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Anne G. Sterling(1916-2014)

  • Actress
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Anne G. Sterling (married name, Anne G. Bergman) was a Polish born actress and dancer, who performed in Europe and the United States. She acted in Yiddish movies and stage shows, and later in motion pictures in Hollywood, California. Noted for her strikingly beautiful looks, former heavyweight boxing contender Herman Weiner dubbed her, " The Polish Ava Gardner." While living in California, she met movie stars Don Ameche, Eddie Cantor, Mickey Rooney, and Sabu. Bergman usually played a Gypsy girl in such horror films as The Wolfman, Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, and House of Frankenstein. Also had uncredited parts in such films as Hollywood Canteen, Stage Door Canteen, Thank Your Lucky Stars and The Sky's The Limit, Anne ended her entertainment career in 1946, when she married U.S. Army war hero, Sgt. Hyman "Hank" Bergman (Awarded the Silver Star Medal). After moving to Miami Beach, Florida in the 1950s,she worked as an extra in the Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy. Later, she managed the career of her only child, her son, kick-boxer/actor 'Sherman "Big Train' Bergman'.
BornDecember 2, 1916
DiedMarch 12, 2014(97)
BornDecember 2, 1916
DiedMarch 12, 2014(97)
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Known for

Where Is My Child?
  • Orphan(as Chana Sterling)
  • 1937
The Yiddish King Lear (1935)
The Yiddish King Lear
5.9
  • Attractive Girl
  • 1935

Credits

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  • Jerry Lewis in The Bellboy (1960)
    The Bellboy
    6.5
    • Woman in Hotel (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Jerry Lewis in Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
    Don't Give Up the Ship
    6.3
    • Wrestling fan (black dress) (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Martha O'Driscoll, Onslow Stevens, and Glenn Strange in House of Dracula (1945)
    House of Dracula
    5.7
    • Villager (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Hollywood Canteen
    7.0
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Boris Karloff, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, Glenn Strange, and Elena Verdugo in House of Frankenstein (1944)
    House of Frankenstein
    6.2
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in Cobra Woman (1944)
    Cobra Woman
    5.7
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    6.7
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in The Sky's the Limit (1943)
    The Sky's the Limit
    6.3
    • Attractive Woman in the Canteen (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
    Stage Door Canteen
    6.3
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in White Savage (1943)
    White Savage
    5.8
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, Patric Knowles, Ilona Massey, and Maria Ouspenskaya in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
    Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
    6.4
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)
    The Wolf Man
    7.2
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine, and Maria Montez in South of Tahiti (1941)
    South of Tahiti
    5.6
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power in Blood and Sand (1941)
    Blood and Sand
    6.7
    • Woman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Dick Foran and Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    The Mummy's Hand
    6.0
    • Woman wearing head scarf in final scene (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Chana Sterling
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • December 2, 1916
    • Poland
  • Died
    • March 12, 2014
    • Miami, Florida, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Hank BergmanAugust 1946 - June 1, 2010 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (1939?) Acted in the Yiddish stage play, Vos iz der chil'lek? (What difference does it make?), directed by B.Scheinblum. Part played: Young Woman.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her son is kick-boxer Sherman "Big Train" Bergman, the only fighter to have knocked down Jean-Claude Van Damme in a sanctioned match.
  • Quotes
    You're alive! Be happy!
  • Nicknames
    • Annie
    • Chana
    • The American Girl
    • The Polish Ava Gardner

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