Dora Gerson was born on March 23, 1899 in Berlin, Germany as Dorothea Gerson. She was an actress, known for Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920) and Caravan of Death (1920). She was married to Max Sluizer and Veit Harlan. She died on February 14, 1943 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.