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Merta Sterling(1883-1944)

  • Actress
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Bud Duncan, Lloyd Hamilton, and Merta Sterling in Raskey's Road Show (1915)
Merta Sterling was born on 13 June 1883 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Paid to Love (1927), Star Dust Trail (1924) and Women First (1924). She died on 14 March 1944 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 13, 1883
DiedMarch 14, 1944(60)
BornJune 13, 1883
DiedMarch 14, 1944(60)
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Known for

William Powell, George O'Brien, and Virginia Valli in Paid to Love (1927)
Paid to Love
6.2
  • Maid
  • 1927
Shirley Mason in Star Dust Trail (1924)
Star Dust Trail
  • The Maid
  • 1924
William Fairbanks and Eva Novak in Women First (1924)
Women First
  • Mandy Lee
  • 1924
Eva Novak in Up in Mary's Attic (1920)
Up in Mary's Attic
  • Lena Gerst
  • 1920

Credits

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Actress

  • Seeing the World (1927)
    Cat, Dog & Co.
    6.7
    Short
    • Pedestrian (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • William Powell, George O'Brien, and Virginia Valli in Paid to Love (1927)
    Paid to Love
    6.2
    • Maid
    • 1927
  • Poker Faces (1926)
    Poker Faces
    6.2
    • 1926
  • Shirley Mason in Star Dust Trail (1924)
    Star Dust Trail
    • The Maid
    • 1924
  • William Fairbanks and Eva Novak in Women First (1924)
    Women First
    • Mandy Lee
    • 1924
  • Darwin Was Right (1924)
    Darwin Was Right
    • Liza (as Myrtle Sterling)
    • 1924
  • William Tell (1924)
    William Tell
    Short
    • William Tell's Wife
    • 1924
  • The Golf Bug (1924)
    The Golf Bug
    Short
    • 1924
  • Cliff Bowes, Sidney Smith, and Virginia Vance in Oh! Girls! (1924)
    Oh! Girls!
    Short
    • The Principal of the School (as Myrta Sterling)
    • 1924
  • James Finlayson, Katherine Grant, and Stan Laurel in Scorching Sands (1923)
    Scorching Sands
    5.1
    Short
    • Princess Hormona
    • 1923
  • Stan Laurel in Under Two Jags (1923)
    Under Two Jags
    4.6
    Short
    • Barmaid (uncredited)
    • 1923
  • All Over Twist (1923)
    All Over Twist
    Short
    • 1923
  • Dad's Boy (1923)
    Dad's Boy
    Short
    • 1923
  • Stan Laurel and Merta Sterling in The Handy Man (1923)
    The Handy Man
    4.4
    Short
    • The cook
    • 1923
  • Years to Come (1922)
    Years to Come
    6.2
    Short
    • Traffic woman
    • 1922

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Myrta Sterling
  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • June 13, 1883
    • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • March 14, 1944
    • Hollywood, California, USA
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Silent screen comedienne, former burlesque artist, with the Kalem Company from 1915.

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