Actor
Gertrude Astor
November 9, 1887 · Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat.
Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal".
Notable work
7.7The Sound of Music (1965)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
8.3Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Courtier (uncredited)
8.1All About Eve (1950)
as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
7.8The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
7.7The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
7The Wolf Man (1941)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
6.7Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Extra (uncredited)
7.7Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
7.3A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
7.1A Star Is Born (1954)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Often works with
Willis Bouchey
4 titles together
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Horse Soldiers, Two Rode Together
Anna Lee
3 titles together
The Sound of Music, The Horse Soldiers, Two Rode Together
John Wayne
3 titles together
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Horse Soldiers, 3 Godfathers
Carleton Young
3 titles together
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Horse Soldiers, Sergeant Rutledge
Woody Strode
3 titles together
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Two Rode Together, Sergeant Rutledge
William Holden
2 titles together
Sunset Boulevard, The Horse Soldiers
Full filmography · 150
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Townswoman
19664.3
The Sound of Music
as Party Guest (uncredited)
19657.7
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Denver Party Guest (uncredited)
19645.7
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townswoman (uncredited)
19627.8
The Devil's Hand
as The Elderly Cultist
19614.5
Two Rode Together
as Mrs. Wringle (uncredited)
19616.4
All in a Night's Work
as Customer (uncredited)
19616
Sergeant Rutledge
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
19607
The Best of Everything
as Leading Woman in Play (uncredited)
19596.3
The Tingler
as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)
19596.4
The Horse Soldiers
as Townswoman (uncredited)
19596.9
The Female Animal
as Actress on Movie Set (uncredited)
1958