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Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Actor · Died November 9, 1977, aged 90 · Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Gertrude Astor (Born Gertrude Eyster November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone on a riverboat. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Astor at the age of 12 ran off and joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. Astor was a prolific performer, between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was most frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, golddiggers and "heroine's best pal". Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in Stage Struck (1925) with Gloria Swanson, as the vamp who plants stolen money on Harry Langdon in The Strong Man (1926), and as Laura LaPlante's wisecracking travelling companion in The Cat and the Canary (1927). Astor worked prolifically at Hal Roach studios with such headliners as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and especially Charley Chase. She was also kept busy at Columbia Pictures' short subjects unit. She continued to play bits in feature films throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. She was briefly glimpsed as the first murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Scarlet Claw and was among the ranks of dress extras in 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days. Her last appearance was in John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. In her later years, Astor was a welcome guest at several Sons of the Desert gatherings, and became an honorary member of the Way Out West tent. She died in Woodland Hills, California from a stroke. She is interred in the Abbey of Psalms in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.

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Born
November 9, 1887
Died
November 9, 1977 (aged 90)
From
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
74 on Motif · 225 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 40% in 30 days

What are Gertrude Astor's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Power
10%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Marriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gertrude Astor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 74 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gertrude Astor's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

225 credits, 74 with a Motif page.

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter(1966)

    as Townswoman

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • My Mother the Car (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sound of Music(1965)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964)

    as Denver Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Hand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Elderly Cultist

  • Two Rode Together(1961)

    as Mrs. Wringle (uncredited)

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All in a Night's Work(1961)

    as Customer (uncredited)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Rutledge(1960)

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Best of Everything(1959)

    as Leading Woman in Play (uncredited)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Tingler(1959)

    as Member of Silent Movie Audience (uncredited)

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Horse Soldiers(1959)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Female Animal(1957)

    as Actress on Movie Set (uncredited)

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • My Man Godfrey(1957)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Queen(1955)

    as Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wichita(1955)

    as Saloon Madam (uncredited)

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Long Legs(1955)

    as Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Deep in My Heart(1954)

    as Dorothy's Nurse (uncredited)

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Star Is Born(1954)

    as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Scared Stiff(1953)

    as Man with Spaghetti's Wife (uncredited)

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Angel Face(1952)

    as Matron (uncredited)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Old West(1952)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Merry Widow(1952)

    as Reception Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Paula(1952)

    as Mrs. Brown (uncredited)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fort Osage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    as Neighbor (uncredited)

  • Thunder on the Hill(1951)

    as Village Woman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Showgirl #4

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • When Worlds Collide(1951)

    as Traveler (uncredited)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Place in the Sun(1951)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Apache Drums(1951)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • All About Eve(1950)

    as Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Again Pioneers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Jans

  • Bunco Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Sunset Boulevard(1950)

    as Courtier (uncredited)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Caged(1950)

    as Inmate (uncredited)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Montana(1950)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Woman in Hiding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Woman in Drugstore (uncredited)

  • The File on Thelma Jordon(1949)

    as Juror (uncredited)

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)

    as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 3 Godfathers(1948)

    as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • My Dear Secretary(1948)

    as Miss Gee (uncredited)

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Joe Palooka in Winner Take All(1948)

    as Mrs. Howard

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Music Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Larkin

  • Here Comes Trouble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Woman with Dog (uncredited)

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Monsieur Verdoux(1947)

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fun on a Weekend(1947)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Calcutta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sister Kenny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Crack-Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Nagging Wife on Train (Uncredited)

  • Dragonwyck(1946)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Leave Her to Heaven(1945)

    as Prison Matron (uncredited)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1945)

    as Woman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • An Angel Comes To Brooklyn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Eva Tanguay (uncredited)

  • Girls of the Big House (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Railroad Matron

  • Swingin' on a Rainbow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • The Climax(1944)

    as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Claw(1944)

    Actor

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Weird Woman(1944)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Kansan(1943)

    as Blonde Townswoman

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Avenging Rider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Martha

