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Anne G. Sterling(1916-2014)

  • Actress
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Anne G. Sterling (married name, Anne G. Bergman) was a Polish born actress and dancer, who performed in Europe and the United States. She acted in Yiddish movies and stage shows, and later in motion pictures in Hollywood, California. Noted for her strikingly beautiful looks, former heavyweight boxing contender Herman Weiner dubbed her, " The Polish Ava Gardner." While living in California, she met movie stars Don Ameche, Eddie Cantor, Mickey Rooney, and Sabu. Bergman usually played a Gypsy girl in such horror films as The Wolfman, Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, and House of Frankenstein. Also had uncredited parts in such films as Hollywood Canteen, Stage Door Canteen, Thank Your Lucky Stars and The Sky's The Limit, Anne ended her entertainment career in 1946, when she married U.S. Army war hero, Sgt. Hyman "Hank" Bergman (Awarded the Silver Star Medal). After moving to Miami Beach, Florida in the 1950s,she worked as an extra in the Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy. Later, she managed the career of her only child, her son, kick-boxer/actor 'Sherman "Big Train' Bergman'.
BornDecember 2, 1916
DiedMarch 12, 2014(97)
BornDecember 2, 1916
DiedMarch 12, 2014(97)
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Known for

The Yiddish King Lear (1935)
The Yiddish King Lear
5.9
  • Attractive Girl
  • 1935
Where Is My Child?
  • Orphan(as Chana Sterling)
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Jerry Lewis in Le dingue du Palace (1960)
    Le dingue du Palace
    6.5
    • Woman in Hotel (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Jerry Lewis in Tiens bon la barre matelot! (1959)
    Tiens bon la barre matelot!
    6.3
    • Wrestling fan (black dress) (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Martha O'Driscoll, Onslow Stevens, and Glenn Strange in La maison de Dracula (1945)
    La maison de Dracula
    5.7
    • Villager (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Hollywood Canteen (1944)
    Hollywood Canteen
    7.0
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Boris Karloff, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, Glenn Strange, and Elena Verdugo in La Maison de Frankenstein (1944)
    La Maison de Frankenstein
    6.2
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in Le signe du cobra (1944)
    Le signe du cobra
    5.7
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Remerciez votre bonne étoile (1943)
    Remerciez votre bonne étoile
    6.7
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie in L'aventure inoubliable (1943)
    L'aventure inoubliable
    6.3
    • Attractive Woman in the Canteen (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Le cabaret des étoiles (1943)
    Le cabaret des étoiles
    6.2
    • Attractive Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in La sauvagesse blanche (1943)
    La sauvagesse blanche
    5.8
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, Patric Knowles, Ilona Massey, and Maria Ouspenskaya in Frankenstein rencontre le loup-garou (1943)
    Frankenstein rencontre le loup-garou
    6.4
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in Le Loup-garou (1941)
    Le Loup-garou
    7.2
    • Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine, and Maria Montez in Au sud de Tahiti (1941)
    Au sud de Tahiti
    5.7
    • Native Woman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power in Arènes sanglantes (1941)
    Arènes sanglantes
    6.7
    • Woman Dancing at Party (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tom Tyler in La Main de la momie (1940)
    La Main de la momie
    6.0
    • Woman wearing head scarf in final scene (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Chana Sterling
  • Height
    • 1.63 m
  • Born
    • December 2, 1916
    • Poland
  • Died
    • March 12, 2014
    • Miami, Florida, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Hank BergmanAugust 1946 - June 1, 2010 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (1939?) Acted in the Yiddish stage play, Vos iz der chil'lek? (What difference does it make?), directed by B.Scheinblum. Part played: Young Woman.

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  • Trivia
    Her son is kick-boxer Sherman "Big Train" Bergman, the only fighter to have knocked down Jean-Claude Van Damme in a sanctioned match.
  • Quotes
    You're alive! Be happy!
  • Nicknames
    • Annie
    • Chana
    • The American Girl
    • The Polish Ava Gardner

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