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Gertrude Flynn

1909 – 1996

Theatre and Film actor

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Lived 1909 – 1996 (aged 87). Gertrude Flynn was an American actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and film actress.

Gertrude Flynn (January 14, 1909 – October 16, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actress. She was married to Asa Bordages, a feature writer for the New York World-Telegram

Partial filmography Film The Barefoot Contessa (1954) as Lulu McGee War and Peace (1956) as Mariya Peronskaya Difendo il mio amore (1956) Boy on a Dolphin (1957) as Miss Dill The Love Specialist (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) as San Quentin Matron A Summer Place (1959) as Mrs. Carter, Helen's Mother (uncredited) Parrish (1961) as Miss Daly (uncredited) Rome Adventure (1962) as Mrs. Riggs The Thrill of It All (1963) as Celine (uncredited) Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) as Hannah Guthrie Inside Daisy Clover (1965) as Daisy's Nurse (uncredited) Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited) Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) as Mrs. Starkey (uncredited) Funny Girl (1968) as Mrs. O'Malley Devil Dog:The Hound of Hell (1978) as Occultist Bad Manners (1984) as Mother Celestina

Television

Sherlock Holmes (1 episode, 1954) as Maggie Blake Conrad Nagel Theater (2 episodes, 1955) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1 episode, 1955) as Mary Peter Gunn (1 episode, 1959) as Mrs. 'J' Markham (1 episode, 1959) as Landlady The Lawless Years (2 episodes, 1959) as Jane Morrison The Millionaire (1 episode, 1960) as Martha Chambers Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 episodes, 1959–1960) (Season 4 Episode 24: "The Avon Emeralds") (1959) as Aunt Catherine Sedley (Season 5 Episode 33: "Party Line") (1960) as Betty Nubbins General Electric Theater (1 episode, 1961) as Mrs. McQueen The Loretta Young Show (1 episode, 1961) as Lettie Harron The Law and Mr. Jones (1 episode, 1961) as Vera's Friend The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1961) as Rose Kramer Maverick (3 episodes, 1959–1961) as Dorritt MacGregor Have Gun - Will Travel (1 episode, 1961) as Mona Lansing The Lawman (1 episode, 1962) as Miss Selma Hazel (1 episode, 1962) as Hilda Dr. Kildare (2 episodes, 1961–1963) as Eleanor Quayle The Farmer's Daughter (1 episode, 1965) as Mrs. Buchanan The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (3 episodes, 1963–1965) (Season 1 Episode 18: "A Tangled Web") (1963) as Ethel Chesterman (Season 2 Episode 3: "Terror at Northfield") (1963) as Flora Sloan (Season 3 Episode 27: "The Second Wife") (1965) as Peggy Gilfoyle Perry Mason (4 episodes, 1960–1966) as Agatha Culpepper Gunsmoke (3 episodes, 1959–1967) as Essie Benlan, Mrs. Blouze The F.B.I. (1 episode, 1968) as Ruth Kolner Hawaii Five-O (1 episode, 1968) as Landlady Medical Center (1 episode, 1970) as Mrs. Sorenson The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1 episode, 1972) as Mrs. Ross Ladies of the Corridor (1975) as Mary Linscott Charlie's Angels (1 episode, 1976) as Grace Rodeheaver The Love Boat (1 episode, 1977) as Mrs. Pendleton The Tony Randall Show (2 episodes, 1976–1977) as Kim Reubner How the West Was Won (1978) as Clara Eight Is Enough (1 episode, 1979) as Mrs. Walker Three's Company (1 episode, 1982) as Mrs. Peabody Hill Street Blues (1 episode, 1984) as Mrs. Parsons Seduced (1985) as Mrs. Youngquist Something in Common (1986) as Aunt Celia Outlaws (1 episode, 1987) as Liz' Wade (final appearance)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gertrude Flynn?

Theatre and Film actor (1909-1996)

When was Gertrude Flynn born?

Gertrude Flynn was born on 14 January 1909 in New York.

When did Gertrude Flynn die?

Gertrude Flynn died on 16 October 1996 in Columbia.

What was Gertrude Flynn's occupation?

Gertrude Flynn was an actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and film actress.

What nationality was Gertrude Flynn?

Gertrude Flynn was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gertrude Flynn

· Wikidata: Q5553317

· DBpedia: Gertrude Flynn

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