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Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodes on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Birth Name
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold
Born
Thursday, 09 December 1897
Died
Sunday, 24 May 1987
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Svengoolie | Lady Effigie Munster | 1995 |
| Death Brings Roses | Madame Germaine | 1987 |
| Biography | Lady Effigie Munster | 1987 |
| Garbo Talks | Elizabeth Rennick | 1984 |
| How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Miss Sandwich | 1983 |
| Hotel | Felicity | 1982 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Nanny Millie Winthrop | 1979 |
| A Little Night Music | Madame Armfeldt / Mme. Armfeldt | 1977 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Gigi' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Svengoolie | Lady Effigie Munster | 1995 |
| Death Brings Roses | Madame Germaine | 1987 |
| Biography | Lady Effigie Munster | 1987 |
| Garbo Talks | Elizabeth Rennick | 1984 |
| How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Miss Sandwich | 1983 |
| Hotel | Felicity | 1982 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Nanny Millie Winthrop | 1979 |
| A Little Night Music | Madame Armfeldt / Mme. Armfeldt | 1977 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Gigi' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| Tubby the Tuba | Ms. Squeek / Miss Squeek | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Gigi' | 1974 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Pincus | 1972 |
| The Special London Bridge Special | The Lady Bus Conductor / Self - The Lady Bus Conductor | 1972 |
| Winter of the Witch | Witch / the witch | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Jane (segment "Love and the Heist") | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Vivian Forsyte | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Duchess Christina | 1968 |
| Ironside | Ernestine Mugford | 1967 |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
| Those Fantastic Flying Fools | Angelica | 1967 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Major Stella Irosian | 1966 |
| Munster, Go Home! | Lady Effigie Munster / Lady Effigy Munster | 1966 |
| Promise Her Anything | Mrs. Luce | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Harvey Middleman, Fireman | Mrs. Koogleman | 1965 |
| The Itch | Woman | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| I'd Rather Be Rich | Miss Grimshaw | 1964 |
| The World of Henry Orient | (scenes deleted) | 1964 |
| Get the Message | Self | 1964 |
| Girl Talk | Self | 1963 |
| Gay Purr-ee | Mme. Rubens-Chatte (voice) / Mme. Rubens-Chatte | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
| The Music Man | Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Actress / Self - Comedienne / Self - Guest | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Betsy Mae Meadows | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Comedienne / Herself / Self - Comedienne / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Self - Co-Host | 1961 |
| The Naked Edge | Lilly Harris | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| Art Carney Special | Self | 1959 |
| Bell Book and Candle | Bianca de Passe | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Ben Hecht Show | Self - Actress / Comedienne | 1958 |
| Gigi | Madame Alvarez / Madame Alvarez ("Mamita") | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself / Self / Herself - Guest | 1957 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Sporting Lady | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Lady Bracknell | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Miss Hope | 1955 |
| The Elgin Hour | Alice | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Herself | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Sadie | Spinster | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Slasher | Queenie | 1953 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Miss Tompkins | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Virtuous Island") / (segment "Three Sketches") / Mrs. Hardcastle (segment) | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self - Honoree | 1952 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Actress | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self / Self - Comic Actress | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Maman in 'Gigi' | 1948 |
| The Butler's Dilemma | Aunt Sophie | 1943 |
| Meet Mr. Penny | Mrs. Wilson | 1938 |
| Merry Comes to Town | Ida Witherspoon | 1937 |
| The Tenth Man | Customer at Hairdressing Salon | 1936 |
| Someone at the Door | Lizzie Appleby | 1936 |
| Captain Bill | Maid on Yacht | 1935 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
