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Ilka Grüning(1876-1964)

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Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning was born on 4 September 1876 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Peer Gynt (1919), Figaros Hochzeit (1920) and Words and Music (1948). She died on 11 November 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1876
DiedNovember 11, 1964(88)
BornSeptember 4, 1876
DiedNovember 11, 1964(88)
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Ilka Grüning and Maria Ouspenskaya in Kings Row (1942)
Ilka Grüning, S.Z. Sakall, and Ludwig Stössel in Casablanca (1942)

Known for

Peer Gynt
7.3
  • Aase
  • 1919
Alexander Moissi in Figaros Hochzeit (1920)
Figaros Hochzeit
  • Marcelline
  • 1920
Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
Words and Music
6.4
  • Mrs. Rogers(as Ilka Gruning)
  • 1948
Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod
  • Aase
  • 1919

Credits

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Actress

  • Die Venus vom Tivoli (1953)
    Die Venus vom Tivoli
    • Frau Stransky
    • 1953
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • Chevron Theatre (1952)
    Chevron Theatre
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • Passage West (1951)
    Passage West
    • Mama Ludwig (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1951
  • Bette Davis, Frances Dee, and Barry Sullivan in Payment on Demand (1951)
    Payment on Demand
    • Mrs. Polanski (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Convicted (1950)
    Convicted
    • Martha Lorry (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • John Payne in Captain China (1950)
    Captain China
    • Mrs. Haasvelt (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1950
  • Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes in Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
    Mr. Soft Touch
    • Old Woman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in The Great Sinner (1949)
    The Great Sinner
    • Pauline's Duenna (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Caught (1949)
    Caught
    • Grandmother Rudetzki (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, and Ann Sothern in Words and Music (1948)
    Words and Music
    • Mrs. Rogers (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1948
  • A Foreign Affair (1948)
    A Foreign Affair
    • German Wife (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • 1 sheet, 27 x 41 in
    Raw Deal
    • Fran - Oscar's Housekeeper (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
    Letter from an Unknown Woman
    • Ticket-Taker (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Douglas Fowley, and Audrey Long in Desperate (1947)
    Desperate
    • Aunt Klara (as Ilka Gruning)
    • 1947

Additional Crew

  • Das Kalte Herz (2016)
    Das Kalte Herz
    • advisor
    • 2016

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ilka Gruning
  • Born
    • September 4, 1876
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • November 11, 1964
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Before WW2 she headed a major drama school in Berlin.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Grüning died on November 11, 1964, in Los Angeles, at the age of 88. She was cremated and her ashes rest in Columbarium of Faith in Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, California. Actors Paul Henreid and George Bancroft are also buried here.

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