Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Gudrun Genest(1914-2013)

  • Actress
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Gudrun Genest was born on 13 August 1914 in Brunswick, Germany. She was an actress, known for Splash (1984), Death on the Nile (1978) and Village of the Damned (1960). She was married to Aribert Wäscher and Rudolf Diehls. She died on 6 February 2013 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornAugust 13, 1914
DiedFebruary 6, 2013(98)
BornAugust 13, 1914
DiedFebruary 6, 2013(98)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Photos1

View Poster

Known for

Splash (1984)
Splash
6.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1984
Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, and I.S. Johar in Death on the Nile (1978)
Death on the Nile
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1978
Village of the Damned (1960)
Village of the Damned
7.3
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1960
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
The Awful Truth
7.6
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German, 1981 dub)
  • 1937

Credits

IMDbPro

Actress

  • Rainer Hunold in Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen (1997)
    Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Else Hübner
    • Edith Wels
    • Gudrun Schmidt
    • 1997–2002
  • Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin (1994)
    Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Lydia Porschenk
    • 1997
  • Der Mond scheint auch für Untermieter
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Ricarda Blechmeier
    • 1996–1997
  • Nina Petri, Oliver Stritzel, and Guido Zarncke in Angeschlagen (1996)
    Angeschlagen
    TV Movie
    • Dame
    • 1996
  • Carolina Vera and Greg Wise in Rosamunde Pilcher (1993)
    Rosamunde Pilcher
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Tante Cleo
    • 1996
  • Mordslust
    TV Series
    • Frau Broder (segment "Ein Würger kommt selten allein")
    • 1995
  • Klaus J. Behrendt in A.S. (1995)
    A.S.
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Veronika Odenwald
    • 1995
  • Zwei alte Hasen (1994)
    Zwei alte Hasen
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Bestohlene Passantin
    • 1994
  • Immer wieder Sonntag
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Frau Burisch
    • 1993
  • Haus am See (1992)
    Haus am See
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Carola Henschel
    • 1992
  • Tücken des Alltags
    TV Series
    • 1992–1994
  • Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt (1990)
    Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Frau Weber
    • 1990–1991
  • Hendrik Martz, Stephan Orlac, Edith Schollwer, Jochen Schroeder, and Maria Sebaldt in Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986)
    Die Wicherts von nebenan
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Ilse Glaubrecht
    • 1986–1991
  • Kaffeeklatsch
    Short
    • 1990
  • Steven Bennett and Ursela Monn in Mich will ja keiner (1990)
    Mich will ja keiner
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • 1990

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Bette Davis and Helen Hayes in Murder with Mirrors (1985)
    Murder with Mirrors
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Miss Jane Marple (German)
    • 1985
  • Denholm Elliott, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, and Richard Griffiths in A Private Function (1984)
    A Private Function
    6.5
    • Mutter (German)
    • 1984
  • Splash (1984)
    Splash
    6.3
    • Mrs. Stimler (German)
    • 1984
  • A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
    A Caribbean Mystery
    6.3
    • Miss Jane Marple (German)
    • 1983
  • Michael Palin in The Missionary (1982)
    The Missionary
    6.2
    • Lady Fermleigh (German)
    • 1982
  • Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, and I.S. Johar in Death on the Nile (1978)
    Death on the Nile
    7.3
    • Miss Bowers (German)
    • 1978
  • Eric Damain and Simone Rieutor in Jacquou le croquant (1969)
    Jacquou le croquant
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Fantille (German)
    • 1969
  • Village of the Damned (1960)
    Village of the Damned
    7.3
    • Miss Ogle (German)
    • 1960
  • Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    The Awful Truth
    7.6
    • Mrs. Leeson (German, 1981 dub)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 13, 1914
    • Brunswick, Germany
  • Died
    • February 6, 2013
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Spouses
      Aribert Wäscher1954 - December 14, 1961 (his death)
  • Children
    • Corinna Genest
  • Other works
    Dubbing voice of Kathleen Howard in the German post-synchronized version of Howard Hawks's 1941Ball of Fire (1941) (Die merwürdige Zähmung des Gangsterbraut Sugarpuss).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of actress Corinna Genest.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.