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British-American actress born Gittel Enoyce Barnes
(and later called Gertrude Maude Barnes) who was
born in Islington, London, England on May 25,
1903. 

She began her acting career in films in 1923 and
continued until 1973, (Forty Carats. Her most
famous movie was probably The Private Life of
Henry VIII, in the role of the very unfortunate
Katherine Howard, which starred Charles Laughton
in the title role. 

She was married to film producer Mike Frankovich,
who was 6 years her junior and for whom she
converted to Roman Catholicism (she was originally
Jewish).

She died peacefully of natural causes at the age
of 95 in Beverly Hills in 1998, survived by her
three adopted children, including production
manager Mike Frankovich, Jr., and producer Peter
Frankovich.