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Eleanor Wesselhoeft(1882-1945)

  • Actress
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Eleanor Wesselhoeft was born on 28 December 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Street Scene (1931), Boulder Dam (1936) and A Son Comes Home (1936). She was married to Albert Christian Henderson von Tornow. She died on 9 December 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1882
DiedDecember 9, 1945(62)
BornDecember 28, 1882
DiedDecember 9, 1945(62)
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William Collier Jr. and Sylvia Sidney in Street Scene (1931)
Street Scene
7.6
  • Greta Fiorentino
  • 1931
Ross Alexander and Patricia Ellis in Boulder Dam (1936)
Boulder Dam
6.2
  • Ma Vangarick
  • 1936
Mary Boland and Donald Woods in A Son Comes Home (1936)
A Son Comes Home
6.5
  • Essie Wimple
  • 1936
Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, and Anna Sten in The Wedding Night (1935)
The Wedding Night
6.6
  • Mrs. Sobieski(as Elinor Wesselhoeft)
  • 1935

Credits

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Actress

  • Ellen Drew and Charles Gemora in The Monster and the Girl (1941)
    The Monster and the Girl
    6.0
    • Elderly Housekeeper (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Joan Bennett, Otto Kruger, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan, and Anna Sten in The Man I Married (1940)
    The Man I Married
    7.0
    • Old Lady (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Don Ameche, Alan Curtis, George Ernest, Eugenie Leontovich, and Robert Lowery in Four Sons (1940)
    Four Sons
    6.5
    • Frau Richter
    • 1940
  • Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, and Sonja Henie in Everything Happens at Night (1939)
    Everything Happens at Night
    5.9
    • Woodcutter's Wife
    • 1939
  • Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939)
    Intermezzo
    6.6
    • Emma
    • 1939
  • The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)
    The Story of Alfred Nobel
    6.1
    Short
    • Mother (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshal, and Luise Rainer in Dramatic School (1938)
    Dramatic School
    6.2
    • Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
    Alexander's Ragtime Band
    6.8
    • Martha - Aunt Sophie's Maid (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Miracle Money (1938)
    Miracle Money
    6.7
    Short
    • Mrs. Greene (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • William Powell and Annabella in The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
    The Baroness and the Butler
    6.6
    • Sandor's Houskeeper
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Sonja Henie, and Arthur Treacher in Thin Ice (1937)
    Thin Ice
    6.3
    • Minister's Wife (scenes deleted)
    • 1937
  • The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
    The Prisoner of Zenda
    7.6
    • Frau Holf (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Tyrone Power, Constance Bennett, Janet Gaynor, Simone Simon, and Loretta Young in Ladies in Love (1936)
    Ladies in Love
    6.3
    • Charwoman
    • 1936
  • Mary Boland and Donald Woods in A Son Comes Home (1936)
    A Son Comes Home
    6.5
    • Essie Wimple
    • 1936
  • Ross Alexander and Patricia Ellis in Boulder Dam (1936)
    Boulder Dam
    6.2
    • Ma Vangarick
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Elinor Wesselhoeft
  • Born
    • December 28, 1882
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 1945
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Albert Christian Henderson von Tornow

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  • Trivia
    Stage character actress and playwright. On Broadway in the 1920's. Sister of actress Gertrude Hoffman.

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