Gertrude Messinger

Biography

Gertrude Dolores Messinger was an American film actress who began acting as a child in silent films and found her greatest fame in talkies of the 1930s. She appeared in over 50 motion pictures, with notable success in westerns. Her breakout role came in 1934's "Anne of Green Gables," alongside Dawn O'Day, and she also starred opposite Bob Steele in 1932's "Riders of the Desert."