Actress, Singer. She was best known for playing the character roles of mothers, landladies, maids, and housewives, in both silent films and sound films. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Minna Meyers' in the mystery film, "Fog" (1933). The film which was directed by Albert S. Rogell, which was written for the screen by Ethel Hill and Dore Schary, which was based on a story by Dorothy Rice Sims, and which also starred Donald Cook, Mary Brian, and Reginald Denny, tells the story of several murders which are committed in swift succession on board an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a dense fog, and many of the passengers come under suspicion before the actual killer is brought to justice with the aid of a very substantial "ghost." She was born in Dessau, Germany, and later came to the United States to pursue an acting career. She appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in several stage productions of such plays as, 'Louise Dupont' in "Auction Pinochle" (Nov 23, 1912 -), and as 'The Maid' in "Tonight Or Never" (November 18, 1930, to June 1931). She made her actual film debut playing in the short German film, "Das Gleichgewicht" (1917). The film also starred Gisela Werbisek, Paul Mahr, and Richard Grossman. Besides, playing in the short German film, "Das Gleichgewicht" (1917), and playing the role of 'Minna Meyers' in the mystery film, "Fog" (1933), her many other film credits include, "The Bluejackets" (1922), "Die Königsloge" (1929), "Tonight Or Never" (1931), "Grand Hotel" (1932), "The Man From Yesterday" (1932), "Flesh" (1932), "The Match King" (1932), "Whistling In The Dark" (1933), "The White Sister" (1933), "The Nuisance" (1933), "Jennie Gerhardt" (1933), "Pilgrimage" (1933), "Stage Mother" (1933), "Bombshell" (1933), "Meet The Baron" (1933), "The Chief" (1933), "Let's Fall In Love" (1933), "As Husband's Go" (1934), "Elmer Steps Out" (1934), "The Line-Up" (1934), "All Men Are Enemies" (1934), "Private Scandal" (1934), "Most Precious Thing In Life" (1934), "Young And Beautiful" (1934), "Servants' Entrance" (1934), "Strange Wives" (1934), "The Mighty Barnum" (1934), "Forsaking All Others" (1934), "Biography Of A Bachelor Girl" (1935), "Naughty Marietta" (1935), "Laddie" (1935), "Mister Dynamite" (1935), "Public Hero Number 1" (1935), "Smart Girl" (1935), "Diamond Jim" (1935), "The Return Of Peter Grimm" (1935), "His Night Out" (1935), "Twin Triplets" (1935), "Wife vs. Secretary" (1936), "These Three" (1936), "Moonlight Murder" (1936), "Suzy" (1936), "Spendthrift" (1936), "The Gorgeous Hussy" (1936), "Libeled Lady" (1936), "Bill Cracks Down" (1937), "When Love Is Young" (1937), "Thin ice" (1937), "Night Of Mystery" (1937), "Damaged Goods" (1937), "The Road Back" (1937), "Fly Away Baby" (1937), "Reported Missing!" (1937), "Lancer Spy" (1937), "Heidi" (1937), "I'll Take Romance" (1937), "Prescription For Romance" (1937), "The Patient In Room 18" (1938), "Paradise For Three" (1938), "Three Loves Has Nancy" (1938), "The Great Waltz" (1938), "Torchy Gets Her Man" (1938), "Twelve Crowded Hours" (1938), "When Tomorrow Comes" (1939), "The Women" (1939), "No Place To Go" (1939), "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" (1940), "Four Sons" (1940), "The Man I Married" (1940), "Bitter Sweet" (1940), "Come Live With Me" (1941), "Million Dollar Baby" (1941), "Reunion In France" (1942), and 'They Got Me Covered" (1943). Her last film role was playing 'Mama Hartzler' in the film drama, "An American Romance" (1944). The film which was directed and written by King Vidor, which was written for the screen by Herbert Dalmas and William Ludwig, and which also starred Brian Donlevy, Ann Richard, and Walter Abel, tells the story of Stefan Dangos who immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist. She retired from acting shortly thereafter. During her acting career, she also used the name Grete Meier and Greta Meyers. She passed away in Gardena, California, on October 8, 1965, at the age of 82, and she was cremated and her ashes were buried in the Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery in Boyle Heights, California.