Sigrid Gurie

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18 maja 1911 — 14 sierpnia 1969 (58 years)
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Sigrid Gurie (May 18, 1911 – August 14, 1969) was a Norwegian American motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s.

In 1936, Gurie arrived in Hollywood. Film magnate Sam Goldwyn reportedly took credit for discovering her, promoting his discovery as "the new Garbo" and billed her as "the siren of the fjords". When the press discovered Gurie's birth in Flatbush, Goldwyn then claimed "the greatest hoax in movie history." She starred as Kokashin, daughter of Kublai Khan, in the 1938 production of The Adventures of Marco Polo, and went on to give worthwhile performances in such films as Algiers (1938), Three Faces West (1940) and Voice in the Wind (1944). She had a minor role in the classic Norwegian film Kampen om tungtvannet (1948). The movie was based principally on the book Skis Against the Atom which was written by her brother.

In the late 1940s she attended the Kann Art Institute, operated in West Hollywood by abstract artist Frederick I. Kann (1886–1965). She studied oils and portraiture. Among her works were landscapes, portraits and pen and ink sketches.

From 1961 to 1969 she lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she continued painting, and was also designing jewelry for Royal Copenhagen in Denmark. She entered the hospital in Mexico City on an emergency basis for a recurring kidney problem, then developed a blood clot that passed through her lungs, which led to her death.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Algier
    Algier1938
  • Marco Polo
    Marco Polo1938
  • Joe Santa Claus
    Joe Santa Claus1951

Known For

  • Algier
    Algier1938
  • Marco Polo
    Marco Polo1938
  • Three Faces West
    Three Faces West1940
  • Sofia
    Sofia1948
  • Enemy of Women
    Enemy of Women1944

Filmografia

1951
Joe Santa Claus · as EllenNa Plex
1951
1948
Sofia · as Linda Carlsen
1944
Enemy of Women · as Magda Quandt [bit]
1944
Voice in the Wind · as Marya
1940
Dark Streets of Cairo · as Ellen Stephens
1940
Three Faces West · as Leni 'lenchen' Braun
1939
Rio · as Irene Reynard
1938
Algiers · as InesNa Plex
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo · as Princess KukachinNa Plex
1937
The Road Back · as Soldier's Wife

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