Ilka Grüning was an Austrian-Hungarian actress. Born in Vienna in the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire, she was one of many Jewish actors and actresses that were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. A respected and famous actress of her time in the German-language area, she was forced to play bit parts in Hollywood.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySeries | Self (archive footage) | 99 |
| 1953 | The Venus of TivoliMovie | — | 77 |
| 1950 | ConvictedMovie | Martha Lorry (uncredited) | 74 |
| 1949 | The Great SinnerMovie | Pauline's Duenna (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1949 | CaughtMovie | Grandmother Rudetzki (uncredited) | 73 |
| 1948 | Words and MusicMovie | Mrs. Rogers | 72 |
| 1948 | A Foreign AffairMovie | German Wife (uncredited) | 72 |
| 1948 | Raw DealMovie | — | 72 |
| 1947 | DesperateMovie | Aunt Klara | 71 |
| 1944 | Address UnknownMovie | Grandma (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1943 | There's Something About a SoldierMovie | — | 67 |
| 1943 | Madame CurieMovie | Seamstress (uncredited) | 67 |
| 1942 | CasablancaMovie | Mrs. Leuchtag - Carl's Immigrating Friend (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1932 | Hasenklein can't help itMovie | Frau Hasenklein | 56 |
| 1929 | Melody of the HeartMovie | Fräulein Czibulka | 53 |
| 1929 | The Crimson CircleMovie | Eine Vermieterin | 53 |
| 1928 | The Three KingsMovie | Mrs Smith | 52 |
| 1928 | Herbstzeit am RheinMovie | Frau Holm | 52 |
| 1927 | Family Gathering in the House of PrellsteinMovie | Seraphine | 51 |
| 1927 | The Fugitive LoverMovie | — | 51 |
| 1926 | Secrets of a SoulMovie | Die Mutter | 50 |
| 1925 | Joyless StreetMovie | — | 49 |
| 1925 | Des Lebens WürfelspielMovie | Emils Mutter | 49 |
| 1925 | Elegantes PackMovie | Leos Mutter | 49 |
| 1924 | Soll und HabenMovie | Madame Sidonie Ehrenthal | 48 |
| 1924 | The Finances of the Grand DukeMovie | Augustina, die Leibköchin | 48 |
| 1923 | TieflandMovie | Die Duenna | 47 |
| 1923 | Das schöne MädelMovie | Frau Gött | 47 |
| 1923 | Friedrich Schiller - Eine DichterjugendMovie | Elisabeth Dorothea, seine Frau | 47 |
| 1923 | Die FledermausMovie | Rosalindes Mutter | 47 |
| 1923 | The TreasureMovie | Anna | 47 |
| 1922 | Aus den Erinnerungen eines Frauenarztes - 2. Lüge und WahrheitMovie | — | 46 |
| 1922 | JugendMovie | — | 46 |
| 1922 | Wem nie durch Liebe Leid geschah!Movie | — | 46 |
| 1922 | PhantomMovie | Baronin / Baroness | 46 |
| 1922 | BigamieMovie | — | 46 |
| 1922 | Die Dame und der LandstreicherMovie | — | 46 |
| 1921 | Um den SohnMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Die Fremde aus der ElstergasseMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Trix, der Roman einer MillionärinMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Die Verschwörung zu GenuaMovie | Matrone | 45 |
| 1921 | Lady HamiltonMovie | Wirtin | 45 |
| 1921 | Die große und die kleine WeltMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Lotte LoreMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Die Erbin von TordisMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Das zweite LebenMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Die Diktatur der Liebe. 2. Die Welt ohne LiebeMovie | — | 45 |
| 1921 | Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden DungeonMovie | — | 45 |
| 1920 | Catherine the GreatMovie | — | 44 |
| 1920 | MenschenMovie | — | 44 |
| 1919 | Peer Gynt - 1. Teil: Peer Gynts JugendMovie | Aase | 43 |
| 1919 | Prostitution IIMovie | — | 43 |
| 1919 | PogromMovie | Wera Cheberiak | 43 |
| 1919 | Rose BerndMovie | Frau Flamm | 43 |