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Blanche Yurka (born Blanch Jurka; June 19, 1887 β June 6, 1974) was an American stage and film actress and director. She was an opera singer with minor roles at the Metropolitan Opera and later became a stage actress, making her Broadway debut in 1906 and established herself as a character actor of the classical stage, also appearing in several films of the 1930s and 1940s.
In addition to her many stage roles, which included Queen Gertrude opposite John Barrymore's Hamlet, she was an occasional director and playwright. She remained active in theater and film until the late 1960s. Her most famous film role was Madame Defarge in MGM's version of A Tale of Two Cities (1935), but she was also the compassionate aunt in The Song of Bernadette (1943). Another memorable role was as Zachary Scott's widowed mother in The Southerner (1945).
Filmography
all 27
Movies 23
TV Shows 4
self 1
Great Ghost Tales (1961)
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (1961)
Thunder in the Sun (1959)
Climax! (1954)
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland (1954)
Taxi (1953)
At Sword's Point (1952)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
The Furies (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Flame (1947)
The Southerner (1945)
One Body Too Many (1944)
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Hitler's Madman (1943)
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
A Night to Remember (1942)
Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
Escape (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1887-06-18
Deathday1974-06-06 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceSaint Paul, United States of America
RelationshipsIan Keith (1922-01-01 - 1926-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBlanche Jurka, Blanch Jurka
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