Sigrid Gurie
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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,...
Known For
Filmography
Joe Santa Claus
1951
as Ellen
The du Pont Story
1950
as Sophie du Pont
Sword of the Avenger
1948
as Maria Louisa
Sofia
1948
as Linda Carlsen
Voice in the Wind
1944
as Marya
Enemy of Women
1944
as Magda Quandt [bit]
Three Faces West
1940
as Leni 'Lenchen' Braun
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Ellen Stephens
Rio
1939
as Irene Reynard
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Anne Kennedy
Algiers
1938
as Ines
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Princess Kukachin