Trude Hesterberg
Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964.
Trude Hesterberg

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- Name
- Trude Hesterberg
- Born
- 2 May 1892
- Birth Name
- Gertrud Johanna Dorothea Helene Hesterberg
- Birthplace
- Berlin, German Empire
- Died
- 31 August 1967
- Place of death
- Munich, West Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Honours
- German Film Award.
- Languages
- German.
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Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964.
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• Name — Trude Hesterberg • Born — 2 May 1892 • Birth Name — Gertrud Johanna Dorothea Helene Hesterberg • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Died — 31 August 1967 • Place of death — Munich, West Germany • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1917–1964
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Ein Schwerenöter (1916) – Liddy • Die Eheschule (1917) • Die Reise ins Jenseits (1917) • The Rosentopf Case (1918) – Bella Spaketti, Tänzerin • The Story of a Maid (1921) – Lia de Pau • Fridericus Rex (1922–1923, part 1, 3) – Marquise von Pompadour • Die Frau mit dem Etwas (1925) • The Woman with That Certain Something (1925) – Zuschauerin imm Varieté • Upstairs and Downstairs (1925) – Auguste, Mädchen für alles • Manon Lescaut (1926) – Claire • Circus Romanelli (1926) – Frau Direktor • Maytime (1926) – Julia • Madame Wants No Children (1926) – Elyane's mother • White Slave Traffic (1927) – Meta Pohlmann • Love Affairs (1927) • The Imaginary Baron (1927) – Fränze • The Vice of Humanity (1927) – Mrs. von Führing • The Lorelei (1927) • The Queen Was in the Parlour (1927) – Herzogin Xenia • That Dangerous Age (1927) – Lilly seine Frau • Two Under the Stars (1927) – Isabella, seine Frau • When the Mother and the Daughter (1928) • The Great Adventuress (1928) – Aunt Eulalie • Honeymoon (1928) • Two Red Roses (1928) – Eugenie, seine Frau • The Little Slave (1928) – Meta Strippe • Strauss Is Playing Today (1928) – Trampusch • Flucht vor Blond (1928) • Revolt in the Batchelor's House (1929) – Die lustige Witwe • The Convict from Istanbul (1929) – Jola Zezi • Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna (1931) – Marchesa Giuseppina Savigliani • The Night of Decision (1931) – Madame Alexandra • The Men Around Lucy (1931) – Lola • Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) • Storms of Passion (1932) – Yvonne • The Naked Truth (1932) • Viennese Waltz (1932) • A Blonde Dream (1932) – Illustrierte Ilse • Mieter Schulze gegen alle (1932) • Ich will Dich Liebe lehren (1933) • Ist mein Mann nicht fabelhaft? (1933) – Frau Windisch • The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel (1933) – Mrs. Wellington • My Heart Calls You (1934) – Director of a Modesalon • The Big Chance (1934) – Renate Rodenbeck • The Brenken Case (1934) – Fräulein Bomst, Direktrice Gussersee-Hotel • All Because of the Dog (1935) – Lottchen, seine Frau • The Green Domino (1935) – Lulu Mielke • Mädchenräuber (1936) – Frau des Hippodrombesitzers • The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1936) – Adelgunde Striese • Paul and Pauline (1936) – Bertha Wohlleben • Orders Are Orders (1936) – Alwine Sommer • Drei tolle Tage (1936) – Tante Jutta • His Best Friend (1937) – Emmi Gärtner • The Irresistible Man (1937) – Tante Renier • Tip auf Amalia (1940) – Hippodrominhaberin Cora Barella • Golowin geht durch die Stadt (1940) – Hetty Rado • Jakko (1941) – Soubrette • Der Hochtourist (1942 film) (1942) – Johanna Lallinger • Am Ende der Welt (1947) – Corinna Valaine • The Secret of the Red Cat (1949) – Laura • By a Nose (1949) – Therese, seine Gattin • The Blue Straw Hat (1949) – Seine Frau • Trouble in Paradise (1950) – Ulrike Möller • Nacht ohne Sünde (1950) – Frau Steinhauer • Corinna Schmidt (1951) – Jenny Treibel • Alraune (1952) – Fuerstin Wolkonska • The Divorcée (1953) – Schauspielerin • Mailman Mueller (1953) – Aunt Anna • Jonny Saves Nebrador (1953) – Madame Dubouche • Unter den Sternen von Capri (1953) • Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953) – Ahavzi • The Gypsy Baron (1954) – Zipra, eine alte Zigeunerin • Oh, diese lieben Verwandten (1955) – Alwine, seine geschiedene Frau • The Happy Wanderer (1955) – Milena Gaad, Gesangslehrerin • Parole Heimat (1955) – Madame Janine • Sonnenschein und Wolkenbruch (1955) • Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben (1956) – Frau Moll • Holiday am Wörthersee (1956) – Generalin von Patzewitz • The Old Forester House (1956) – Emilie Kramer • Der schräge Otto (1957) – Frau Miefke • Frauen sind für die Liebe da (1957) – Oberst von Brugg • Sand, Love and Salt (1957) – Mother of Vida • Es wird alles wieder gut (1957) – Tante Flora • Doctor Bertram (1957) – Frau Gollicke • At the Green Cockatoo by Night (1957) – Frl. Koldewey, Faktotum • Skandal um Dodo (1959) – Frau Wiedehopf • Auf Wiedersehen am blauen Meer (1962) – Bonny

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1892
Trude Hesterberg was born on 2 May 1892.
1967
Trude Hesterberg died on 21 August 1967.
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