Ursula Grabley(1908-1977)

Brunette German stage and screen comedienne, trained as a ballet dancer. Popular on screen in the 30's as dynamic, wisecracking or tomboyish second leads, noted for her trademark bobbed hairstyle. Her film career stalled during the war years after a private altercation with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. From the 1950's onwards, she often played motherly figures in films and (increasingly) on television. She also provided the German voice for Lucille Ball. Ursula died of a stroke during a theatrical tour of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".