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Gretl Dupont(1893-1965)

  • Actress
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Gretl Dupont was born on 16 March 1893 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Major and the Minor (1942), Das graue Haus (1926) and Verbotene Liebe (1927). She was married to Ewald André Dupont. She died on 29 November 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 16, 1893
DiedNovember 29, 1965(72)
BornMarch 16, 1893
DiedNovember 29, 1965(72)
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Known for

Ray Milland and Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor (1942)
The Major and the Minor
7.3
  • Mrs. Shackleford
  • 1942
Das graue Haus (1926)
Das graue Haus
  • Die Spitzbübin(as Grete Scherk)
  • 1926
Verbotene Liebe
  • Magd Kati
  • 1927
Street Corner (1948)
Street Corner
5.2
  • The Abortionist
  • 1948

Credits

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Actress

  • Battleground (1949)
    Battleground
    7.4
    • French Peasant Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Street Corner (1948)
    Street Corner
    5.2
    • The Abortionist
    • 1948
  • Gregory Peck and Tamara Toumanova in Days of Glory (1944)
    Days of Glory
    6.1
    • Mariya (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe in The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
    The Story of Dr. Wassell
    6.6
    • Native Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Bette Davis and Paul Lukas in Watch on the Rhine (1943)
    Watch on the Rhine
    7.1
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Annabella, George Montgomery, Otto Reichow, and Kent Taylor in Bomber's Moon (1943)
    Bomber's Moon
    6.2
    • Elsa
    • 1943
  • Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray in Above Suspicion (1943)
    Above Suspicion
    6.5
    • Barmaid (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    7.4
    • Angry Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ray Milland and Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor (1942)
    The Major and the Minor
    7.3
    • Mrs. Shackleford
    • 1942
  • Charles Laughton, Deanna Durbin, and Robert Cummings in It Started with Eve (1941)
    It Started with Eve
    7.6
    • Young Woman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Jeffrey Lynn in Underground (1941)
    Underground
    7.2
    • Sylvia's Landlady (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Frances Dee, Fredric March, and Margaret Sullavan in So Ends Our Night (1941)
    So Ends Our Night
    6.9
    • The Slattern (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer in Escape (1940)
    Escape
    7.0
    • Hilda Keller (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edward G. Robinson in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
    7.4
    • Mother (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Maureen O'Hara and Charles Laughton in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    7.8
    • Lissy (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Grete Scherk
  • Born
    • March 16, 1893
    • Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany
  • Died
    • November 29, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ewald André DupontMarch 16, 1930 - ?

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