Biography
Ossi Oswalda (born Oswalda Amalie Anna Stäglich, 2 February 1897 – 7 March 1947) was a German actress, who mostly appeared in silent films. She was given the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford' due to her popularity at the time. Oswalda trained as a ballerina and became a dancer for a theater in Berlin. She made her film debut in Richard Oswald's Nächte des Grauens (Night of Horrors) before being discovered by the actor and screenwriter Hanns Kräly, who in turn recommended her to director Ernst Lubitsch. During her early career, she starred in several films by Lubitsch, including The Merry Jail, I Don't Want to Be a Man, The Oyster Princess and The Doll. Her popularity at the time earned her the nickname 'The German Mary Pickford'. In 1921, Oswalda started her own film production company with her husband at the time, the Hungarian Baron Gustav Wilhelm Viktor Freiherr von Koczian-Miskolczy (1877–1958). However, during the next four years they only produced four films, all starring Oswalda. From 1925 on, she was contracted to Ufa. The couple divorced in 1925, and Oswalda began a high profile affair with Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Oswalda's career waned along with the silent fi…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Doll (1919) — Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll
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The Oyster Princess (1919) — Ossi, his daughter
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I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918) — Ossi
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Pinkus's Shoe Palace (1916) — Apprentice
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The Merry Jail (1917)
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Meyer from Berlin (1919)
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Die Kleine vom Varieté (1926) — Rositta, die Kleine vom Varieté
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A Crazy Night (1927) — Margot Olschinsky
- Amor am Steuer (1921)
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Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer (1926)
- Kakadu und Kiebitz (1920) — Ossi Schönbeck
- Die vierte von rechts (1929)
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Der Stern von Valencia (1933) — Rita
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Der Hilferuf (1916)
- A Night of Horror (1917)
- Express Train of Love (1925) — Kitty
- The Swabian Maiden (1919) — Lorle Schmied
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My Wife, the Movie Star (1919) — Ossi, der Filmstar der Fabrik
- Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée (1929)
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Frühere Verhältnisse (1927) — Pepi
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Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer (1926) — Daisy Cuffler
- Schatz, mach' Kasse (1926) — Ossi
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Das Mädel mit der Maske (1922) — Hothilde van Erlenkamp
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Gräfin Plättmamsell (1926)
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Niniche (1925) — Niniche
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Sir or Madame (1928)
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The chaste Joseph (1930)
- Hundemamachen (1920) — Ossi
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Colibri (1924) — Colibri
- The Girl with a Patron (1925)
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The Girl on a Swing (1927)
- Ossis Tagebuch (1917) — Ossi
- When Four Do the Same (1917) — Segetoffs Tochter
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Die Puppe (1990)
- Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam (1920) — Herself
- The Tenor, Inc. (1916) — Sallys Cousin
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Prinz Sami (1918) — Herzogin Maria
- The Ballet Girl (1918) — Ossi, eine junge Tänzerin
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The Toboggan Cavalier (1918) — Ossi Hannemann
- The Housing Shortage (1920) — Frau