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Gloria Holden(1903-1991)

  • Actress
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"Dracula's Daughter" Gloria Holden 1936 Universal / **I.V.
The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.
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Hollywood leading lady in B-movies, and supporting actress in big budget films. Although remembered for her portrayal of "Mme. Zola" in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), she is most memorable for her chilling-yet-beauteous performance as Dracula's Daughter (1936). She had another memorable role in director Tod Browning's Miracles for Sale (1939).
BornSeptember 5, 1903
DiedMarch 22, 1991(87)
BornSeptember 5, 1903
DiedMarch 22, 1991(87)
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Known for

Gloria Holden in Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Dracula's Daughter
6.3
  • Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's Daughter)
  • 1936
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy in Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
7.0
  • Joan Carstairs
  • 1936
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ruth Warrick in The Corsican Brothers (1941)
The Corsican Brothers
6.5
  • Countess Franchi
  • 1941
Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
7.1
  • Alexandrine Zola
  • 1937

Credits

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Actress

  • Coral Browne, Peggy Cass, Fred Clark, Patric Knowles, Rosalind Russell, Roger Smith, and Forrest Tucker in Auntie Mame (1958)
    Auntie Mame
    7.9
    • Guest at Garden Party (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jürgens, and John Saxon in This Happy Feeling (1958)
    This Happy Feeling
    5.8
    • Mrs. Dover
    • 1958
  • Tyrone Power and Kim Novak in The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
    The Eddy Duchin Story
    6.8
    • Mrs. Duchin
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Alexandrine Zola
    • 1955
  • Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Betta St. John in Dream Wife (1953)
    Dream Wife
    5.9
    • Mrs. Jean Landwell
    • 1953
  • Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, and Charles Coburn in Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)
    Has Anybody Seen My Gal
    7.1
    • Clarissa Pennock
    • 1952
  • Personal Appearance Theater
    TV Series
    • 1952
  • The Marionette Mystery
    TV Short
    • 1950
  • David Niven and Shirley Temple in A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
    A Kiss for Corliss
    5.8
    • Mrs. Janet Archer
    • 1949
  • David Bruce, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Charles Halton, Gloria Holden, Robert Emmett Keane, Margaret Kerry, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Anne O'Neal, Arthur Stone, Kent Taylor, and Emmett Vogan in The Sickle or the Cross (1949)
    The Sickle or the Cross
    5.5
    • Louise Cannon
    • 1949
  • Your Show Time (1949)
    Your Show Time
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1949
  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
    The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Wife
    • 1948
  • Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, and Audrey Long in Perilous Waters (1948)
    Perilous Waters
    5.8
    • Mrs. Ferris
    • 1948
  • Mickey Rooney, Ann Blyth, Brian Donlevy, and Sam Levene in Killer McCoy (1947)
    Killer McCoy
    6.6
    • Mrs. Laura McCoy
    • 1947
  • Clark Gable in The Hucksters (1947)
    The Hucksters
    6.7
    • Mrs. Kimberly
    • 1947

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Anje Berens
  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • September 5, 1903
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 22, 1991
    • Redlands, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      William Harold HoytJuly 10, 1945 - March 22, 1991 (her death, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Eska Bergmann Holden
  • Other works
    Radio: Appeared (as "Alexandrine Zola", reprising her role in the film The Life of Emile Zola (1937)) in a Lux Radio Theatre of "The Life of Emile Zola". Also in cast: Paul Muni.
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    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    Contrary to some reports, Holden died at age 87, not 83.
  • Quotes
    [Shortly before her death, a fan demanding an autograph mentions Dracula's Daughter (1936)] Oh, that awful thing.

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