Bertha Mann

Bertha Mann (October 21, 1893 – December 20, 1967) was an American stage and film actress.

Early life Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents.

Career

Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress. Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in When Claudia Smiles (1914), When the Young Vine Blooms (1915), The Weavers (1915–1916), One of Us (1918), The Crimson Alibi (1919), The Man with the Load of Mischief (1925), and The Virgin (1926). All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), The Little Accident (1930), Free Love (1930), Caught Cheating (1931), Father's Son (1931), A Woman of Experience (1931), The Final Edition (1932), and Behind the Mask (1932).

During World War I Mann learned to knit to make "mufflers" for American troops, took a basic nursing course, and was active with the Stage Women's War Relief organization. She suggested that the young film industry in Los Angeles might follow the example of the theatre community in New York in supporting the war effort.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1918 The Blindness of Divorce Claire Langdon 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Sister Libertine Uncredited The Little Accident Miss Hemingway Free Love Helena 1931 Caught Cheating Lena Harris Father's Son Mrs. Stewart A Woman of Experience Red Cross Nurse 1932 The Final Edition Jane Conroy Behind the Mask Nurse Edwards (final film role)

Personal life Mann married fellow actor Raymond Griffith in 1928. and raised two children together. She was widowed when Griffith died in 1957. She died ten years later, aged 74 years, in Los Angeles.