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Died aged 84Also known asGertrude Dolores Messinger, Gertie Messenger, Gertrude Messenger, Gertie Messinger, Gertrude Dolores Emma MessingerGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/04/1911Born inSpokane, Washington, USADied08/11/1995 (aged 84)Died inWoodland HillsCausepneumoniaWikidataQ5553366 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1000932 ↗
Gertrude Dolores Messinger was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of the 1930s. During her career she appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, with particular success in westerns.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sunset BoulevardMovie | Hairdresser (uncredited) | 39 |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchMovie | Nurse | 38 |
| 1943 | DestroyerMovie | Girl | 32 |
| 1941 | The Miracle KidMovie | Marge | 30 |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, RideMovie | Ms. Robinson | 29 |
| 1939 | Our Leading CitizenMovie | Phone Operator | 28 |
| 1939 | Feud of the RangeMovie | Madge Allen | 28 |
| 1937 | Secret ValleyMovie | Martin's Secretary (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1936 | The Champ's a ChumpMovie | Gertie | 25 |
| 1936 | Slippery SilksMovie | Model's Assistant (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1936 | Blazing JusticeMovie | Virginia Peterson | 25 |
| 1936 | Aces WildMovie | Martha Worth | 25 |
| 1935 | Rustler's ParadiseMovie | Connie | 24 |
| 1935 | Melody TrailMovie | Cowgirl Cuddles | 24 |
| 1935 | Wagon TrailMovie | Joan Collins | 24 |
| 1935 | The Rider of the LawMovie | Ann Carver | 24 |
| 1935 | Roaring RoadsMovie | Gertrude 'Gertie' McDowell | 24 |
| 1935 | Social ErrorMovie | June Merton | 24 |
| 1934 | Anne of Green GablesMovie | Diana | 23 |
| 1934 | Love Past ThirtyMovie | Zelda Burt | 23 |
| 1934 | Crack-UpMovie | Mary | 23 |
| 1933 | The Woman AccusedMovie | Evelyn Craig (uncredited) | 22 |
| 1932 | Sinister HandsMovie | Betty Lange | 21 |
| 1932 | Madame RacketeerMovie | Patsy Hicks | 21 |
| 1932 | Riders of the DesertMovie | Barbara (as Gertie Messenger) | 21 |
| 1931 | Love FeverMovie | Gertie | 20 |
| 1931 | Air-TightMovie | Gertie | 20 |
| 1931 | Let's Do ThingsMovie | Nightclub Dancer (uncredited) | 20 |
| 1931 | High GearMovie | Gertie | 20 |
| 1931 | Call a Cop!Movie | Gertie | 20 |
| 1931 | The Kick-Off!Movie | Gertie | 20 |
| 1931 | Mama Loves PapaMovie | Gertie Culpepper | 20 |
| 1930 | The Rampant AgeMovie | Julie | 19 |
| 1930 | Doctor's OrdersMovie | Gertie | 19 |
| 1929 | Two Weeks OffMovie | Tessie McCann | 18 |
| 1929 | The Jazz AgeMovie | Marjorie | 18 |
| 1921 | Rip Van WinkleMovie | Meenie Van Winkle, 20 years later | 10 |
| 1920 | The Luck of the IrishMovie | The Kid's Romance | 9 |
| 1918 | Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMovie | Morgianna | 7 |
| 1918 | Fan FanMovie | — | 7 |
| 1917 | Treasure IslandMovie | — | 6 |
| 1917 | A Bit o' HeavenMovie | A Raggedy Ruggles | 6 |
| 1917 | Jack and the BeanstalkMovie | — | 6 |