Gertrude McCoy

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Gertrude McCoy (born Gertrude Lyon; June 30, 1890 – July 17, 1967) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 160 films between 1911 and 1926. McCoy was born in Rome, Georgia, on June 30, 1896, and she attended schools in Nassau, Tennessee. McCoy was a Gibson Girl, modeling for artist Charles Dana Gibson, before she acted. She began working for Gaumont studios in 1916 and also acted for Zitaphone, Biograph, and Pathe. In 1915, the Gertrude McCoy Theater opened in West Baltimore's Easterwood section. It was built by the Lord Calvert Amusement Company. When McCoy retired in 1927, the 500-seat theater's name was changed to the Fulton Theater. McCoy married British actor Duncan McRae in 1919. Together, they made films in England, Germany, and South America. In the 1930s, McCoy moved to Atlanta to care for her mother, who was an invalid. She worked at the Georgian and Piedmont hotels in Atlanta. McCoy died on July 17, 1967, in a hospital in Atlanta.

Filmography (34 movies)

The Blue Bird movie poster
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The Blue Bird

1918

as Light

Tell Your Children movie poster
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Tell Your Children

1922

as Maudie

Always Tell Your Wife movie poster
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Always Tell Your Wife

1923

as Mrs. Hawkes

The Title Cure movie poster
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The Title Cure

1913

as Bessie Clayworth

A Serenade by Proxy movie poster
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A Serenade by Proxy

1913

as Muriel, their daughter

Revenge Is Sweet movie poster
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Revenge Is Sweet

1912

as One of the Office Girls

Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story movie poster
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Hope - A Red Cross Seal Story

1912

as Edith

The Usurer's Grip movie poster
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The Usurer's Grip

1912

as Mrs. Thomas Jenks

A Soldier's Duty movie poster
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A Soldier's Duty

1912

as Grace - John's Sweetheart

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Nelson

1926

as Lady Hamilton

What Could She Do? movie poster

What Could She Do?

1914

Writer

How They Outwitted Father movie poster

How They Outwitted Father

1913

as Annette Forsythe

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A Letter to Uncle Sam

1913

as Grace

Heartstrings movie poster

Heartstrings

1923

as Norah

Caste movie poster

Caste

1913

as Esther Eccles

A Royal Divorce movie poster

A Royal Divorce

1923

as Josephine

Through Turbulent Waters movie poster

Through Turbulent Waters

1915

as Alice Robinson

The Brass Bowl movie poster

The Brass Bowl

1914

as Sylvia Graeme

The Danger Mark movie poster

The Danger Mark

1918

as Sylvia Mallett

Hidden Fires movie poster

Hidden Fires

1925

as Olive Clayton

The Temptation of Carlton Earle movie poster

The Temptation of Carlton Earle

1923

as Margaret Roynton

His Daughter Pays movie poster

His Daughter Pays

1918

as Louise La Tour

His Mother's Hope movie poster

His Mother's Hope

1912

as The Mother

The Silent Witness movie poster

The Silent Witness

1917

as Helen Hastings

Men movie poster

Men

1918

as Alice Fairbanks

His Daughter movie poster

His Daughter

1912

as Nora Thompson - the Daughter

The Diamond Man movie poster

The Diamond Man

1924

as Mrs. Marshalt

Miriam Rozella movie poster

Miriam Rozella

1924

as Lura Wood

Nets of Destiny movie poster

Nets of Destiny

1924

as Constance

Christie Johnstone movie poster

Christie Johnstone

1921

as Christie Johnstone

Jack and the Beanstalk movie poster

Jack and the Beanstalk

1912

as The Fairy

Marcco, der Bezwinger des Todes movie poster

Marcco, der Bezwinger des Todes

1925

The President’s Special movie poster

The President’s Special

1914

as Mrs. Farley

The Stenographer movie poster

The Stenographer

1914

as Gertrude Sawyer - the Stenographer

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