Gertrude Lawrence

Person · Open Library

Works

9

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Film & TV

London, England, UK

Known for

• The Glass Menagerie — Amanda Wingfield1950
• Your Show of Shows1950
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
• Stage Door Canteen — Gertrude Lawrence (uncredited)1943
• Show-Business at War — Self1943
• Play Safe — (voice) (uncredited)1936
• Rembrandt — Geertje Dirx1936
• Men Are Not Gods — Barbara Halson1936
• Mimi — Mimi1935
• The Flying Mouse — Blue Fairy / Laughing Mice (voice) (uncredited)1934

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1898-06-04

Active to

1952-09-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

14,956

Total plays

50,290

Gertrude Lawrence (June 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical performer popular in the 1930s and 1940s, appearing on stage in London and on Broadway, and in several films. She is particularly associated with the light comedy of Noel Coward. She was born Gertrude Alexandria Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen, of English and Danish extraction, in London, England, and was a professional performer by the age of ten. She was sent to Catholic convent schools and attended the Italia Conti Academ

via Last.fm · Gertrude Lawrence

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gertrude

Family name

Lawrence

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

London

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

film actor

Educated at

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Employer

Columbia University

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Instrument

voice

Image

Gertrude Lawrence as Anna.jpg

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