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Bertha Priestley(1921-1981)

  • Actress
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Bertha Priestley was born on 29 May 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) and Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940). She died on 6 January 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 29, 1921
DiedJanuary 6, 1981(59)
BornMay 29, 1921
DiedJanuary 6, 1981(59)
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Known for

Mickey Rooney and Kathryn Grayson in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
6.7
  • Susan Wiley
  • 1941
Veda Ann Borg and Jean Hersholt in Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
5.6
  • Alice Mason
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress

  • Home in San Antone (1949)
    Home in San Antone
    5.2
    • Fat Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Doris Houck, Dee Green, Shemp Howard, Virginia Hunter, Christine McIntyre, and Emil Sitka in Brideless Groom (1947)
    Brideless Groom
    7.2
    Short
    • Fat girl in hallway (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Andy Clyde in The Blonde Stayed On (1946)
    The Blonde Stayed On
    Short
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Louise Allbritton, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, and Franchot Tone in That Night with You (1945)
    That Night with You
    6.4
    • Large Woman (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Harry Babbitt, M.A. Bogue, Kay Kyser, Sully Mason, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, and Kay Kyser Band in Carolina Blues (1944)
    Carolina Blues
    5.9
    • Fat Kyser Fan (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Hugh Herbert, Billy Gilbert, Ina Ray Hutton, and Ann Savage in Ever Since Venus (1944)
    Ever Since Venus
    6.4
    • Fat Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Bathing Beauty (1944)
    Bathing Beauty
    6.4
    • Fat Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Jean Arthur in The More the Merrier (1943)
    The More the Merrier
    7.6
    • Fat Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Sappy Pappy
    Short
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Penny Singleton, and Daisy in Blondie Goes to College (1942)
    Blondie Goes to College
    6.2
    • Gushing Coed (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mickey Rooney and Kathryn Grayson in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
    6.7
    • Susan Wiley
    • 1941
  • Veda Ann Borg and Jean Hersholt in Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
    Dr. Christian Meets the Women
    5.6
    • Alice Mason
    • 1940
  • Eddie Cantor and Baby Quintanilla in Forty Little Mothers (1940)
    Forty Little Mothers
    6.6
    • Bubbles (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Nan Grey and Anne Shirley in Girls' School (1938)
    Girls' School
    6.0
    • 'Skinny' (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 29, 1921
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 6, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Nicknames
    • Big Bertha
    • The Prettiest Fat Girl In Pictures.

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