Gertrude Niesen was born on July 8, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for This Is the Army (1943), Bagdad Daddy (1941) and Darling Enemy (1934). She died on March 27, 1975 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Sultry vaudevillian and contralto torch singer of Swedish-Russian descent. Famous on the New York stage as burlesque queen in "Follow the Girls", and, on the West Coast, as Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1950).
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In the early 1940's, her mother purchased Rosecliff, a 50-room white marble luxury villa in Newport, valued at $2.7 million. The purchase price at auction was $17,000. Gertrude later assumed ownership.
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Big band singer.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
Nightclub Singer
This Is the Army
1943
World War One Vocalist
He's My Guy
1943
Singer
Rookies on Parade
1941
Marilyn Fenton
Bagdad Daddy
1941
Short
Start Cheering
1938
Sarah
Top of the Town
1937
Gilda Norman
Darling Enemy
1934
Short
The Yacht Party
1932
Short
Gertrude Nissen (as Gertrude Nissen)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
performer: "I'm Nobody's Baby" 1921 - uncredited
This Is the Army
1943
performer: "It's Your Country and My Country"
He's My Guy
1943
performer: "Two Guitars", "Heads Up"
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
lyrics: "I Wanna Make With the Happy Times" - uncredited / music: "I Wanna Make With the Happy Times" - uncredited
Start Cheering
1938
performer: "My Heaven on Earth" 1937, "Start Cheering" 1937, "Rockin' the Town" 1937 uncredited
Keeps Rainin' All the Time
1934
Short performer: "Stormy Weather Keeps Rainin' All the Time"
The Yacht Party
1932
Short performer: "Sweet and Hot" - as Gertrude Nissen, uncredited
$1.2 Million
