Gwili Andre

Gwili Andre (born Gurli Ingeborg Elna Andresen; 4 February 1907 – 5 February 1959) was a Danish model and actress who had a brief career in Hollywood films.

Early years Born in Frederiksberg, Andre had two sisters. Her parents were Carl Axel Andresen and Emma Marie Ellen Sørensen Bruun, married in 1904. Her parents divorced, and her father remarried in 1917. and Secrets of the French Police. While her striking looks were likened to that of Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, her acting garnered poor reviews. One newspaper columnist called her a "stiff, colorless and completely talentless performer." Despite the poor reviews of her acting, RKO began using her glamorous looks to promote her career. A widespread publicity campaign ensured that her name and face became well known to the American public, but her next role in No Other Woman (1933), opposite Irene Dunne, was not the success the studio expected. Over the next few years, she was relegated to supporting roles which included a role in the Joan Crawford picture A Woman's Face (1941).

Personal life Andre was married twice. She was married to prize-winning chess master and realtor Stanisław (Stasch) Mlotkowski in 1929. They separated in 1930 and divorced in 1935. Andre then married engineer William Dallas Cross Jr. in 1943. They had a son, Peter Lance Cross, in February 1944. They divorced in 1948. where she lived alone. The cause of the fire never was determined. and her ashes sent for burial at Søndermark Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Filmography Year Title Role Director 1932 Roar of the Dragon Natascha Wesley Ruggles Secrets of the French Police Eugenie Dorain A. Edward Sutherland 1933 No Other Woman Margot Van Deering J. Walter Ruben 1937 Meet the Boyfriend Vilma Vlare Ralph Staub The Girl Said No Gretchen Holman Andrew L. Stone 1941 A Woman's Face Gusta George Cukor 1942 The Falcon's Brother Diane Medford Stanley Logan