reeves | 1921 |
| The Concert | Eva | 1921 |
| The Branding Iron | Betty Morena | 1920 |
| Occasionally Yours | Mona | 1920 |
| The Trembling Hour | Mrs. Byrnie | 1919 |
| Pretty Smooth | Mrs. Hanson | 1919 |
| The Delicious Little Devil | Chorus Girl | 1919 |
| The Wicked Darling | Adele Hoyt | 1919 |
| The Brazen Beauty | Mrs. Augusta Van Ruysdael | 1918 |
| The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit | Stella Carter | 1918 |
| Bucking Broadway | Gladys | 1917 |
| The Lash of Power | Phyllis Ward | 1917 |
| The Price of a Good Time | Mis Schyler | 1917 |
| Bondage | Eugenia Darth | 1917 |
| The Girl Who Won Out | Mrs. Walsh | 1917 |
| Cheyenne's Pal | Dancehall girl / Flora Belle - the Dance Hall Girl | 1917 |
| The Rescue | Mrs. Hendricks | 1917 |
| Polly Redhead | Lady Caroline | 1917 |
| The Devil's Pay Day | Hazel Davidson | 1917 |
| The Ne'er Do Well | Edith Cortlandt | 1916 |
| The Janitor's Vacation | 1916 |
