Erna Sellmer
German actress (1905-1983) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series George about a St. Bernard dog and its owners.
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1983Died13 May 19831978
Manure and GillyflowersSeries, Witwe Schmalz1974
DerrickSeries, Frau Wagner
GeorgeSeries, 1974Frau Gerber1970Miss Molly MillSeries, Mrs. Twinkle
Scene of the CrimeSeries, 1970Haushälterin Frau Naumann
Gefährliche NeugierFilm, 1970Frau Schneemilch1967
Landarzt Dr. BrockSeries, Helene Klausen1966Adrian der TulpendiebSeries, Adrians Tante1965Die Tochter des BrunnenmachersFilm, Nathalie Amoretti1963
Homesick for St. PaulFilm, Mutter Steinemann1961Küß mich KätchenFilm, Nanie1958
13 Little Donkeys and the Sun CourtFilm, Frau Regierungsrat Steinberger1955
Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion ModelFilm, Leiterin der Mannequinschule1953
Captain Bay-BayFilm, Tante Emma1952
Ferien vom IchFilm1949
Our Daily BreadFilm, Bäckersfrau1946
The Murderers Are Among UsFilm, Mrs. Brückner1944I Need YouFilm, Julias Hausmädchen Emilie1943
The Bath in the BarnFilm, seine Frau1941
The ComediansFilm, Amme Armins1939Freed HandsFilm, Pastorin1905Born19 June 1905
Manure and GillyflowersSeries, Witwe Schmalz1974DerrickSeries, Frau WagnerGeorgeSeries, 1974Frau Gerber1970Miss Molly MillSeries, Mrs. TwinkleScene of the CrimeSeries, 1970Haushälterin Frau NaumannGefährliche NeugierFilm, 1970Frau Schneemilch1967Landarzt Dr. BrockSeries, Helene Klausen1966Adrian der TulpendiebSeries, Adrians Tante1965Die Tochter des BrunnenmachersFilm, Nathalie Amoretti1963Homesick for St. PaulFilm, Mutter Steinemann1961Küß mich KätchenFilm, Nanie195813 Little Donkeys and the Sun CourtFilm, Frau Regierungsrat Steinberger1955Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion ModelFilm, Leiterin der Mannequinschule1953Captain Bay-BayFilm, Tante Emma1952Ferien vom IchFilm1949Our Daily BreadFilm, Bäckersfrau1946The Murderers Are Among UsFilm, Mrs. Brückner1944I Need YouFilm, Julias Hausmädchen Emilie1943The Bath in the BarnFilm, seine Frau1941The ComediansFilm, Amme Armins1939Freed HandsFilm, Pastorin1905Born19 June 1905People around Erna
Close ties
Joseph Offenbach Also in 13 kleine Esel und der Sonnenhof (1958)- Hans Schweikart Directed Liberated Hands (1939)
Hans Albers Also in Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)
Paul Dahlke Also in Liberated Hands and The Rabanser Case
Helmut Käutner Directed Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)
Erich Dunskus Also in The Comedians and The Great Love- Werner Peters Also in 13 kleine Esel und der Sonnenhof (1958)
Loni Heuser Also in The Big Chance (1957)
Freddy Quinn Also in Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
Ewald Balser Also in Liberated Hands (1939)
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer Also in The Girl from Barnhelm and I Need You
Günther Lüders Also in Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)
Alice Treff Also in Two in a Big City (1942)
Wolfgang Staudte Directed Murderers Among Us (1946)Gustav Knuth Also in Große Freiheit Nr. 7 and Charleys Onkel
Hans Deppe Directed 13 kleine Esel und der Sonnenhof (1958)
Hansjörg Felmy Also in The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)
Eugen York Directed The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)
Hans Söhnker Also in Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)
Fita Benkhoff Also in The Girl from Barnhelm (1940)
Gunnar Möller Also in 13 kleine Esel und der Sonnenhof (1958)
Friedrich Schütter Also in The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)
Ullrich Haupt, Jr. Also in The Comedians and Homesick for St. Pauli
Josef Dahmen Also in Two in a Big City (1942)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
95 credits on file
Television 7
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
In 1939 Sellmer provided the German language voiceover for Hattie McDaniel in her Academy award-winning role in Gone with the Wind.
Country
Germany
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1983 · aged 77
In the same film or series as Erna
Claus BiederstaedtAlso in Meine Kinder und ich (1955)
Robert MeynAlso in Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1965)
Wilhelm BorchertAlso in The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
Ursula HerkingAlso in Gefährliche Neugier (1970)
Winnie MarkusAlso in Zwischen Herz und Gewissen (1951)
Kurt MaetzigAlso in Don't Forget My Little Traudel (1957)