Gerda Maurus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerda Maurus

Austrian actress

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Breitenfurt bei Wien, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1968

Profession: stage actor, film actor

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gerda Maurus (25 August 1903 – 31 July 1968) was an Austrian actress.She was of Croatian ethnicity, and initially made her name on stage in Vienna.
While performing in the theatre, she was discovered by the director Fritz Lang during a visit to his native city.
Lang cast her in the female lead in his silent thriller film Spione (1928) and she appeared in a number of German films during the Weimar and Nazi eras.