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Gretchen Cryer

Overview

  • Born
    October 17, 1935 · Dunreith, Indiana, USA
  • Birth name
    Gretchen Kiger

Mini bio

  • Gretchen Cryer was born on October 17, 1935 in Dunreith, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Hiding Out (1987), Around the Sun (2021) and De laatse dagen van Isaak (1972). She was previously married to David Cryer.

Family

  • Spouse
      David Cryer(June 8, 1958 - December 1971) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Robin Cryer
      Jon Cryer
  • Relatives
      Daisy Cryer(Grandchild)
      Charlie Austin Cryer(Grandchild)
      Gracie Hyland(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Mostly stage-oriented actress who is the mother of actor Jon Cryer and Robin Cryer.
  • Played the aunt of Jon Cryer's character in the 1987 film Hiding Out (1987). In real -life, Gretchen is Jon Cryer's mother.
  • She was awarded the 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a principle pole in a Musical for "I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road", at the Travel Light Productions Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Ex-mother-in-law of Sarah Trigger.
  • Mother-in-law of Lisa Joyner.

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