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Fern Andra

Fern Andra

Actor · Born 1894-11-24 · Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A

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Biography

From Wikipedia Fern Andra (November 24, 1893 – February 8, 1974) was an American actress, film director, script writer and producer. Next to Henny Porten and Asta Nielsen she was one of the most popular and best-known actresses in German silent films. Born as Vernal Edna Andrews in Watseka, Illinois in 1893, the daughter of a circus performer and an opera singer, Andra was already appearing in public in a tightrope act by the age of four. She later trained in song and dance. As early as 1899, in New York, she made her first film, a version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She remained however with the circus, with which she embarked on an extensive tour across the United States, Canada and Europe. In Berlin she met Max Reinhardt, who gave her acting lessons. In 1913, aged 19, she appeared in her first German film, Das Ave Maria. Still only moderately well-known, she made her only Austrian film in 1915: Zwei Freunde. From 1916-18 she appeared almost exclusively on camera with Alfred Abel. In 1920 she starred in Robert Wiene's expressionist horror film Genuine. In the mid-1920s she lost her public appeal in Germany. From 1928 she worked in the UK and the US, later expanding her range to inc…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920) — Genuine
  2. The Artificial Man (1916) — o. A.
  3. Um Krone und Peitsche (1919)
  4. Die Liebe ist der Frauen Macht (1924)
  5. The Night of Queen Isabeau (1920) — Königin Isabeau
  6. Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin (1916)
  7. Driving Force (1921)
  8. Lepain Part 2: The Fight With Master Detective John Hawks (1914)
  9. Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents (1914)
  10. Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur (1920) — Saferndri Yelama
  11. The Burgomaster of Stilemonde (1929) — Isabelle Hilmer
  12. Frauen der Leidenschaft (1926) — Cléo de Mérode
  13. Radio Magic (1927) — Melitta Mirabella
  14. Gesprengte Ketten (1915)
  15. Za-la-mort (1924) — Perla
  16. The Sign of the Star (1914)
  17. The Eyes of the World (1930) — Mrs. Gertrude Taine
  18. Zwei Menschen (1919) — Fern
  19. Madame Récamier (1920) — Madame Récamier
  20. The Red Rider (1923)
  21. ...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt (1925)
  22. Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden (1916)
  23. Die Rache des Titanen (1919)
  24. Drohende Wolken am Firmament (1918)
  25. Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn (1918)
  26. Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen (1918)
  27. Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens (1918) — Comtesse von Hagen
  28. Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen (1921)
  29. Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht (1917) — Fern
  30. Des Lebens ungemischte Freude (1917) — Fern
  31. Gebannt und erlöst (1919) — Fern
  32. Die Seele einer Frau (1916)
  33. Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht (1915)
  34. Ein Blatt im Sturm...doch das Schicksal hat es verweht (1917) — Fern
  35. Spangles (1928) — Spangles
  36. Geheimnisvolle Gewalten (1919)
  37. Ernst ist das Leben (1916) — Fany
  38. Eine Motte flog zum Licht (1915) — Fern

Directed

  1. Um Krone und Peitsche (1919) — Director
  2. Gesprengte Ketten (1915) — Director
  3. Zwei Menschen (1919) — Director
  4. Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden (1916) — Director
  5. Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht (1915) — Director
  6. Die Rache des Titanen (1919) — Director
  7. Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens (1918) — Director
  8. Ernst ist das Leben (1916) — Director
  9. Eine Motte flog zum Licht (1915) — Director