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Fern Andra

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 include radio and television. Fern Andra died in Aiken, South Carolina, on February 8, 1974, aged 80.


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Born:
Nov 24, 1894 In Watseka, Illinois, U.S.A
Movie/TV Credits:
34
First Appeared:
In the movie Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents 1914-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Eyes of the World 1930-08-30
Known For
Poster of Gebannt und erlöst
Poster of Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens
Poster of Drohende Wolken am Firmament
Poster of Eine Motte flog zum Licht
Filmography
Movie The Eyes of the World Mrs. Gertrude Taine 1930-08-30
Movie The Burgomaster of Stilemonde Isabelle Hilmer 1929-05-20
Movie Radio Magic Melitta Mirabella 1927-09-29
Movie Frauen der Leidenschaft Cléo de Mérode 1926-04-15
Movie ...und es lockt ein Ruf aus sündiger Welt 1925-10-29
Movie Za-la-mort Perla 1924-05-01
Movie The Red Rider 1923-06-15
Movie Des Lebens und der Liebe Wellen 1921-12-28
Movie Driving Force 1921-01-01
Movie Madame Récamier Madame Récamier 1920-10-25
Movie Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire Genuine 1920-09-02
Movie The Night of Queen Isabeau Königin Isabeau 1920-11-18
Movie Saferndri, die Tänzerin von Dschiapur Saferndri Yelama 1920-12-02
Movie Gebannt und erlöst 1919-06-01
Movie Um Krone und Peitsche 1919-01-23
Movie Zwei Menschen Fern 1919-07-01
Movie Die Rache des Titanen 1919-08-01
Movie Die nach Glück und Liebe suchen 1918-01-01
Movie Drohende Wolken am Firmament 1918-07-19
Movie Auf des Lebens rauher Bahn 1918-11-01
Movie Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens Comtesse von Hagen 1918-08-22
Movie Der Seele Saiten schwingen nicht Fern 1917-03-02
Movie Des Lebens ungemischte Freude Fern 1917-08-01
Movie The Artificial Man o. A. 1916-08-18
Movie Die Seele einer Frau 1916-02-25
Movie Ernst ist das Leben Fany 1916-10-27
Movie Der Gürtel der Dollarfürstin 1916-10-01
Movie Wenn Menschen reif zur Liebe werden 1916-12-22
Movie Gesprengte Ketten 1915-01-01
Movie Eine Motte flog zum Licht Fern 1915-09-01
Movie Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht 1915-10-29
Movie Lepain Part 1: The King of the Innocents 1914-01-01
Movie The Sign of the Star 1914-06-01
Movie Lepain Part 2: The Fight With Master Detective John Hawks 1914-01-02