Gloria Anna Holden (September , â€" March , ) was an English-born
American film actress, best known for her role as Dracula's Daughter.
She often portrayed cold society women.Born in London, England, Holden
emigrated to the United States as a child with her parents, Charles
Laurence Sutherland and Eska (née Bergmann). Her mother was
German.[better source needed] She attended school in Wayne,
Pennsylvania, and later studied at New York's American Academy of
Dramatic Arts. Before she became an actress, she modeled for artists,
was a shopper for a store, and worked in a beauty salon. In her early
teens, living in suburban Philadelphia (Gladwyne), she took voice
lessons from Philip Warren Cook and was a church chorister in Ardmore
and, later, Overbrook.Holden's early stage work included small parts
in plays such as The Royal Family, in which she spoke four lines
playing a nurse. She was an understudy to Mary Ellis in Children of
Darkness, and had a minor role in That Ferguson Family. She was an
understudy for Brass Ankle (), had a bit part in The Desert Song (),
and succeeded Lilly Cahill in As Husbands Go at the John Golden
Theatre on Broadway, in June . In August , Holden was part of the cast
of Manhattan Melody at the Longacre Theatre. The Lawrence Hazard play,
adapted by L. Lawrence Weber, also featured Helen Lowell, Minnie
Dupree and William Corbett as players. She was the leading lady in
Survivor (), written by D.L. James. Holden was among the cast members
in Memory (), a Myron Fagan play.[citation needed]Holden was active in
stock theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; Princeton, New Jersey; and
Scarborough, New York.
American film actress, best known for her role as Dracula's Daughter.
She often portrayed cold society women.Born in London, England, Holden
emigrated to the United States as a child with her parents, Charles
Laurence Sutherland and Eska (née Bergmann). Her mother was
German.[better source needed] She attended school in Wayne,
Pennsylvania, and later studied at New York's American Academy of
Dramatic Arts. Before she became an actress, she modeled for artists,
was a shopper for a store, and worked in a beauty salon. In her early
teens, living in suburban Philadelphia (Gladwyne), she took voice
lessons from Philip Warren Cook and was a church chorister in Ardmore
and, later, Overbrook.Holden's early stage work included small parts
in plays such as The Royal Family, in which she spoke four lines
playing a nurse. She was an understudy to Mary Ellis in Children of
Darkness, and had a minor role in That Ferguson Family. She was an
understudy for Brass Ankle (), had a bit part in The Desert Song (),
and succeeded Lilly Cahill in As Husbands Go at the John Golden
Theatre on Broadway, in June . In August , Holden was part of the cast
of Manhattan Melody at the Longacre Theatre. The Lawrence Hazard play,
adapted by L. Lawrence Weber, also featured Helen Lowell, Minnie
Dupree and William Corbett as players. She was the leading lady in
Survivor (), written by D.L. James. Holden was among the cast members
in Memory (), a Myron Fagan play.[citation needed]Holden was active in
stock theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; Princeton, New Jersey; and
Scarborough, New York.
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