Lisa Golm (née Luise Schmertzler, Hebrew: לואיז שמרצלר; 10 April 1891 – 6 January 1964) was a German actress who emigrated to America and appeared in a number of Hollywood films as a character actress.[1][2][3] Golm made her first screen appearance in the 1939 film Confessions of a Nazi Spy. She also featured on American television, appearing on shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Third Man and The Twilight Zone.
Lisa Golm | |
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ליסה גולם | |
.jpg) Golm in The Hoodlum (1951) | |
| Born | Luise Schmertzler 10 April 1891 |
| Died | 6 January 1964 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Haifa Cemetery, Israel |
| Other names | Der rote Besen |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1962 |
| Spouse(s) | Ernest Golm (m. 1918; died 1962) |
Biography
editOn 6 November 1918, she married Ernest Otto Ferdinand Golm in Berlin, Germany and later entered the United States at New York City on 3 December 1937.[4] She was naturalized as an American citizen on 24 September 1943, when a resident of Los Angeles.[5]
Death
editGolm died on 6 January 1964, aged 72, in Tel Aviv, Israel from a neoplasm (or tumour).[clarification needed] She was buried in the Haifa Cemetery in Israel. She was survived by her sister, Jennie Schmerzler.[6]
Selected filmography
edit- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) as Mrs. Anna Westphal (uncredited)
- Escape (1940) as Anna
- So Ends Our Night (1941) as The Pale Woman, Ruth's roommate
- Journey for Margaret (1942) as Frau Weber
- Woman of the Year (1942) as Yugoslav Consul's Wife (uncredited)
- Calling Dr. Death (1943) as Marion's Mother
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) as Frau Spitz (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow (1943) as Train Passenger Arriving Late (uncredited)
- Above Suspicion (1943) as Frau Schulz (uncredited)
- Madame Curie (1943) as Lucille (uncredited)
- The Seventh Cross (1944) as Frau Hinkel (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Woman (1946) as Emma
- Without Reservations (1946) as Alma (uncredited)
- High Wall (1947) as Dr. Golm (uncredited)
- Possessed (1947) as Elsie
- Cry Wolf (1947) as Mrs. Laidell (uncredited)
- A Foreign Affair (1948) as German (uncredited)
- Homecoming (1948) as Anna (uncredited)
- Little Women (1949) as Mrs. Hummel (uncredited)
- Anna Lucasta (1949) as Theresa
- The Great Sinner (1949) as Elderly Lady (uncredited)
- The Doctor and the Girl (1949) as Hetty
- The Great Gatsby (1949) as Pamela's Nurse (uncredited)
- East Side, West Side (1949) as Josephine
- The Happy Years (1950) as Connie's Maid (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum (1951) as Mrs. Lubeck
- Payment on Demand (1951) as Molly
- A Place in the Sun (1951) as Eastman's Maid (uncredited)
- The Blue Veil (1951) as Elsa (uncredited)
- Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) as Mrs. Coffman
- My Pal Gus (1952) as Anna
- Invitation (1952) as Agnes, the Maid
- The Merry Widow (1952) as Queen (uncredited)
- Bad for Each Other (1953) as Mrs. Marzano (uncredited)
- Ride the High Iron (1956) as Mrs. Danielchik
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 2 Episode 17: "My Brother, Richard") as Mrs. Kopeck
- Monkey on My Back (1957) as Barney's Mother
- The Twilight Zone (1960) (Season 2 Episode 2: "The Man in the Bottle") as Mrs. Gumley
References
edit- ^ Keaney p.191
- ^ Capua p.157
- ^ Andreychuk p.61
- ^ "Lisa Golm in the California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records". Federal Naturalization Records. 19 July 1938. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Lisa Golm in the U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992". Naturalization Record Indexes. 24 September 1943. Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Lisa Golm in the U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974". American Embassy. 27 January 1964. Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Ancestry.com.
Bibliography
edit- Andreychuk, Ed. Burt Lancaster: A Filmography and Biography. McFarland, 2015.
- Capua, Michelangelo. Janet Leigh: A Biography. McFarland, 2013.
- Keaney, Michael F. Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959. McFarland, 2003.
- McLaughlin, Robert. We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
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