Gloria Anna Holden (September 5, 1903 â€" March 22, 1991) 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 (1931), had a bit part in The Desert Song
(1926), and succeeded Lilly Cahill in As Husbands Go at the John
Golden Theatre on Broadway, in June 1931. In August 1932, 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 (1933), written by D.L. James. Holden was
among the cast members in Memory (1933), a Myron Fagan play.Holden was
active in stock theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; Princeton, New Jersey;
and Scarborough, New York.
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 (1931), had a bit part in The Desert Song
(1926), and succeeded Lilly Cahill in As Husbands Go at the John
Golden Theatre on Broadway, in June 1931. In August 1932, 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 (1933), written by D.L. James. Holden was
among the cast members in Memory (1933), a Myron Fagan play.Holden was
active in stock theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; Princeton, New Jersey;
and Scarborough, New York.
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