Gertrude Welcker

Gertrude Welcker

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1896-07-15

  • Day of Death

    1988-08-01 (92 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Biography

Gertrude Welcker was a German stage and screen actress. From 1916 to 1919 she performed in Max Reinhardt theaters, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Kammerspiele, and Volksbühne. She made her film debut in "Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty" in 1917. She ended her film career after 64 features in 1925. She stayed on a couple of years in the theatre. In 1941 she became a Red Cross nurse and escaped to Sweden as Gertud Carlsund.