Gretchen Lederer was born on May 23, 1891 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Gretchen Schwallenback. She was an actress, known for The Masked Woman (1916), The Silent Lady (1917) and Under a Shadow (1915). She was married to Otto Lederer. She died on December 20, 1955 in Anaheim, California, USA.