Deceased

How Did Blanche Yurka Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asBlanche Jurka, Blanch JurkaGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/06/1887Born inSaint Paul, Minnesota, USADied06/06/1974 (aged 86)Died inNew York CityCausearteriosclerosisWikidataQ449704 ↗Buried atKensico CemeteryTMDb#89928 ↗

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.

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Filmography19 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1961	Great Ghost TalesSeries	—	74
1961	Witchcraft: The Doll in BramblesMovie	Madame Tirelou	74
1959	Thunder in the SunMovie	Louise Dauphin	72
1954	Climax!Series	Margaret	67
1954	Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in WonderlandMovie	Queen of Hearts	67
1953	TaxiMovie	Mrs. Nielson	66
1952	At Sword's PointMovie	Madame Michom	65
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Mother-in-Law	63
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Mystery Guest	63
1950	The FuriesMovie	Herrera Mother	63
1945	The SouthernerMovie	Mama Tucker	58
1944	Cry of the WerewolfMovie	Bianca	57
1943	The Song of BernadetteMovie	Aunt Bernarde Casterot	56
1943	Hitler's MadmanMovie	Frau Anna Hanka	56
1943	Keeper of the FlameMovie	—	56
1943	Tonight We Raid CalaisMovie	Widow Grelieu	56
1941	Ellery Queen and the Murder RingMovie	Mrs. Augusta Stack	54
1940	City for ConquestMovie	Mrs. Nash	53
1935	A Tale of Two CitiesMovie	Madame De Farge	48