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Ossi Oswalda

Ossi Oswalda

Actor · Born 1897-01-31 · Berlin, Germany

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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

  1. The Doll (1919) — Ossi, the Dollmaker’s Daughter / The Doll
  2. The Oyster Princess (1919) — Ossi, his daughter
  3. I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918) — Ossi
  4. Pinkus's Shoe Palace (1916) — Apprentice
  5. The Merry Jail (1917)
  6. Meyer from Berlin (1919)
  7. Die Kleine vom Varieté (1926) — Rositta, die Kleine vom Varieté
  8. A Crazy Night (1927) — Margot Olschinsky
  9. Amor am Steuer (1921)
  10. Die Fahrt ins Abenteuer (1926)
  11. Kakadu und Kiebitz (1920) — Ossi Schönbeck
  12. Die vierte von rechts (1929)
  13. Der Stern von Valencia (1933) — Rita
  14. Der Hilferuf (1916)
  15. A Night of Horror (1917)
  16. Express Train of Love (1925) — Kitty
  17. The Swabian Maiden (1919) — Lorle Schmied
  18. My Wife, the Movie Star (1919) — Ossi, der Filmstar der Fabrik
  19. Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée (1929)
  20. Frühere Verhältnisse (1927) — Pepi
  21. Herrn Filip Collins Abenteuer (1926) — Daisy Cuffler
  22. Schatz, mach' Kasse (1926) — Ossi
  23. Das Mädel mit der Maske (1922) — Hothilde van Erlenkamp
  24. Gräfin Plättmamsell (1926)
  25. Niniche (1925) — Niniche
  26. Sir or Madame (1928)
  27. The chaste Joseph (1930)
  28. Hundemamachen (1920) — Ossi
  29. Colibri (1924) — Colibri
  30. The Girl with a Patron (1925)
  31. The Girl on a Swing (1927)
  32. Ossis Tagebuch (1917) — Ossi
  33. When Four Do the Same (1917) — Segetoffs Tochter
  34. Die Puppe (1990)
  35. Amsterdam Artists from the Film 'Housing Shortage' on a Trip to Volendam (1920) — Herself
  36. The Tenor, Inc. (1916) — Sallys Cousin
  37. Prinz Sami (1918) — Herzogin Maria
  38. The Ballet Girl (1918) — Ossi, eine junge Tänzerin
  39. The Toboggan Cavalier (1918) — Ossi Hannemann
  40. The Housing Shortage (1920) — Frau