  • Idaho(1943)

    as Party Guest

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Lost Canyon(1942)

    as Mrs. Anson

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Moontide(1942)

    as Woman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Reap the Wild Wind(1942)

    as Ball Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Frisco Lil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • The Wolf Man(1941)

    as Townswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hold Back the Dawn(1941)

    as Young Woman in Bar (uncredited)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Misbehaving Husbands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Gossiping Friend

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)

    as Extra (uncredited)

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Llano Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Saloon Hostess

  • $1000 a Touchdown(1939)

    as McGlen Wife (uncredited)

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dust Be My Destiny(1939)

    as Dame (uncredited)

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Women(1939)

    as Mud Bath Nurse (uncredited)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tassels in the Air (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Louella Pindell (uncredited)

  • The Big Broadcast of 1938(1938)

    as Woman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Pioneer Woman

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • All Over Town(1937)

    as Mamie

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Easy Living(1937)

    as Saleswoman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rich Relations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Empty Saddles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Eloise Hayes

  • Great Guy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Party Guest (Uncredited)

  • Wives Never Know (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mrs. Merchant (uncredited)

  • Postal Inspector(1936)

    as Woman with Drumsticks (uncredited)

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • San Francisco(1936)

    as Drunk's Girl (uncredited)

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • I Don't Remember (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sophie Glick

  • Manhattan Monkey Business (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Gwendolyn

  • Bad Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • It's in the Air(1935)

    as (uncredited)

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Cappy Ricks Returns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Speaker (uncredited)

  • Here Comes the Band(1935)

    as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honeymoon Limited(1935)

    as Lady Devonshire

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No More Ladies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Border Brigands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Big Six -Saloon Girl

  • The Drunkard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Peggy

  • Northern Frontier(1935)

    as Mae

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Chases of Pimple Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gertrude Astor - Lucas' Fiancee (uncredited)

  • Washee Ironee (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Woman at Party

  • Wedding Belles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • I'll Take Vanilla (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mom

  • Guilty Parents (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Marie

  • Carnival Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Zandra, Fortune Teller

  • Crook's Tour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mrs Dorigan

  • Ship of Wanted Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Vera

  • I Have Lived (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Harriet Naisson

  • The Plumber and the Lady (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mrs. Otto Mauser

  • Wine, Women and Song (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jennie Tilson

  • Flaming Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Escort Service Madam

  • Western Limited (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mrs. Winters

  • High Hats and Low Brows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mrs. Billingsgate

  • They Never Come Back(1932)

    as Kate

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • While Paris Sleeps (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • In Walked Charley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gertrude Henderson

  • Running Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gertrude Astor

  • Poker Widows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mrs. Thomas Regan

  • Come Clean(1931)

    as Mrs. Hardy

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Hell Bound (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Rosie

  • Live and Learn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mrs. Brown

  • Dames Ahoy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as The Blonde

  • Be Yourself! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lillian

  • Untamed(1929)

    as Mrs. Mason

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Frozen Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Moosehide Kate

  • Twin Beds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mrs. Solari

  • The Fall of Eve (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mrs. Ford

  • Two Weeks Off (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Agnes

  • The Fatal Warning (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • Synthetic Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Sheila Kelly

  • Chasing Husbands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • A Woman of Affairs(1928)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Butter and Egg Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Fanny Lehman

  • Stocks and Blondes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Goldie

  • Hit of the Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Trece

  • Five and Ten Cent Annie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Blonde

  • The Family Group (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Rose-Marie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Wanda

  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Paulette

  • Oh, What a Man! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as The Bandit

  • Ginsberg the Great (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Sappho

  • The Small Bachelor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Fanny

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mrs. St. Clare (uncredited)

  • The Irresistible Lover (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Dolly Carleton

  • The Cat and the Canary(1927)

    as Cecily

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Taxi Dancer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Kitty Lane

  • Lightning Lariats (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Girl

  • The Cheerful Fraud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Rose

  • The Strong Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Lily de Broadway

  • Sin Cargo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mary Wickham

  • The Country Beyond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mrs. Andrews

  • Tell 'Em Nothing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mrs. Gladstone

  • The Old Soak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Sylvia De Costa

