Biography
Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles in New York City. In the coming years she began to play leads. The actors of note she appeared with included John Drew Jr., Edwin Booth, and Richard Mansfield.
She began work in films while the industry was still based in New York. Then she moved to Hollywood, where she was part of the first motion picture playing company organized there. Claire had roles in 123 films beginning in 1910 and continuing until 1928. Her last appearance in movies was in the Clara Bow feature film Red Hair (1928).
On April 28, 1928, Claire died at her home in Hollywood, aged 76. Her funeral was conducted in the chapel of Hollywood Forever Cemetery. She was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
all 63
Movies 63
Red Hair (1928)
We're All Gamblers (1927)
Married Alive (1927)
Tumbleweeds (1925)
The Wedding Song (1925)
The Storm Breaker (1925)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)
Her Sister from Paris (1925)
Wine of Youth (1924)
The Valley of Hate (1924)
Ladies to Board (1924)
Double Dealing (1923)
The Super-Sex (1922)
Ridin' Wild (1922)
Oliver Twist (1922)
The Crusader (1922)
Human Hearts (1922)
Forget Me Not (1922)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
Hail the Woman (1921)
The Sin of Martha Queed (1921)
The Fox (1921)
Greater Than Love (1921)
Society Secrets (1921)
The Forbidden Thing (1920)
Madame Peacock (1920)
The Cradle of Courage (1920)
Paris Green (1920)
Jinx (1919)
A Petal on the Current (1919)
The Crimson Gardenia (1919)
Romance and Arabella (1919)
Hard Boiled (1919)
'Blue Blazes' Rawden (1918)
His Mother's Boy (1917)
The Silent Man (1917)
Golden Rule Kate (1917)
Madcap Madge (1917)
Happiness (1917)
Back of the Man (1917)
The Wolf Woman (1916)
Honor Thy Name (1916)
The Market of Vain Desire (1916)
The Aryan (1916)
Peggy (1916)
The Coward (1915)
The Ruse (1915)
The Reward (1915)
Hearts and Swords (1915)
The Tavern Keeper's Son (1915)
In the Switch Tower (1915)
His Hour of Manhood (1914)
The Boomerang (1913)
The Boomerang (1913)
Sharps and Chaps (1912)
Ramona (1910)
The Way of the World (1910)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1852-07-15
Deathday1928-04-28 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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