  • Don Juan's 3 Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Baroness von Minden

  • The Boy Friend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mrs. White

  • Kiki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Paulette Mascar

  • Wife Tamers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mrs. Barry

  • Dizzy Daddies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as A Former Flame

  • Behind the Front (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as French barmaid

  • Ship of Souls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Doris Barnes

  • Stage Struck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Lillian Lyons

  • Satan in Sables (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dolores Sierra

  • Borrowed Finery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Maisie

  • The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Greta

  • Kentucky Pride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mrs. Beaumont

  • Pursued (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Madame La Grande

  • The Charmer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bertha Sedgwick

  • The Verdict (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mrs. Ronsard

  • Folly of Youth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Evelyn Cartwright

  • The Reckless Sex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Lucile Dupré

  • Laughing Ladies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Married Man's Wife

  • Robes of Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as 'Kansas' Lou

  • The Silent Watcher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Mrs. Steele

  • All's Swell on the Ocean (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • The Torrent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as The Cast-Off

  • Fight and Win (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Broadway or Bust (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Mrs. Dean Smythe

  • Secrets(1924)

    as Mrs. Manwaring

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Wanters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Mrs. Van Pelt

  • Flaming Youth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Annie

  • The Six-Fifty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Christine Palmer

  • Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Gertrude Astor

  • Rupert of Hentzau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Paula

  • The Ne'er-Do-Well (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Edith Cortlandt

  • Alice Adams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Mildred Palmer

  • The Ninety and Nine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Kate Van Dyke

  • You Never Know (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Miriam Folansbee

  • The Kentucky Derby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Helen Gordon

  • The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Alice Granville

  • Lorna Doone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Countess of Brandir (uncredited)

  • Skin Deep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Mrs. Carlson

  • Hurricane's Gal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Phyllis Fairfield

  • Beyond the Rocks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Morella Winmarleigh

  • Seeing's Believing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Aunt Sue

  • The Wall Flower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Pamela Shiel

  • Her Mad Bargain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ruth Beresford

  • Through the Back Door (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Louise Reeves

  • The Concert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Eva

  • The Branding Iron (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Betty Morena

  • Occasionally Yours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Mona

  • Burning Daylight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1920)

    as Lucille

  • The Lion Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Celeste La Rue

  • The Wicked Darling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Adele Hoyt

  • Loot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Lady Gwendolyn

  • Pretty Smooth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Mrs. Hanson

  • The Delicious Little Devil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Auditioning Dancer (uncredited)

  • What Am I Bid? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1919)

    as Diana Newlands

  • The Brazen Beauty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Mrs. Augusta Van Ruysdael

  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Stella Carter

  • Vamping the Vamp (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Thedeska - The Vamp

  • Bucking Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Gladys (uncredited)

  • The Lash of Power (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Phyllis Ward

  • The Price of a Good Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Mis Schyler

  • Bondage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Eugenia Darth

  • The Girl Who Won Out (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Mrs. Walsh

  • Cheyenne's Pal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Dancehall girl

  • The Rescue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Mrs. Hendricks

  • The Gray Ghost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Lady Gwendolyn

  • The Little Orphan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Emmeline Warren

  • Polly Redhead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Lady Caroline

  • The Scarlet Crystal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Helen Forbes

  • The Devil's Pay Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as Hazel Davidson

  • Bombs and Banknotes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1917)

    as His Daughter

  • Under Two Flags (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Venetia

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 225 titles from 1915 to 1966; peak year 1960.

Highest rated

Come Clean (1931)

Motif 84th

Most popular right now

The Tingler (1959)

Film career

19151966

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1917Screen debut· Bucking Broadway
  • 1950Career best· Sunset Boulevard

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting225 of 225: 225 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score69th

By decade

1910s23 · acting1920s79 · acting1930s50 · acting1940s34 · acting1950s30 · acting1960s9 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 46 roles
1732475257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gertrude Astor's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 73; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Untamed (1929)

69th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Motif 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gertrude Astor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gertrude Astor's Motif titles; Dorothy Sebastian shares the most, 2.